The soft morning sun filtered gently through the half-drawn curtains, casting golden streaks across the room and slowly breathing life into its otherwise dull, early-morning stillness.
He remained fast asleep, completely unaware, his body sprawled carelessly across the bed. The phone in his pocket suddenly began buzzing with sharp insistence, breaking the silence with its jarring vibrations.
In his exhaustion the night before, he had forgotten to take it out of his pocket, collapsing straight onto the bed without a second thought, overwhelmed by fatigue and drowsiness.
He shrugged repeatedly, groaning softly as he silenced the phone after the first buzz, hoping to return to the comfort of sleep. But the ringing persisted—again and again, relentless and unforgiving.
