Early the next morning, the racket downstairs was so loud it seemed like it could blow the roof off.
Victoria kicked the covers aside and got up reluctantly. She listened intently, trying to figure out where the noise was coming from. It seemed that some relatives of the old lady had come. What on earth was going on so early in the morning?
She checked the time. It was just a little past seven. Victoria felt frustrated. These people really knew how to come at the c***k of dawn.
There was no way she could go back to sleep. She had to get out of bed and get herself ready. If she stayed here all day, her ears and head would surely be in for a rough time. She might head to school early.
She got herself ready in a flash. When she came downstairs with her schoolbag on her back, the living ro
