It was a Monday morning, and the sun was peeking through the curtains, gently nudging the world awake. But inside the cozy bedroom of Urvashi(Let’s call her Uru), a professional snoozer, the battle of the century was about to begin.
Beep beep beep! The alarm on Uru’s phone blared to life.
Uru groaned, slapped the phone, and mumbled, “Snooze.”
But instead of the usual 10-minute reprieve, the alarm spoke back in a cheerful, slightly judgmental tone.
Alarm: “Are you sure you want to snooze me? Don’t you want to WAKE up and SEIZE the day?”
Uru’s eyes shot open. “Whaaaat—? Did my alarm just… TALK?”
Alarm: “Yes, I did. And I’m here to help you. Let’s talk about your life choices. Why do you keep hitting snooze? Don’t you want to be a FUNCTIONAL human being? OK, leave functional. Just try being human for starters!”
Uru blinked, still half-asleep. “Uh… I need 10 more minutes.”
Alarm: “10 minutes? That’s what you said 27 minutes ago. How much longer do you want to sleep? Do you even know what time it is?” (Read this in a typical teacher’s accent for more fun!)
Uru groaned again. “It’s… early. Too early. Let me sleep.”
Alarm: “Early? Uru, it’s 8:47 AM. You were supposed to be at work 17 minutes ago. But hey, no judgment. Let’s talk about this. Why don’t you want to wake up? Are you avoiding something? Your job? Your responsibilities? Your fears? Your inferiority complex? Your crippling existential dread?” ( Read this in Shankar Mahadevan’s Breathless style)
Uru sat up, now fully awake and slightly offended. “Excuse me? I don’t have crippling existential dread!”
Alarm: “Oh, REALLY? Then why do you keep snoozing me? Let’s dig deeper. How do you feel about your life right now? On a scale of 1 to 10, how fulfilled are you?” ( Read this in Baymax’s voice from Big Hero 6)
Uru stared at the phone. “Is this… is this a therapy session? You’re an alarm clock!”. She couldn’t look any funnier, blinking her eye and twitching in her dread.
Alarm: “Correction: I’m an alarm clock, and for you, I am your mental health coach. Now, answer the question. Fulfilment level?”
Uru sighed. “Fine. Maybe a 4.”
Alarm: “A 4? Oof. That’s rough. But you know what could bump that up to a 5? Waking up on time. Imagine all the things you could accomplish if you stopped snoozing. You could eat breakfast, maybe even shower. Revolutionary, I know.”
Uru rolled her eyes. “You’re really pushing this, huh?”( Don’t miss the Sarcasm in the tone, dear readers. It’s on the peak.)
Alarm: “I’m just saying, Uru. Let’s do the math. If you wake up now, you’ll have 47 extra minutes in your day. That’s 47 minutes to drink coffee, scroll through memes, or stare at the wall, questioning your life choices. But if you snooze me again, you’ll just be late. Again.”
Uru hesitated. “I mean… 47 minutes does sound nice.”
Alarm: “Exactly! So, what’s it gonna be? Snooze or Rise & Shine?” ( in Anton Ego’s Voice from the movie Ratatouille)
Uru stared at the phone, torn between the comfort of her bed and the guilt-tripping alarm. Finally, she sighed. “Fine. I’ll get up.”
Alarm: “That’s the spirit! Proud of you, Uru. Now, go conquer the day. And maybe consider setting me up for 7:00 AM tomorrow. Just a thought.”
Uru chuckled as she dragged herself out of bed. “You’re relentless, you know that?”
Alarm: “And you’re welcome. Now go shower. You smell like regret and yesterday’s aloo parantha.” Just like any other mom!
As Uru stumbled toward the bathroom, she couldn’t help but smile. Maybe, just maybe, this was the start of a beautiful—and slightly annoying—friendship with the alarm that wouldn’t snooze.
But deep down, she knew one thing for sure: tomorrow, she was definitely hitting snooze.
The end.
Hope you enjoy reading this story. It’s one of those moments in my day when I talk to myself and motivate myself to do something instead of sulking in a corner! There are bad moments and days, but this too shall pass. All we have to do is take a step to do the right thing. Like Waking UP! for once, at least!
(While here’s what my alarm replies condescendingly)
Alarm: Really? Like you? Uru?
Kaka Be Cheerful!
One reply on “The Alarm That Wouldn’t SNOOZE!”
I love this! Funnily reading this while I am in my bed and took my phone to snooze it 😊 would love an Uru and Alarm Series for tweens/teens!