[ WP ] Even with the ability to teleport you somehow still end up late to work .

When my eyes open, I'm greeted by the sun peeking through the blinds that hang over my windows. I look over to my alarm clock and see I've woken up before it is supposed to go off, so I snuggle back up under my blankets and -- - 
 
 BEEP BEEP BEEP 
 
 Damn, that was fast. I felt like I had just gone back to bed, but the annoying and familiar beep was screeching and echoing against the walls of my bedroom. My cat yawned and stretched out her paws, then looked at me, as if saying, *'Haha, you have to get up and I do n't!'. * 
 
 I drag my feet to the bathroom and take a ten minute shower, get dressed and made up for work, and realize I'm on my old schedule again. The schedule before I could teleport. 
 
 Work was about 20 minutes away, and I usually was either *just* cutting it, or late. My superior performance at work, however, is keeping me in my position. 
 
 So, now I had twenty minutes to kill. My phone buzzed on the end table beside my bed. It was my mother. `` Can you come over and help me with something real quick?'' she asked on the other end. Telling people about my ability to teleport was my biggest mistake. `` I ca n't, mom, I have to go to work.'' I heard her voice get noticeably more disappointed, so I eventually caved and beamed myself to my childhood home. 
 
 And when I got there, I was greeted by my mother and father holding a huge cake and the kitchen decked out in streamers, balloons, confetti, all the like. 
 
 `` Happy birthday!'' they said loudly in unison. I really did n't have time for this. Besides, I had forgotten it was even my birthday. After a certain age, it's just a race to the grave, after all. A bit morbid for a 23 year-old maybe, but I was n't wrong. 
 
 They each fussed over me, my mother complimented my outfit but insisted I try on all the ones she purchased for me ( including an ugly purple turtleneck that she said she just *had* to get for me ). My father handed me a giftcard to my favourite coffee shop, and then a bunch of home appliance coupons, seeing as I just settled into my new apartment and all. 
 
 My arms were overflowing with presents before I managed to choke out that I needed to be heading to work, and graciously thanking my parents over and over and over. 
 
 My mother asked me to hold on a second, that my grandmother was on her way to see me because she had n't seen me in awhile. My grandma is 94 and very adorable, and I had n't seen her in awhile, that much was true. But, I stole a glance at the clock. 5 minutes until I had to work. Where did the time go?! 
 
 `` Mom, I really have to be going..'' I spoke. And she'd get quiet and look upset and say, `` But your grandmother is already on her way! Surely you can just teleport after visiting her a bit.'' 
 
 So, I waited for my grandmother, who really was already on her way apparently, as she showed up in three minutes being pushed in her wheelchair by my uncle. 
 
 And he had gifts with him. 
 And then my brother pulled into the driveway, waving his arms in the air and calling my name. 
 
 By the time I got to work, I was late. Again.
