Wake Me When It's Over
Mom always said I was dead to the world when I slept. I would suddenly doze off in the middle of class, while eating, even halfway across the street.
My homeroom teacher suggested I get checked at a hospital, but Mom brushed it off with a scoff. "She just stayed up all night on her phone!"
After that, my phone was confiscated, the lock on my door was removed, and every time I showed the slightest sign of drowsiness, I got slapped awake.
I did not want to be hit, and I did not want Mom to get angry, so I started pinching my thighs, yanking my hair, even downing medicated oil just to stay awake. But when that wave of sleep hit, nothing could stop it.
On the day of the final exam, Mom happe