Hope turned around, sweating with fear, and found her sister laying down groggily beside her. After the dramatic scene, Hope glanced at Maple with squinted eyes. With mixed emotions, relieved and annoyed at the same time, she said in a questioning tone with an eyebrow raised " I thought you were brave... " " Well I am! " " Then why did you come here to sleep? " " I was worried for you! " Maple exclaimed.

The next day, the silence of the dark storeroom got broken from a faint, beeping sound. Apparently, it was from Maple's alarm clock, which echoed jarringly in the sisters' empty room. It was six in the morning and Maple needed to study, but unfortunately, neither sister could hear the clock's sound. An hour passed, and both kept sleeping soundly, undisturbed, untill Mrs. Hazel finally found them, frightened, after minutes of searching " You both know what... My soul would have left me if I would not be able to find you two! Why are you both sleeping here, anyways? " She said, with furrowed eyebrows, as if she was worried. " It's a long story mum... By the way, can you please tell the time? " asked Hope, rubbing her eyes " It's seven, dear " Hazel answered with a sigh.
Maple stood silent for a minute or two and then burst out crying as she knew she would do terrible in...