Monique wished time would stop at this moment.
However, dreams were always short-lived.
Time awaited no man.
The alarm rang again and disturbed the morning peace. Ring! Ring!
The alarm tone was frustrating.
It was the first time Monique felt the urge to throw her phone away.
The sentiment was shared by Henry.
Monique switched off the alarm. When she saw what was on her phone screen, the calm from before disappeared.
It was already 8am and she was going to be late.
She remembered setting her alarm for 7am. Why was it ringing an hour later?
Monique quickly sat up.
It was her fourth day of work. She was already late on her second day and absent on her third. There was no way she could be late again.
Her coworkers and manager already had a bad impression of her.
She rolled out of bed and promptly made her way to the bathroom.
Henry was amused when he saw her rushing.
He elegantly crawled out of bed and went to the room next door to freshen up.
By the time Monique was done,