**24-08-2012**
"BRRRRR! BRRRRR!"
"BRRRRR! BRRRRR!"
The relentless ringing of the alarm clock in the morning cut through the stillness of the room. Its shrill sound grating against the quiet like nails on a chalkboard.
"..ugh.."
Benjamin stirred on the comfy bed, and his hand sluggishly reaching out from beneath the warmth of his blanket.
His fingers fumbled for a moment across the nightstand until they landed on the offending device, and he silenced it with a groggy press of a button.
Before he could even sigh in relief, another sound began...
"BEEP-BEEP!... BEEP-BEEP!..."
"BEEP-BEEP!... BEEP-BEEP!..."
A persistent buzzing accompanied by a familiar tune...
His phone.
Benjamin groaned, dragging the pillow over his head in a half-hearted attempt to block it out.
But the phone's vibrations rattled against the wooden surface of the nightstand, demanding attention like an insistent child.
