MIRANDA I have heard of people who are so used to the times they wake up the next morning, whether for work or school, that when they find themselves on vacation, their brains, having become accustomed to this schedule, automatically end their state of hibernation, forcing the individual to wake up early even if they don't want to, even if that wasn't their plan. I also know that others depend on their alarm clocks with annoying songs to be able to wake up, otherwise, if they allowed themselves, they would be sleeping until the next century; this second type was definitely me. But on that Tuesday morning, I did not wake up like a normal person. No, instead of my beloved shrill cell phone ringtone, I was woken up abruptly and completely unexpectedly. The first thing I felt on my first night sleeping in my new apartment was a sensation of having a weight on my chest, small and motionless. Like a cat, which, because it was bold or because it loved its owner too much, decided in the
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