During the night, I was quietly studying in my bedroom, preparing for a major test the next day. Although I was dissolving into my textbook, I remained extremely alert and constantly mused on other things circling my mind. Knowing that I was almost done with my homework, I heard a large crash of noise downstairs, and the strut of someone startled me like never before. Searching my room, I seized whatever was near me as a weapon and slowly approached my bedroom door.
