Just give me five more minutes

The alarm went off at 6:30.

Wait. That's weird.

I always woke up at seven.

I frowned.

The sound felt irritating.

Way too...

Wait a second.

This is not my alarm.

I jolted up.

Who was this?

Who would dare change my alarm and ruin my sleep.

Don't tell me...

I slumped back.

Onto the soft pillow.

I mean...

We were just friends.

But he knew there was only one rule.

DON'T RUIN MY SLEEP AT ANY COSTS!

Unless he had a really good reason.

But as soon I opened the door.

The faint aroma of coffee filled the room.

A mug laid there.

A note taped in a messy writing.

"I know, I know. Rule number one is broken. Forgive me. But you mentioned last night how stressed you were about the 8:00 AM presentation, and traffic on the bridge is always a nightmare by seven. Go crush it. I'll buy you coffee later to make up for the thirty minutes."

AWW!

Wait a second.

How does he about what I mentioned last night.

It was in my head.

Not in words.

Now, it had been weeks.

And that alarm clock...

Never stopped tuning into another sound.

He didn't have any spare key though.

So, how could he have got in?

Karmin.

Very sly.

Being the son of Pandora.

You're very a fishy one.

I mean.

I had met him during agon.

He had been stabbed, where the gods were supposed to survive.

From someone who wanted to steal their superpowers.

But he had just run away.

Wanting a life of his own.

Rather than a supernatural one.

I agree.

My father had also let me live on my own terms.

They said he was dangerous.

But he was very sweet.

My mother.

Even though she was forced to be with him.

She never regretted a single moment of it.

She just said only one thing.

Never to leave him.

Or at least.

Not to forget.

Karmin.

He was my closest friend.

As long as I remembered.

Owning a small bakery in town.

I just casually visited.

But that could not explain this incident.

WHY WOULD THIS ALARM CLOCK NEVER LET ME SLEEP IN PEACE?

Does it have real beef with me?

I kept on slumping in my room.

Every Saturday.

Checking.

And fixing.

But it never stopped.

But you know what.

Let's throw this clock off a random cliff.

And let it drown.

But wait.

Is technology backfiring now?

Just start your revolution after I die, please?

Wait.

I got it.

The solution.

This haunted clock.

Should just go to a person who likes to be haunted.

Hades!

My father!

I grabbed it.

And it seemed heavier.

Too heavy.

You can't blame me.

I had done a lot of exercise, okay?!

Come on, clock!

Don't make me look like a fool here!

I dragged it across the floor.

It didn't move.

I stared at it.

Okay.

This was going to get really personal.

Bring it on!

I brought a random hammer.

Well, being the daughter of the most wanted person alive.

You had to have some weapons.

And...

Let's just say you would understand the rest.

I smashed it.

And something pushed me back.

What kind of clock did I buy?!

I sat there.

Staring at it.

The clock was still ticking.

6:30.

Again.

I collapsed to the floor.

You've won, clock.

Can you now just let me sleep?

No. It rang again.

Aww.

WHY ME?!

But that did not explain one thing.

What was that figure in front of me?

Wait. Was that?

I lunged at it.

"YOU! HOW DARE..."

I froze.

Marc.

He just blinked.

"You're going to blame me just for a clock now?"

I kicked the clock under the bed.

"Clock? What clock?"

He sighed.

And just yawned.

After all...

He was the son of the god of sleep.

"I just came by to say hi."

"Hello then..."

"Aren't you going to say anything else?"

"Nah, it's not the time to be visiting right now..."

I pushed him to the door.

"Just give me five more minutes."

I slammed the door.

Ok clock, you have just got five minutes to accept defeat!

I stood in front of it.

Listen up clock.

I have been trained in Jitsu.

I have been trained to become a ninja.

And you have....

It rang again.

WILL YOU STOP RINGING AND LISTEN TO ME!

You're going to come with me.

To the underworld.

Where you will finally learn some manners.

I lunged at it.

And it blinked.

No. Like literally.

The eyes blinked.

I scrambled to the curtains.

And climbed up.

This was definitely a strange clock.

But clocks don't have eyes though.

I stared.

And stared.

Well, for a very long time.

Nothing moved.

Nothing rang.

Only Marc banged the door.

"Five minutes are done, Kallia!"

Did it accept defeat?

Or is it just planning to kill me right now?

Cause I have never been this sleep deprived!

And I'm not leaving this war.

This eye-staring war.

Until I have an answer.

I slowly scrambled down.

And ran with it.

To only trip.

In front of another figure.

On my back.

AWW! THAT REALLY HURTS!

"Kallia?"

I looked up.

A figure stared.

"Put that clock down."

"No!"

"DO IT!"

"NOT WHEN IT'S FINALLY ACCEPTED DEFEAT..."

I paused.

"Wait, who are you though?"

She giggled.

"I'm Nysera... the daughter of the god of sleep."

She smirked.

"And I know my brother is suffering out there, just to get a chance to confess to you."

Huh?!

When did Marc say he had a sister?

And... what did she say?

"Just forget this clock."

"I can't."

"Why? Are you in love with your clock?"

I froze.

"What? No! You are!"

"Interesting."

"What do you mean?"

"That clock is not haunted, you know?"

"Do you have a clock like this too?"

She smacked her head against the wall.

"Listen, I made your clock haunted."

"THAT MEANS YOU PEOPLE OF SLEEP ARE RUINING MY SLEEP!"

She froze.

"I'm just going to remind you that my brother is outside now..."

I froze.

Will anyone let me sleep?

"First explain this mess."

She sighed.

"I made you get up early, cause you..."

"Got late for work?"

"Precisely!"

"Why?"

"Cause..."

Her face became a tomato.

"Is it because of your brother?"

She froze.

And her eyes deepened.

"I like you."

HUH?!

"You know, Karmin is actually helping Zeus to hunt you down right now?"

"He's maybe just giving a lot of sweets to Zeus?"

"Listen, I like you and I don't want to see your dead body..."

"You're trying to..."

"Listen! I really do like you! I want to become besties! Not for Karmin just to steal you away..."

She froze.

Sweat prickling down faster than before.

Marc just stood there.

"So, you two are lesbians?"

Nysera froze.

"No! Karmin was planning on killing her at 6:45 today!"

I froze.

And just glanced at the clock.

6:45am.