....it was Kat's alarm clock going off. (Sorry, I had to!)
The noise petrified me because for a split second I'd thought it had been my phone ringing, but as Kat rolled over and turned off the alarm, we both realized what this meant, and we smiled at each other.
It was 8:00. Neither of us had been called. We both had bids.
I should add that I knew exactly who my bid was from, but I still hadn't told Kat about my decision to suicide, so I kept my mouth shut as I silently began bursting with
Piano pride. I'd made it. I was a Piano. It was over. I was struck with the realization that in a couple of hours, Kat and I would be sisters if she got her first choice. I was beyond excited.
We made our way to the bid distribution location and watched as our Pi Chis took off their bulky sweatshirts to reveal their letters underneath. My Pi Chi was a
Violin. I felt another pang of regret for not listing them on my preferences, but it didn't matter much now. I was a
Piano.
Unfortunately this moment won't be as climactic and intense as it is in most recruitment stories - sorry. 
I'll just tell it like it is - they handed us sealed bids and counted backwards from ten. When they reached one, high-pitched squeals began erupting all around me. I tore open my bid, saw the Piano letters I was expecting, and took off running in the direction of my new home.
When I got to the house, I stopped to catch my breath and heard my name being called simultaneously by two different voices coming from behind me. I turned around to see Kat and Amy standing there. We attacked each other in a massive three-way hug. We were Piano sisters.
Now, would anyone like to know Piano's secret identity.....??