21.1 ARCHER

July 20, 2016

"Archer, have you gotten up yet? You're going to be late for school!" Mildred's voice screamed from the rear of my bedroom door as if it were the end of the world. Because of Mildred, I suddenly realized that my eyes were fixated on the ceiling for almost an hour now, allowing my alarm clock to sound continuous without minding the irritating noise of it grinding my ears. 

I took a deep breath and clicked my tongue in annoyance before blinking many times to wake up my entire being. I got out of bed and slammed the alarm clock shut. I couldn't believe it was already 5:50 a.m., and our first class is at 6:30 a.m., I'll surely be running off late, but unlike before, I don't have care right now even if I got dragged into the principal's office. Many thoughts race back and forth in the back of my mind, making it impossible for me to digest t