Chapter 13: That smells like a challenge

"Ah! Is that a fire alarm!" I screamed, covering my ears. The sound was so piercing, and I felt like banging my ears on the wall to get it off my senses.

My eyes were still closed since I was jolted awake by the boisterous sound. I didn't even know what was making that noise. My eyelids slowly peeled open, revealing my brightly lit room.

Krrrrrr...

"Urg!" I sprang out of my bed to try to locate where the sound was coming from. I looked around the room, then I found a fish-looking thing sitting on my bedside table.

Then I remembered...

I facepalmed myself for forgetting I set an alarm yesterday. I didn't want what happened on Tuesday to repeat itself again.

Krrrrrrrrrrrrr...

"Yeah, I'm awake." I angrily struck the alarm to silence it.

'Finally, my ears will rest'. I didn't know it would be so loud.

I sighed tiredly and collapsed on my bed. "I feel so sleepy," I muttered. My eyelids were heavy, and I felt like relieving the weight with a nice shut-eye.

"Hmmm." I straightened myself on t