Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary 21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmneverwentoff.Iju mpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.Butbyt hetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhad alreadytakenoff.“ThisisthefirstholidayI’vetaken inayear,andnowI'vemissedmyplane.Whatbadluck !”Ithoughttomyself.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIha dtowaittillthenextday.Thenextmorning,Iheardabo uttheearthquakeinNewZealandthedaybefore.Myb adluckhadunexpectedlyturnedintoagoodthing.
2dRole-playtheconversation.
Matt:Whywereyoulateforclasstoday,Kevin? Kevin:Myalarmclockdidn’tgooff!Ikeptsleeping,and whenIwokeupitwasalready8:00a.m.! Matt:Oh,no! Kevin:SoIjustquicklyputonsomeclothesandrushedoutthed oor. Matt:Youdidn’teatbreakfast? Kevin:No,Ididn’tevenbrushmyteethorwashmyface!Butbef oreIgottothebusstop,thebushadalreadyleft. Matt:Thenhowdidyougethere? Kevin:Luckily,Carl’sdadsawmeonthestreetandgavemealift inhiscar. Matt:Well,atleastbythetimeyougottoschool,youwereonlyfi veminuteslateforclass.