evasive action

I'm sitting in front of the computer and listening to some random songs. In 2 hours there's a chance I might have to go to my music class. I really have to practise before i go there, else I will definitely get humiliated in front of everyone, but by sitting here and looking busy and not thinking of it at all, I hope my mother will forget it too. *fingers crossed*

My music class has been a source of terror for me ever since i was a small kid. Not only do I nod off in whatever kutcheri my enthusiastic mother and grandma drag me off to, I'm under great difficulties not to nod off in my own class. I've been to 3 different teachers ever since I started at the tender age of 7, and i really don't know which is the worst.

Class 1: Grouped together with around 20 other students. Generally managed to blend in with the crowd during group singing, but when the time came to sing alone in front of the rest, nearly passed out. Torture repeated every tuesday and friday, no excuses. Thankfully, stopped that class ever since they started giving homework and exams(!), no less.

Class 2: The lone student in the class. Joined by two others a while later, a girl even more terrified than yours truly of singing alone, and another who hardly ever turned up. Bunked several classes on some pretext or the other. Finally, stopped classes altogether on excuse of exams( I was never so happy during the exam season :))

Class 3: Joined after two years of point-blank refusal, tantrums, excuses and even tears. Played the board exam trump-card. Sadly, even that failed to work. Only three students in class, one so good, the other two just copied whatever she sang as best as they could (I was one of those two, as you can guess). However teacher too smart for that. Made children sing alone in front of a huge crowd. Yours truly panicked and made a huge mess. Hopes never to go to music class ever again after fiasco.

Really, if she talks about having another public performance any time soon, I don't know what I'll do. Still trying to work my nerve up to the ordeal.