This story dates back to January, also known as prime flu season. At this point in the school year, I obviously knew that my roommate was a snorer. However, I had not yet experienced the level of loud snoring she could apparently achieve.
My roommate had gone to sleep a bit earlier than me in the night due to her cold. The snoring started off low and steady, the usual background noise I’ve grown used to. But around midnight, it took a turn. There was a brief pause, and I thought I could finally doze off to sleep in peace. Suddenly, the loudest noise ever echoed throughout our small dorm room. It just got louder and louder.
I tried everything, covering my face with my pillow, blasting music in my airpods, sedating myself with a benadryl, but nothing helped. I was instead left to stare at the ceiling and listen to what I could only describe as honking noises. I took a voice memo because I was in such disbelief at the level of noise she was making.
The next morning came very slowly. I got up bright and early, since I did not sleep the night before. My rustling eventually woke my roommate up. I told her, “Sorry, I did not really sleep, you were snoring pretty loud last night.”
She blinked. “Really? You should have just woken me up!”
That would have been helpful to know.
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