How Long have I been not asleep? It feels, like hours, but just minutes? According to the other girl. By the time I reach my porch, I here faint screeching noises. And water dripping. I quickly and quietly throw open the door, close it before it rouses my siblings, and jump silently into bed.
Before I complain to myself again , I start counting backwards from 300. I don't know how I got this technique, but it always gets me too sleep. At the first yawn, I'm grabbing my teddy bear and dozing off.
Zzzzz...