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Noel peeped open an eye, just one and just a teeny tiny bit so that he could see what was occurring.

It was still very dark, pitch black.

He closed his eyes again and lay in the warm cocoon of his bed, feeling his heart thumping.

Boom, boom, boom in his chest.

Noel wondered what time it could be. How long had he been asleep?

It felt like ages ago, practically years since his mum had tucked him into bed the night before

and kissed him on the forehead and turned off the light.

But maybe it had only been an hour or two. Maybe it had only been a few minutes.

He didn't like the thought of that at all because even though it still seemed like it was the middle of the night,

Noel didn't feel tired. Not one bit. In fact, it was wide awake.

There was no chance he was going to be able to fall back asleep.

He was too busy with excitement because today was a very special day.

A very special day indeed.

He heard a noise, a creaking of a floorboard.

He opened his eyes, both of them this time, and saw that his little sister Alfie had slipped out of her bed.

Her dark, shadowy silhouette was treading lightly over the bedroom floor towards his bed now.

Alfie? Noel whispered.

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