Suddenly everything around me begins to transform, and I hear a familiar voice from the fog. The voice calls me again, and a hand starts to pull me by my shoulder while the voice says to me sweetly, “Babe, wake up.”

I hear Jer’s quiet laughter when I try to rub my eyes and understand what’s going on. I scan the room and see that everyone is writing and doing their tests.

Fuck! Did I fall asleep in the classroom?

Super. This is as good as it gets.

“Did I sleep through the test?” My voice is like the sound of a creaking wagon. I restore all the events which...