Radium Halos
“Kapoosh!
I groaned and threw the duvet over my face. When that didn’t deafen the jackhammer outside, I grabbed the pillow and stuffed it over my head. It’s freakin’ Sunday morning and Dad’s idiot neighbour has to rip the concrete out of his driveway NOW?
Ka-poosh!
Bolting upright, I chucked the pillow at the closet. The noise continued to echo in my ears and ricochet inside my head. I glanced at the nightstand, swearing I’d just heard the click of the numbers changing. Impossible. Seeing as it’...s freakin’ digital.
Six a.m., right on the button.
Rubbing my eyes, I checked again. Yeah, I’d read it correctly. I banged my head against the pillow. Except it wasn’t there. It lay on the floor by my closet.
Three hours of sleep. Seriously?
I punched the mattress and pushed myself out of bed. I jerked back, startled when an echo from the bed’s springs squealed against my ear drums.
Stomping to the window, I flipped open Dad’s expensive California shutters. The street below lay void of life.MoreLess
I groaned and threw the duvet over my face. When that didn’t deafen the jackhammer outside, I grabbed the pillow and stuffed it over my head. It’s freakin’ Sunday morning and Dad’s idiot neighbour has to rip the concrete out of his driveway NOW?
Ka-poosh!
Bolting upright, I chucked the pillow at the closet. The noise continued to echo in my ears and ricochet inside my head. I glanced at the nightstand, swearing I’d just heard the click of the numbers changing. Impossible. Seeing as it’...s freakin’ digital.
Six a.m., right on the button.
Rubbing my eyes, I checked again. Yeah, I’d read it correctly. I banged my head against the pillow. Except it wasn’t there. It lay on the floor by my closet.
Three hours of sleep. Seriously?
I punched the mattress and pushed myself out of bed. I jerked back, startled when an echo from the bed’s springs squealed against my ear drums.
Stomping to the window, I flipped open Dad’s expensive California shutters. The street below lay void of life.MoreLess
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