CHAPTER SEVEN
"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!"
Tomoko awoke with a startled jolt, her green eyes snapping open to a view of her ceiling. Still in a half-asleep daze, she turned her head on her pillow to gaze at her buzzing alarm clock.
"SAT, 6:00AM"
She blinked a few times, rose up in her bed, and threw the covers off of her. She stretched and let out a lengthy yawn that, had it been any wider, would have permanently stretched out her mouth. Tomoko sat on the edge of her bed, trying to recall an intensely vivid, almost tangible dream she had conjured during the night.
She rose up and walked over to the window, and pulled the shades away.
The rising sun was just barely materializing on the horizon, casting its orange glow on the first few lines of roofs and telephone poles off in the distance.
She suddenly remembered why she had gotten up so early on a Saturday morning, and her drowsiness gave way to eager excitement.
Her old middle-school friend, Yu, had called her yesterday after school and wanted to meet up and hang out today, just like they did all those innocent years ago.
They weren't supposed to meet up until 4:00PM, but such a special occasion like this called for preparation. Tomoko showered, (first time in a few days) brushed her teeth, and looked into the bath-room mirror.
"Man, those dark circles underneath my eyes make me look really old and haggard…" She thought to herself.
"Maybe I should change my appearance a bit…"
THE END.