Late

Mary drove her car into the company's parking lot and stayed there for a few minutes, rethinking what had happened.

She sat there in her car, staring into the car's headliner.

She thought, is it really just my imagination?...No, I never had an imagination, that weird before. What's going on? I wish someone could just explain it to me!

After a few minutes of thinking, she mumbled, "Oh right today, I have a meeting. What's the time now?"She looked at her phone. Her trembling hands slowly moved towards it and she immediately snatched it up and took a look at the time and threw it back to the passenger seat.

It was 1:25 pm and the meeting started at 1:35 pm. She laid back and continued thinking. Suddenly, she sprang up and mumbled, "If it is 1:25 pm and the meeting time is 1:35 pm... And I remembered hearing them saying that everyone should be there 10 minutes earlier before the meeting. Then...I'm late!"

She jumped out of the car and dashed into the building. She passed the counter and ran towards the lift. The lift slowly closed and she yelled, "I haven't entered yet! Please wait!"The lift slowly opened up and waited for her. She rushed into the lift and panting breathlessly from all the running.

Then, the girl next to her spoke, "Oh, I thought I heard a familiar sound, so it was really you, Mary."Mary looked up, still panting breathlessly."Oh, Emily. Sorry, I didn't see you there."She spoke out breathlessly.Emily(a long brown hair girl with sharp eyes and brown pupils) chuckled and said"I can tell from the way you just rushed in and ignored me, so why the rush?"

''What do you mean why the rush? Our meeting starts at 1:35 pm!?"

"Mary... didn't you look at your phone today? The meeting time changed to 2:00 pm."

"Wait, did it? Let me check."

She took out her phone and looked at the chat."Oh, it really did change, guess I overlooked it." she said in a low and embarrassed tone. Emily looked at her"Yeah, it changed, girl. So chill down and here."She gave Mary a napkin to wipe her sweat.

"Thanks!"Mary said in a grateful voice.

"I don't want you to go in there looking so sweaty, so go on and wipe yourself."

"So, do I need to return it tomorrow?"

"Nah, you can keep it. Take it as a gift."

They both laughed and the lift opened. They reached their floor and both of them walked into the meeting room together.

Mary's day went on regularly... or that's what she thought.