Second Chances

What's up Danger ?

The next day, it's a surprise that i'm awakened by a ringing.

I don't recall buying a new alarm clock.

I quickly realize it's my phone's ringtone and fumble on the bed with my hands to get hand on it. I pick it up with a weary voice :

"Who is- ?"

"Are you still sleeping ?"

It's Nick's voice, visibly annoyed, that echoes from the other end of the line.

"What's the problem? It's only 8 am..."

"No, it's 9 am, Judy. I've been calling you for a good 15 minutes."

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

"What do you mean- ?" I asked as i pulled the phone away from my ear to look at the screen. "Oh shit."

"Yeah, hurry up now."

After that, he hung up... I jumped out of my bed and took off my pjs in a hurry before rushing in the bathroom. After the quickest wash I could manage, I threw on my uniform before bolting out of my room.

Fuck habits, I'm setting an alarm on my phone tonight.

"Your hair is a mess." That's the first thing Nick says to me when I open the front door.

I throw him an unimpressed look because that's what happens every mornings so no surprises here.

"Good morning to you too, ain't the weather fantastic ?" I say sweetly but my tone dripping with sarcasm.

"Alright, don't get all grumpy with me now, cupcake. You're the one who slept too much." He laughed as he opened the car door for me.

I sighs before entering inside.

"Does it happen often ?" He asks me without taking his eyes off the road.

"What ? sleeping too much ? Not really, unless I'm really tired like got little sleep." I rush to add when he glances at me : "But that's not what happened this time, my internal clock must be broken."

"You used wake up with an alarm, don't you ?"

"Yeah and yesterday I woke up without it so I thought I could work with it but nevermind."

Nick shakes his head as he laughs, he turn his head in my direction when we stop in the morning traffic jam.

"I think only psychopaths are able to wake up every day at the exact hour only with the power of will. So get that idea out of your head."

I pouts, somehow dejected that I would have to get back to my old ways.

"Alright, I get it."

10 minutes later, we arrive at the station. In the hall, I tell him:

"I could have offered you to come with me but the IT department isn't open to everyone."

"I will wait in your office." He reach out his hand to me. It takes me a good second staring at it to realize he is asking for my keys.

I pulled them out of my pocket gave it to him.

"Do not touch anything, especially my laptop I didn't forget what you did yesterday."

"Aye aye, captain." He laughs before doing a salute with his free hand and walking his way to the elevator.

I was about to follow him when Cassy waves me over. I walk up to her and say :