Sammy Walcott I was awake but at the same time, fast asleep. My mind was alert, I could feel the calm rays of sunlight sneaking into the room and I could hear the little beeps if my watch. But my eyes were closed and my body lying peacefully, not wanting to move at all. Elijah and I were spooning on my bed. It even sounded surreal. Everything from last night sounded surreal. My lips twitched into a smile as I remembered last night. We kissed. He kissed me. Not my first kiss but my first kiss in years. I've almost forgotten how good it felt to kiss someone. At the moment, everything felt fine. Perfect. I could do that all over again, for as long as possible. Then- The kettle's whistled, loud enough, I think the entire neighborhood heard. What kind of evil kettle is this? Elijah groaned,

