“Charlie put hers over her big eyes . . . and a high-pitched squeak did make it out of her mouth—but fortunately the shrill beeping of the alarm hid it. Drill Sergeant grunted and began slapping across to the bedside table to shut off the noise. His slappy hand missed Petty’s dismayed face by an inch and eventually hit the clock. It fell into silence again, and Danny, peering past Petty, noticed that a digital word had sprung up above the numbers, which now read 6:00 a.m. It said “SNOOZE.” Snooz...e? That meant another five minutes, didn’t it? Yes! Drill Sergeant rolled onto his back and made grunty, slurpy noises as his tongue gradually unstuck from the roof of his mouth and his jaw fell open. His eyes were shut. He was going to have a snooze! Danny could stand it no longer. He grabbed the key from the floor, jumped up onto Petty’s shoulder and then leapt for the hook. Employing all his basketball skills, he stretched his arms out and threw the key at just the right angle so that the little metal ring would drop down over the hook.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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