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The Sleepover That Wouldn't End
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"The clock," Pip said. "Every reset happens when it hits 7:02. Maybe if we mess with the clock, we mess with the loop." The five of them crowded around the little alarm clock on Mara's dresser. It hummed softly, way too warm to touch.
Pip flipped the clock over and pried off the back panel. Instead of batteries, there was a tiny folded note inside. She opened it with shaking hands. In neat little letters it said: "To stop the morning, someone has to stay awake through it."
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"Stay awake through it," Pip repeated. "So last time we all dozed off right at 7:02 and it grabbed us." They linked arms in a circle and pinched each other to stay sharp. The clock clicked to 7:02. The gray light flared bright, daring them to blink.
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Amara Okafor
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