The next morning, I woke up to a blinding stream of sunlight peeking through the curtains.
For a moment, I was blissfully unaware of my surroundings, still floating in that soft haze between sleep and consciousness. Chloe's enormous bed felt like a cloud, and I wasn't in any rush to leave it.
But then reality came crashing in.
"Wait…" I muttered, my eyes snapping open. I glanced at the clock on Chloe's bedside table, squinting to make sense of the numbers. 8:45 AM. *8:45?!*
My heart skipped a beat. "Chloe!" I croaked, sitting up abruptly, adrenaline starting to course through my veins.
Chloe was sprawled out in her bed, buried under a mountain of blankets, completely unaware of the ticking clock or the fact that we had approximately *fifteen minutes* to get ready and make it to school on time.
"Chloe!" I shouted this time, launching a pillow at her. It smacked her square in the face.