Diana woke up to the sound of her alarm clock buzzing insistently in her ear. Groggily, she reached out and smacked the snooze button, rolling over and pulling the covers back up over her head. She wasn't ready to face the day just yet.

But as she lay there, trying to drift back off to sleep, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. It took her a few moments to realize what it was - the silence.

Usually, her apartment was filled with the sounds of the city outside her window, the distant hum of traffic and the occasional siren. But this morning, everything was eerily quiet.

Diana...