You 're moments late to literally everything . You watch busses pull away as you run behind them , girls get asked out as you walk up to them , and you have never caught a green light . One day though , you arrive on time . [ WP ]

`` Damn it Tony you're late to work again!'' `` I'm sorry I even got up earlier than usual this time, but there was a wreck on I-35.'' I hired you two months ago Tony, and not once, not even one day have you managed to show up on time.'' `` I know it's just that'' `` it's just what Tony? I can understand being late from time to time, it happens to all of us, but with you, this is an everyday thing, I do n't understand how it is possible, to not intentionally show up on time this many times. I'm sorry, but you're fired.'' `` I'm sorry, but just let me explain.'' `` Explain what? Yesterday it was that you had to help a child find his parents, last week it was because you were being investigated by the police in a murder case, which you were late the day before, because you tried stopping a man from being mugged and you were even too late to that. It seems to me like you are just making up these excuses, and the best you got today was just traffic? I'm sorry, but you're fired tony'' `` OK I understand.'' I pack up my things and start to head out. 
 On my way out I see Christine. I no longer work here so I guess there's no harm in asking her if she would like to get coffee so I go up to her and ask `` hey I was wondering if you would like to get coffee sometime.'' Christine responds `` OK, I'm about to go on break let's go.'' So we go get coffee and were having a great time, so I ask her if she would like to get dinner on Friday. She says `` I'm sorry I ca n't, Adrian asked me to dinner yesterday after work and I already said yes.'' `` It's OK I thought i'd ask'' `` I would have loved to go, but he just asked first.'' `` It's alright, I understand.'' We finish our coffee, then head our separate ways. 
 On my way home I get a call from my mother `` hello'' `` Hey Tony we need you to come over. It's important, all of the family will be here.'' “ But, I have to make it to pay rent by 7pm ” “ Look it ’ s really important, we are not going to have this family meeting until you and all of your cousins are here. ” “ Ok, I ’ ll go, but I have to make it in time to pay rent. ” “ OK, just come over! ” “ Ok, love you mom bye. ” It looks like I ’ m going to my mom house. Damn it! Traffic again. I finally get there, but i ’ m 15 minutes late. “ Sorry mom, I ’ m 15 minutes late ” “ It ’ s ok we expected everyone to be late, in reality you're not really late, we ’ ll explain why in a second. ” I say hi to all my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandma. Eventually, everyone gets here. ” Then my grandma gets up and speaks in the middle of all of us. 
 “ OK so the reason I wanted the family here is so we can celebrate ” Everyone in the room getting really loud and you hear “ celebrate what? ” “ why did I come here? ” “ I took a day off of work for this? ” My Grandma says “ Everyone quiet you have n't heard the good news yet. Y ’ all ’ s grandad back when we was livin in Louisiana, pissed off this old Woman in the woods. We was young back then. Y ’ alls grandad was messin round with her granddaughter, and he broke the young lady ’ s heart. Y ’ all ’ s grandaddy used to be a heartbreaker, back in the day, he was calm when I met him, but damn did he get around. OK so when that old woman found out y ’ alls grandaddy wasn ’ t goin to marry her daughter, she got so angry that she put a curse on him and the future generations, that would continue on for 70 years. We don ’ t know what the curse was, but since then we had some really unfortunate things happen to this family and some family members with nothin, but bad luck. I brought all of you here so that we could celebrate the end of this curse. Because tonight is the last night that the Harris family will be affected by this curse. ” Now you hear other family members in the background. “ you brought us here to celebrate about some superstitious story ” “ you know what we already off work, it ’ s too late now lets celebrate. ” 
 I look at my watch “ Shit it ’ s 6:45, I got ta get home to pay my rent it ’ s my last warning before eviction. ” I get in my car and rush home. “ Damn it i ’ m too late the front office is closed. Now I have no job, no income, and soon i ’ m about to have no home ” I ’ m now pissed, I just realized my mom called me over for some stupid story, and now i ’ m about to get evicted. I go to my apartment, watch TV, but I can ’ t get my mind off the fact that soon i ’ m going to be homeless, i ’ ve been late on rent every month, and I know that this is my fault, but this is really troubling me. After panicking all night I finally go to bed. I wake up and I just want to lie in bed all day, but I know i probably shouldn ’ t I go to the front office, hoping not to be evicted. I walk up to the front desk and say “ look I ’ m sorry, I know you gave me a warning about being late on rent again, and this is my fault for not paying on time, but I ’ m ready to pay right now if possible. ” The person behind the desk responds “ Look, you got really lucky, we were about to deposit the rent checks for this month just give me the check for this month, but remember don ’ t be late again or else we ’ ll evict you. ” “ OK thank you so much. ” I got really lucky with that one I atleast have an apartment now, and I have enough saved up to get me through the next 2 months, but I got ta find a job now. I go back to my apartment and get on my laptop to start looking for job openings in the area. 
 “ Tony when are you goin to get off your ass and get a Job ” “ Look mom of been applying everywhere, but I ’ ve only gotten 3 calls back for an interview, and I never heard anything back from the first two. ” “ Tony it has been a month, I don ’ t want you coming back here living on my couch. ” “ I understand I managed to save up enough money for two months, but I think I can make it last for another if I honestly need to. ” “ OK, just as long as you don ’ t end up back on my couch, you have an interview today, don ’ t be late, and don ’ t screw it up ” “ OK I won ’ t. I ’ ll talk to you later mom. Love you, bye. ” I get dressed, then I get in my car and head to the interview. I arrive and they call me in there. “ Hello Mr. Harris, we saw your job application, and we liked what we saw, although we had a question about your employment history. It say ’ s you have worked at 5 places in the last two years, What is the reason behind all of this. ” I explain why and then the interview continues, but now I feel that question alone has lost me the Job. “ Well Mr. Harris, thank you for the interview, congratulations you ’ re hired, you start your training as manager here next monday. ” “ Thank you so much sir ” “ you ’ re welcome, and oh, by the way Mr. Harris ” “ yes ” “ Thank you for helping me and my wife find our child, you looked really familiar when you came in for the interview. ” “ You ’ re welcome sir. ” On my way home I was relieved I now have a job again, I can pay rent, and I have a solid income. But, then I realize, I had never been on time for anything important up until a month ago, and now I ’ m always on time. Was the curse from the story my grandma told real. No I don ’ t believe so because even though I was late to work, I was on time to help a family find their child. -1st story
