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I suddenly wake up

“What the heck was that?”

My heart is beating like crazy

I slowly come to my senses and hear rain dripping on my windows

Then the sound that woke me up rings in my ears again

This time however it doesn´t surprise me

“What, it´s just thunder.” I mumble to myself

That scared me more than it should have

Still feeling drowsy I check my clock for time

“5:08 in the morning” is what it says

I still have the chance to sleep my tiredness away before I have to get up and prepare for school

So I lie down and try to fall asleep again… but that´s not happening

Did the lighting really scare me this much? Or did I just have a nightmare which I already can´t remember?

Well, whatever

After 5 minutes I give up, stand up and walk to the window

I pull the curtains to the side and look outside

A wide and gray road for now devoid of cars stretches out almost endlessly. Some almost identical houses on the other side with neatly planted trees between them almost as if to separate the estates and some lanterns illuminating the dark

As usual the same boring yet calming sight

Due to strong wind the trees are slightly bending to the right and the rain is pouring on the ground in big droplets

“What nice weather” I mutter

I shut the window which was in tilt position until now and just stare outside.

A few minutes pass as I finally step away from my spot and get my fitness mat

Best way for waking up is doing some morning sports

Well, at least that´s what I think

I begin my daily routine of yoga and try to sort out my plans for the day in my head

In a little more than 1.5 hours I have to get ready for school which will end at 1:15 p.m.

I want to do some sports with my dad to balance out all the sitting done in school and I also got a piano lesson in the evening.

There should be more than enough time for homework after we come home with dad so I probably don´t have to worry about that

I will just use the rest of my time to play games or relax in some other way

Sounds pretty good.

While letting my thoughts wander around like that 20 minutes pass and I finish my morning-sports-routine

Yup, I´m awake for real now

Slowly but surely my appetite starts building up so I quietly open the door and tiptoe to the kitchen as to not wake up my sleeping family

As I reach the kitchen I gently close the door behind me

A pack of toasts is lying on the table so I grab two and put them in the toaster

Then I boil some coffee while waiting for the slug toasts to get crispy

I also get butter and cheese from the fridge and put them on the table with some tableware

Grabbing the now finished toasts I breakfast while watching the rain

The sound´s… soothing

Before I know it the toasts on my plate are gone

I put a third toast in the toaster and sip on my coffee while waiting

After hearing a “click” sound from the toaster I put the butter and cheese back in the fridge and grab some chocolate cream

It smells nice

Then I take the toast… and eat it

Delicious, I really love sweet stuff.

As I just continue staring outside I start feeling tired again

I take my mobile and check the time again

“it´s too late to go to bed now” I confirm my unfortunate fate

I have to do something to get rid of this drowsiness, again…

As such the phone in my hands was unlocked and I click on the first app that comes in my sight

Always works

“Chess it is” I decide for myself

As I don´t have too much time I´ll have to play some quick games

After 15 minutes pass I fetch my third win in a row

Well I honestly got pretty lucky with my opponents

I put the phone away and clean up the table after my lavish breakfast

Just when I head to the bathroom I run into my little sister

“Ariaaaa, did you eat already?” (Lea)

“Good morning to you too young madam” (Aria)

“What? Whatever, so did you eat already?” (Lea)

“Yup, I´m gonna take over the bath now” (Aria)

“Don´t take too long” (Lea)

Then Lea disappears into the kitchen and I into the bathroom

The weather outside is not calming down at all

I tie up my hair so I can take a shower without getting my head wet

Then I take the shower, brush my teeth and put on some rain-wear I brought with me to the bathroom.

I quietly reenter the kitchen

“The bath´s all yours” (Aria)

“Are you going already?” (Lea)

“Already? I´ll be late if I don´t hurry now, you spoiled sister” (Aria)

“Yeah yeah. But still, I just can´t in the morning” (Lea)

“Whatever. What about Mom and Dad?” (Aria)

“Still asleep” (Lea)

“How nice... Well I´m off then” (Aria)

“Take care. The rain´s really coming down today” (Lea)

“Thanks” (Aria)

I get my backpack and exit the house after putting on my yellow rubber shoes and taking a see-through umbrella

Opening the umbrella I head to the subway

Although I always drive my bicycle to school, today I obviously won´t.

A lightning flashes in the sky and a few seconds later I hear loud thunder

The wind is also stronger than I anticipated

I have to hurry to the subway or else I´ll get soaked even though I´m wearing rain-wear

With the umbrella flapping in the wind I pick up my pace.

The next moment a sudden, unbearable pain runs through my body and I immediately lose consciousness...