Ethan's sleep was cut by the sound of his ringing phone the next morning. At first, he just ignored it, since it was a bit too far for him to reach and end the call.
But then the ringing refused to stop which annoyed him, so with his face buried in the pillow, he ordered, "Athena, please turn off my phone."
{I don't think that's a good idea,} Athena responded, causing Ethan to raise his head from the pillow.
His face was sleep-swollen, eyes half-lidded with dark circles underneath as he muttered, "And why not?"
It felt like he had just gone to sleep a few minutes ago before the call came in and he had planned to sleep away the tiredness.
{Because the call is from María,} Athena answered.
Ethan immediately sat up, walked towards the work desk, where his phone was and sure enough, the caller ID showed María's name.
Picking the phone up, he put it in his ear and said in a drowsy voice, "hello?"
"Dios, Ethan," María's voice came through, "you're still sleeping at this hour?"
