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Anne layid on her student bed, tossing from one side to the other. The room was quiet except for the occasional ticking of the clock and the sound made by Grace from inhaling and exhaling air into her lungs as she slept.

Anne had woken up long minutes ago and for some reason, she had found it impossible to go back to sleep. She willed herself to work on the assignment she had been putting off for days now but she couldn't find the strength to climb down from her bed. So she remained in bed, having given up on forcing herself to sleep, and hoped instead for the break of dawn.

When her alarm went off two hours later, Anne was long ready for it. She climbed out of bed immediately after putting off the alarm and headed straight to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.