Episode NotesShawni can't afford to be late for work one more time so she gets an alarm clock so loud she isn't the only one it wakes...Rude Awakening by Rob FieldsA Fan Submitted StoryMusic by Ray Mattishttp://raymattispresents.bandcamp.comProduced by Daniel WilderGet Cool Merchandise http://store.weeklyspookySupport us on Patreon http://patreon.com/IncrediblyHandsomeContact Us/Submit a Storytwitter.com/WeeklySpookyfacebook.com/[email protected] episode sponsored by HenFlix.comFor everything else visit WeeklySpooky.comTranscript:Shawni Jerral never had a problem getting to bed on time. In fact, she was usually in bed by eleven when she had to work the next morning. When she didn’t have to work, she would stay up late, which meant sleeping in late.But today wasn’t one of those days . . .Shawni smiled softly, no doubt having an exciting dream. But her smile faded when she finally heard her smartphone ringing.She opened her eyes slowly, sat up, grabbed her phone, and muttered, “Whoever is calling me better have a good reason for it.”“Hello!” she snapped.“Shawni, get in here!” a female voice said quickly on the other end.“Bev?” Shawni asked.“Get in here!” Bev repeated. “You’re an hour late for work!” Shawni gasped. “An hour late?” “Yes!” Bev confirmed. “Hurry! Get in here! Brent’s pissed!”“Just a second, Bev,” Shawni muttered.Shawni looked down at her clock. It was almost noon. She pressed the Alarm Check button. The display read ten a.m., just the way it should have.This was the second day in a row her alarm clock had refused to cooperate. “Tell Brent I’ll be right in” Shawni muttered.Shawni walked into the mall’s bookstore where she worked. When Bev saw her, she quickly motioned for her to come to the checkout counter.“Brent wants to see you – stat!” Bev said. “He’s really pissed.”“Shawni Jerral!” a masculine voice called out.The two girls turned to see a man in his mid-twenties standing near the back room entrance. His eyes seemingly burned right through Shawni. “Hi, Brent,” Shawni weakly murmured.He held up a hand to silence her. “In my office! Now!”Bev gave Shawni a look that wished her luck. After work, Shawni pulled her car up to the closest plaza from her house. She quickly parked the car, got out, Bev in tow, and pulled on the doors of the department store, but found them locked!“Fuck!” Shawni turned and leaned against one of the doors. “This sucks! I should’ve been watching the time. Fuck!”“Aren’t there other places nearby that sell clocks?” Bev asked. “Yeah, but they’re closed by now,” Shawni muttered. “And I don’t want some cheap piece of shit. I need a good clock. And loud!”“You say you’re looking for a loud alarm clock?” a voice called out nearby.The girls turned to see a man in his late forties standing in the doorway of a store next door. The man had graying hair and looked pleasant enough. But there was something about him that just didn’t feel right. Shawni couldn’t say anything to Bev about it right then, but she wasn’t about to turn down the possibility for getting a working alarm clock – tonight. “Yeah,” Shawni answered. “I need one that’ll wake me up and it’s gotta be loud.”“Why don’t you step inside for a little bit?” the man suggested. “I think I can help you.”As the girls walked toward the store, they looked up and saw the sign above the door: Tinker’s. The man motioned for them to enter as he held the door open.The store was filled with what appeared to be many used electronic items.“I’ve never seen this place before,” Bev said.“Me neither,” Shawni agreed.“Because people don’t think to look here for things when they need them,” the man said. “I have an alarm clock in the back that I think you might be interested in.”“Sure,” Shawni answered. He turned and walked into the back room. Seconds later, he returned with a small electronic clock.“Would you like to examine it?” Tinker asked.“Sure,” Shawni answered.Tinker handed the alarm clock to her. It appeared to be a standard GE brand elec