Rp - Burning the midnight oil Date: June 8th, 2001 Characters: Lily Evans Location: Lily’s apartment Warnings: None Public/Private: Private Summary: Lily inadvertently messes up her sleep schedule. Status: complete
Lily jerked awake. Propping herself up on her elbows, she half sat up on the bed and looked around the darkened room. What time was it? Rolling over, she reached for the light beside the bed and turned it on. When light flooded the room, Lily let out a cry of pain and shielded her eyes, lying back down for a moment.
“That was stupid,” she muttered to herself before she sat up again and reached for the clock on her night stand. She blinked several times to try and clear the sleep from her eyes before she was able to accurately read the clock. It was past midnight. Way past midnight, in fact. It was practically 1am! Letting out a sigh, Lily placed the clock back on the nightstand and threw her legs over the bed. Looking down, she noticed that she was still dressed and slowly it was all coming back to her.
She had been exhausted earlier between working and school and trying to keep the class active, and having a meeting earlier that evening. She supposed that she had been running herself ragged for a bit. She had just wanted to lay down for a half hour to an hour at the most. She hadn’t expected to fall asleep till the middle of the night. It didn’t look like she had much choice now though. She was awake and she was sure that she would be awake for a few more hours at the least.
Standing up, Lily arched her back, hearing small pops as she stretched. She grimaced as she twisted her torso left and right to loosen the muscles. She would have to think about what to do for now. She hadn’t had dinner yet, so some food would be in order. What would she do for the rest of the night though? She didn’t much feel like going outside. She would have to be content with whatever she could find inside the apartment to do. She could read, she supposed. She could certainly do some homework. If she did that, she would have more time to rest later.
Letting her hands drop to her side, she looked around her bedroom. Definitely would be a good idea to start with the food first. If she was going to burn that midnight oil, she would need energy to do so.