A rat scurried across the smooth, concrete floor of the fallout shelter. It was 5:00A.M. On the 10th day under the dome. Everyone was still soundly sleeping as the rat scurried on through in short, yet fast steps across the large room looking for the food source. Then, a stir from one of the bunks. The little rat quickly found a hollow to protect itself and silently watch.
Angie rose from the corner of her bunk. She rubbed her eyes before remembering that they had turned off the generator that was keeping the light on, and they were still in a fallout shelter. After a few more seconds of grogginess, Angie bounced onto the floor, careful not to make a sound to disturb the other five people in the room. She grabbed one of the flashlights that were close together on the floor and turned the beam on, again careful not to wake anyone up. She quickly made her way to the 'kitchen' and grabbed a handful of cereal, stuffed it in her mouth, and made her way back to the 'sleep quarters'. She turned the beam off and returned the light to its original position when she got close enough to her bunk to know what she was doing without needing light, then hopped back onto the bunk and returned to sleep. It stayed quiet for another three hours before anyone else would wake up.
8:05A.M. and there was another person up in the late morning. Joe sat up in the second bunk and checked the time on his wristwatch. When he noticed the time he decided to get everyone else up. "Norr. Norr. Norr. Norrie!" Joe quietly shouted.
"Can you put a sock in it." Norrie bluntly stated, still half asleep, reaching for a the sheet. "People are trying to sleep."
"Come on Norr. It's 8:06, can't you wake up at a decent time?" Joe stated.
"Fine!" Norrie half whispered, half normally spoke, while throwing back the sheets. "Have it you're way. I'm up, now what." She stated turning her head towards Joe.
"Now we get to wake up the others." Joe spoke, sliding off the bunk.
"Can we scare them? I want to have some fun." Norrie complained.
"Okay, just not those two." Joe said pointing to Barbie and Julia who were still together in each others arms. "Got it." He finished, grabbing one of Norrie's arms.
"Yea Yea Yea. Got it!" Norrie retorted, "Now let me go, I want to play the gas mask trick on Angie!"
"Okay, go. As long as you can find a gas mask." Joe finished, leaving the room, turning the genie on in the proccess.
It didn't take Norrie long to find one. Soon, she had it on and was hovering over Angie, being careful not to wake up Junior.
"RISE AND SHINE." Norrie half yelled in Angie's ear. Angie was immediately up and almost started screaming when she saw Norrie. Fortunately, Norrie got a hand over her mouth before too much noise got out.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Angie whisper-yelled, the expression on her face priceless. Junior started to wake up as well.
"Joe told me to wake you guys up." Norrie stated innocently.
"Well, mission accomplished!" Angie stated rather curtly. Junior was now fully awake, although not totally aware of what exactly was going on.
"What's going on, why was Angie screaming?" He questioned.
"Oh, just Angie wak-"
"She half-scared me to death! That's what happened!" Angie now at a normal volume.
"Shhh. We can't wake up those two." Norrie stated
"Why not?" Both Angie and Junior asked.
"Beats me, but Joe wants them to sleep for whatever reason."
"Breakfast anyone?"Joe asked, raising a tray of food with six bowls of cereal, and an equal amount of glasses of orange juice.
"Me!" The other three yelled rather childishly, raising enough noise to wake up Dale.