Christmas Mornings (on hold)

Christmas Mornings and Gift Wrappers

|| Seventh Christmas Morning. Monday. December 22 ||

Today was extremely hectic and very tiring. That was why, right now, as early as eight in the evening, I was already here inside my bedroom waiting for sleep to find me. As I rolled over and over my bed, I recalled what happened earlier during the day.

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My day started so early, as usual, at 3:30 am because I had to get ready for the 4 AM dawn mass. Same routine, I was seated next to Jed. It was a habit both of us were slowly developing.

Right after the mass, I didn't hang out with Jed, like we always did in the previous days, because I had errands to do all day. So I headed straight home riding my bike, to hopefully get a few hours of sleep before my long day resumed.

At around ten in the morning I was woken up by my noisy alarm clock. I had to go to the mall to get some last minute shopping done. I didn't want to get further caught up with the holiday rush so today was the perfect day to finish all the gift hunting done.

I went inside my bathroom to freshen up and prepare for the long day ahead. The feel of the warm water coming off from the shower was so relaxing. Suddenly, all the thoughts of yesterday's intense events unfolded in my mind like a movie flashback (more like Vampire Diaries' kind of flashbacks).

I remembered what happened between Alonzo and Jed, yesterday morning, like it all happened just a few minutes ago. The thought of it made my heart want to beat out of my chest.

The two of them glaring at each other like that, as if they were reciting obscenities and profanities in their mind, was like torture. It was like watching them kill each other with their eyes.

Actually, the sight of the two of them wanting to freeze each other with their eyes, kept me awake most of the night last night. I wondered what was wrong with those two guys. They only met each other yesterday but they acted like they had been mortal enemies. It was so weird and scary, all at the same time.

Honestly, I didn't want the two of them fighting over anything that involved me. It was just pure immature. Besides, there was absolutely no reason at all for them to fight. It would be very ridiculous if either one of them would tell me jealousy was the root of it all.

I mean, one, Jed and I were friends and nothing was going on between us. If he was jealous, I would have felt it. (right?)

Two, Alonzo and I cleared things up and we were like friends again. If he would be jealous, then at least I would have felt it. (right?)

Lastly, I don't think I was that naive not to have felt it if they were really jealous. (Right?)

So the two of them acting like jerk cavemen wasn't exactly on my Christmas wishlist.

*****

I rolled over for the fifth time and saw my alarm clock on the bedside table, it showed me that the time was 8:45 PM. It would be almost an hour and I was still not asleep.

I took out the piece of paper where I wrote down the names of the people I'd be giving gifts to. I had planned this, last Saturday, when I got the idea from Jed, right after he found the gift he was giving to her manita. I even spent the remainder of my sleepless night last night (due to the memory of Alonzo's and Jed's quiet conflict), completing my Christmas gift list.

I smiled at the thought of how difficult it was looking for dad's and mom's gift. I took out my purchases and decided I would be wrapping them to pass the time.

First was Dad's gift. Then mom's. The Allen's.

The time I had consumed earlier, hunting for the perfect gift was still very fresh in my memory.

*****

Looking for a nice, affordable gift for dad was very challenging. I had to spend my money wisely as I didn't have much to splurge on gifts.

After going back and forth at the men's section, I had finally found the perfect gift for my dad—a plain powder blue polo shirt perfect for his Saturday night out with the boys (his friends and colleagues). I was positive, Dad would love it.

Next on the list, mom's and Allen's gift. I went to the women's section and scanned the display of on sale items. I still hadn't made up my mind what I wanted to give mom but Allen's was an easy find. I would give Allen a new makeup pouch—she was an addict for organizing things.

After finding the perfect color for Allen, I decided I'd give mom a scarf. I thought she could use it in the office or at the beach.

Now it was only Jed and Alonzo left. I was stuck. I had no clue what to give the two boys. I wanted something unique. Something personalized but I didn't want to give both of them mugs or pins or plates or whatever common giveaways.

Finally after strolling back and forth, I have decided to give Alonzo a cute key chain for his car keys and a ball cap for Jed. I imagined Jed would look really cute with a ball cap on.

*****

I felt my cheeks heat up remembering how cute I imagined Jed would look like if he had the cap on. It was a silly but cute realization, I had a small crush on Jed.

At around 9:30 PM, I was all done with wrapping. Gift wrappers littered my room but I was too tired and exhausted to clean up so I just went directly to bed.

Right before I dozed off, my phone beeped and I received a message from Jed. Goodnight Madison. See you tomorrow. ;)

With Jed's message, I fell asleep with a huge grin on my face.