{SUNSET'S HOUSE, 8:00A.M} "Ughhh… I seriously don’t want to deal with another damn day of schooooollll..."

I groan into my pillow, barely moving as my alarm goes off—again. For the third time. I blindly reach out and smack it way harder than necessary, then freeze, realizing I lost my temper. Again. With a loud sigh, I force myself to sit up, rubbing my face. Great start to the day. Thirty minutes later, I’m finally ready, double-checking that I have everything. Backpack? Check. Phone? Check. A shred of patience to survive the next few hours? Debatable. I don’t want to go to school. At all. But avoiding it won’t stop the inevitable—the Dazzlings. I just know Adagio and Aria will be lurking around, throwing their usual taunts. But more than anything, I pray to Celestia that I don’t run into Sonata.

JUST NO. NOT TODAY.