The Gorgeous Nerd

Chapter 28. Home

I wake up to my phone ringing on the floor. I never remembered to pick it up after I had dropped it last night. Rubbing my eyes, I groggily crawl to the end of the bed and retrieve it from the ground mat.

'Mom?' I frown.

I press the answer tab, still partly unconscious.

"Hella Maom!" my morning voice blares through the room.

"I knew you'd still be sleeping. It's 7:00 already, honey. Why aren't you up yet?" She is calm but strict.

This was a Monday morning after fresher's night and we were meant to attend the college like any regular day, except that our early morning classes were taken off of the time table for today. So basically, I was supposed to land there by 10ish.

"Mum, relax. We gotta get there by 10. So I can afford to sleep now. I'll call you later. Bye.." I hang up.

What did I do? Damnit. But I need another hour of sleep. My head hurts even now. I'll deal with her once I am sound and awake.

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It's 8:45 a.m. My phone goes off again. Not caring to look who it is... I jerk the screen off with my hand and go back to sleep.

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I am dreaming of a cave where I have been entrapped. I don't know how I got in there. There are huge rocks that shape the walls of the interior in an undefined manner. The temperature is soaring as I step inside more and more. Beads of sweat form up over my forehead and start dripping down my cheeks. I can feel my breathing hitched. I can't move but I want to run away from this heat. I want to escape this torturous feeling. I see a car honk it's way through the abandoned cave. The headlights are on but I can't see the driver yet.

The lights flash into my face making me cover it with my hands. It comes to a stop by my side. The person sitting inside finally comes out. I put my hands down to see Stace. I am so relieved to see her here but I suddenly find her take her phone out and ring it in my face.

Bshsjsj#@$$($;#!((..ns.....

The noise is so annoying. It strains my ears.

My eyes jolt open in the shock of the sound and I find myself in my bed.

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I am gazing at the ceiling like it's very hard to process my surroundings. What's happening?

Slowly and slowly, I regain connection to the real world and discover that it's my phone that's going off since forever.

I quickly push aside my sheets and hop over to my phone lying in the corner of the bed. I pick it up after checking it's Stace.

"Hello?"

"Why does it sound like you are still in your bed?"

"Because I am. What time is it?"

"Andy! I am outside your house waiting for you in my car so that we can head off to the college. Why aren't you up and ready? It's 9:30 already." She literally screams through the phone.

I jolt up in my bed.

"Jesus, what?" I feel my body drenched in sweat and my body aches.

But I try to muster some strength and get off the bed.

"I am sorry, Stace.. I don't know how I slept that long. Give me ten and I'll be down right away."

"Ten means ten!" She snaps and hangs up.