The Text I Shouldn’t Have Ignored

So this happened last week and I still get secondhand embarrassment thinking about it.

I woke up late for school and saw a message from my friend that just said,

"Are you coming?" No context, no explanation, just that. I assumed they meant

hanging out after school, so I ignored it and rushed to get ready.

Fast-forward to first period, everything felt normal until the teacher looked straight

at me. She said, "Nice of you to finally show up." That's when I realized

the text wasn't about hanging out. It was about a group presentation worth a huge chunk of

our grade. My entire group was already standing at the front of the class.