She awoke, stretched her arms and tried to rub the sleep from her head. Glancing at the alarm clock, she face-faulted, "Ack! I'm late.....AGAIN!" Jumping to her feet, she pulled on some clothes that were lying on her floor and ran a brush through her hair. Without bothering to brush her teeth or eat breakfast, she grabbed her backpack and ran out the door. Good thing the school's only three blocks away, she thought, I'd have been suspended already if I had to take the bus
Pushing open the doors, she breathed a sigh of relief. Kids were still everywhere, but the halls were thinning out a bit. After a quick stop at her locker, she sunk into her seat in the back corner of the room. Ah, now she could finish her sleeping. A voice cut through her rest, the long nasal of Mr. Deidei. "It's first period! You can't be sleeping already! Are you listening, Lina? Lina?! LINA! LINA INVERSE! WAKE UP!"