It Begins

There was a gigantic intake of breath. I couldn't hear it so much as feel it; as if the hurricane spawned from hell found it's full form and power outside my window in a second, only to vanish an instant later. The awareness shook me. Awareness of millions of students in this timezone, waking up together, and breathing a collective sigh as they start the first day of classes. I opened my eyes. I blinked twice. Gathering myself, I rolled out of bed and looked at my alarm. 7:29:52. Had I been eight seconds later the infernal thing would have beeped at me. One leap took me to the clock to disable it, and I left for the shower.

Fall, 2007. Let it begin.