Countdown defused

A sudden frantic beeping erupted right above my head! I scrambled up the side table leg and spotted the culprit: an old red travel alarm clock vibrating violently, its bright screen flashing like a countdown device about to blow. Without hesitating, I leaped over a stack of sticky notes and lunged straight at the noisy contraption. I jammed my foot against the plastic casing for leverage, grabbed the toggle switch on the side, and threw my entire body weight into it with a solid heave. Click! The screen settled into steady numbers and the noise vanished. Crisis averted, safe and sound!