The World of Little Little Bird

11:15pm, 01/07/2007. I just got onto my bed. Suddenly, I heard some beeps from inside my apartment. The sound came from my door. I checked the smoke detector above the door, it was ok. Then I opened my door. It was the Carbon Monoxide Alarm. The red light was flashing which urged me to evacuate to fresher air. I rushed to the stoves, but all four were turned off. I couldn't smell gas, but the alarm would not go off. I made a phone call to the apartment emergency mainentance and left a message. I was wondering perhaps the carbon monoxide came from the heater. After talking to my roommate, I turned off the heater and opened the windows. Well, the beep continued. There was only one choice left. I put on my pants and jackets, and went out of my apartment with my roommate. I left a second message for emergency mainentance. One thing can happen is that the detector malfunctioned. I decided to test it. I took it off from the wall and took it outside. Amazingly, the alarm stopped. It seemed to me that the alarm worked. After 5 minutes wandering in the cold, we decided to come back in. I disconnected the battery to stop the beep, kept the heater off and the windows open. I put all quilts, blankets over me and went to sleep. I felt sleepy. I could hardly keep myself awake.
12:15am, 01/08/2007, my cell phone rang. It was the mainenance guy calling back. I told him the situation, and he said he was sure that the battery went out. He asked me to take out the battery and turn on the heater, which is electricity powered.
08:00am, 01/08/2007, I woke up by my alarm clock. I was tired and didn't want to get up. However, I had to, because it is Monday, the busiest day of the week.