North Bay, Freedom City, New Jersey Tuesday, February 11, 2014; 6:18 AM   The sound of an alarm clock ringing for the third time in the last eighteen minutes pulled Megan Howell out of the half sleep she had fallen back into.  The young woman's hand shot out towards the nightstand at speeds beyond what the human eye could easily follow, slamming the snooze button once more to silence the annoying alarm once again.    But this time, Megan did not close her eyes again.  Instead, she glanced