It’s a normality in my household for me to wake up late, so when I woke up early, hell nearly froze over. Cuddled with the fact that it was a Wednesday, my laziest day, my parents were very suspicious.

I woke up without an alarm, or my brother yelling at me. It was dark, the moon still bright in the sky. It would be a full moon in a few days, which I tried to push out of my mind.

Dottie was still sleepy when I dragged myself out of bed. I hadn’t looked at the time, figuring it was late as always. It was only when I pulled back...