Annaka

BEEP BEEP! BEEP BEEP!

I slam my alarm clock. I hear it fall off the top of my bookshelf. But I don't care. It feels as if I got one minute of sleep last night.

I turn over and lie my face on my pillow, just as I do at times when I am extremely tired or something is annoying me.

"Annaka!"

I jolt upright to see my mom standing beside my bed, a hint of anger shown on her face.

"I heard your alarm clock," she says. "and now I see it on the floor."

I lie my face back down on my pillow. "I don't wanna go to school. Not today."

"Annaka, I still need to get your sister ready so go get ready or we'll be late!" she demands.

I slightly roll my eyes, but obey her, feeling as drowsy as ever.

I throw on some totally random clothes that seem like they match, only to have my mom tell me to change my shirt.

I quickly change, not wanting to make my mom upset.

We go downstairs to eat breakfast.

"What do you girls want?" my mom asks my sister and I.

I am sitting on the couch, putting my shoes on, while my sister, Holly, is playing with her dolls on the floor.

"I dunno...is there any bacon?" I ask.

"Yes," my mom says. "Do you want bacon, Holly?"

Holly nods and continues to play with her dolls.

Just as breakfast is ready, I finish putting my shoes on and grab a plate of bacon, not feeling very hungry.

But I choke down the bacon anyways, and continue to get ready, brushing my teeth and grabbing my backpack.

I hop in the passenger seat and set my backpack down inside the car.

I rest my head against the cold window and sigh, wanting nothing more but to fall asleep.

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I sit under big tree with the rest of the friend group, half-asleep like I have been for the whole day.

I stare off into space, my mind on one thing, and that's sleeping.

Kealani is the only one not at big tree. I don't really know where she went. But I know she's not absent.

She had been spacing out a lot today, wandering off by herself during recess, and not really talking to us all that much.

Probably tired.

"Annaka? Earth to Annaka!"

I blink and shake my head.

"What?" I ask.

That's when I realize Alyssa sitting in front of me.

"You ok?" she asks.

I nod. "Just really tired."

"Well, we were trying to ask you if you know where Kealani is," Alyssa says.

I shake my head. "No. She just hasn't been herself today."

"Guys!"

We look behind us to see Kealani there, sweat rolling down her face. She is panting and takes in a breath before speaking.

"I need you guys to come over today," Kealani says.

"For what?" Nya asks.

"I'll show you when you get there," Kealani says. "Will three work? My parents won't be home then."

Everyone agrees to three.

I jump up and walk over to Kealani.

I say quietly, "What's the deal?"

"Last night," Kealani says, also quietly. "I figured something out that some people can do with theirs powers. It's amazing!"

I smile at her. "I'll be there. For sure."

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Around three, we are all in Kealani's bedroom.

She is in front of everyone.

"Alright, what's up Kealani?" Kennedy asks. "This could be valuable time I could use for sleeping."

I glare at her. "Kennedy!"

Kennedy shrugs. "What? Just sayin.'"

I roll my eyes, but motion for Kealani to continue.

"So last night, I was bored and couldn't fall asleep," she starts. "So I was messing around..." Kealani walks over to her closet and digs in the back off it until she pulls her spear out. "with my spear. Until I found something out that I can do."

We all watch Kealani as she transforms into her Undyne self. Then does something different.

She holds her spear vertically and swipes it in front of her whole body.

Everything goes dark. When the lights come back, Kealani is still transformed but looks different.

Instead of her being in the outfit with Undyne where she has on casual wearing(you may call it), she has on the armor.

"Woah!" I exclaim. "How'd you do that?"

"Just as you saw it," Kealani says. "I'm pretty sure that anyone who has multiple outfits or transformation or whatever can do it."

My eyes brighten. "Really?"

I walk over to the red backpack I brought and unzip it, taking out my blue bone.

I stand next to Kealani and transform.

Once I transform, I ask, "Just swipe it?"

"Yeah," Kealani replies.

I swipe the bone in front of my body.

Everything goes dark. When it is light again, I look down at myself.

I am in a girl version of the "Cool Dude" outfit Papyrus wears on the date.

I smile at my new transformation. "Awesome." I turn to Kealani. "Um...when we go to the underground again...you're going to fight Undyne, right?"

Kealani nods. "Of course."

"But Kealani," I say. "You realize you may die, right?"

Kealani sighs. "That's a risk I'm gonna have to take. For the group. If I die, I know I died for a good reason. That's all I have to say."

Kealani turns back to her normal self and I do the same, but I can think of nothing but the risks.

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I sit in my bed when I'm supposed to be asleep, but sit up with my hands in my head.

I feel horrible. Like, everyone has or will take risks that is a life or death situation. But not me. I just...

Tears start to stream down my face and I close my eyes.

What kind of a friend am I?! I don't deserve the friends I have now! Ugh! I am horrible!

I lay my head down on my pillow and act as if I am asleep, but the wetness increasing on my pillow indicates I am most definitely awake...

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