*One Week Later*
*Caterina*
I jolted awake at the sound of a blaring alarm in my ears and my eyes flashed open, staring at the nightstand, where my phone was vibrating upon the wood, getting closer and closer to the edge with each ring.
I groaned, blinking the crust from my eyes as I reached out, just in time to catch my phone as it fell from the nightstand. In my hand, I quickly opened the screen, scrunching up my nose when the screen lit up unpleasantly.
Once my eyes adjusted, I shut off the alarm, hating myself for choosing to use math problems as my alarm shut off. I stared blankly at twelve divided by three, my brain trying to whirl to life as I watched the counter going down until it came to me.
