Catherine's POV
Thud.
Thud.
Thud.
The sound started faint but soon it grew louder and sharper, breaking through hammer strikes. My head jerked up from the textbook in front of me, and my pen froze mid-sentence.
I pressed my palms to my ears and groaned. "You've got to be kidding me."
A night before the exams and whoever was making noise wouldn't let me focus.
My earbuds were gone. I had searched everywhere for them earlier, under my pillow, behind my lamp, even in my laundry basket but they chose to vanish from me the very day I needed them.
I tried to keep reading, but every new beat slammed against my brain. I read one sentence five times before giving up and slamming the book shut.
"Fuck this." I muttered, shoving my chair back. "Whoever that is, they're dead."
