THE LADY BY THE SEASIDE

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦: "𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱"

𝘈s I walked into the door of my home, my mom greeted me with a warm smile and said, "Hello dear."

    "Oh hi, mom," I responded with a smile, as I took off my slippers at the door.

    "I see you got home a bit late, didn't you?" My mom commented, with a warm smile.

    "Yeah, I had to help out Kairi," I replied as I took a seat on the sofa.

    "Her cooking is really good," my mom sighed, and I looked at her.

    "I know right," I replied, as I blushed thinking about our moment earlier.I suddenly snapped and I quickly stood up, running upstairs.

    My mom flinched from my sudden movement and said, "Good night dear."

    I yelled "Good night mom" back at her as I went up the stairs, feeling flustered as I kept remembering the moments I had with Kairi. I quickly closed the door of my room and I laid down on my bed, trying to calm down from my excitement and fluster. As I lay there, I kept replaying our conversation and the moments we shared in the restaurant. I couldn't help but smile at the thought of spending time together with her again, and how happy she made me feel. As I lay there, I started to replay all that happened in my mind. I couldn't help but smile as memories of me and Kairi together in the restaurant came flooding back to me, and all the fun and laughter we shared. I kept kicking my feet as I laid there, thinking of all the memories we made earlier. I was so excited that I started to roll around in my bed and squish my pillow, feeling the rush of romance and love that was flowing through me. I couldn't wait to see Kairi again and make more happy memories together. I finally snapped back to reality and sighed in disappointment, remembering that I still had to take a bath before bed. "I should take a bath," I said to myself, rolling out of the bed and heading towards the bathroom. As I prepared for my bath, I couldn't help but smile as I thought about the night ahead and all that I wanted to do with Kairi. I snapped out of my thoughts about her and quickly slapped myself on the face, frustrated by my inability to stop thinking about her. "Dammit! Stop thinking about her you simp!" I mocked myself, but it only made me think of her more. I felt a rush of adrenaline as I realized that I couldn't control my feelings for her.

    As I sat down in the bathtub, I kept thinking and asking myself, "Why am I feeling like this all of a sudden..?" I looked down and wondered, "Is this the feeling of being in love?" "But she's a girl!?" I thought. "We're both girls, then why am I feeling like this!?" I pouted as I thought about my feelings for her. I didn't want to think about her in that way, but my heart wouldn't stop fluttering every time.

    As I sank into the bath tub, I was starting to enjoy the heat of the water. However, my thoughts kept drifting back to Kairi and all the moments we spent together. I wondered if this was what being in love felt like. I also questioned whether it was wrong for me to feel these feelings for another girl. Nevertheless, I found myself feeling butterflies in my stomach every time I thought about her, so I couldn't deny the attraction I felt.

    Despite my confusion, I had to admit that I was starting to feel a lot of things for Kairi. Everytime I thought about her, my heart would race and my mind would go blank. I had never felt this way towards anyone before and it felt like I was in a dream. I couldn't help but wonder if this was what being in love felt like and if I should do something about it.

    I realized that I had to hide my feelings for her when we met again the next day. I wasn't sure if she felt the same way as I did, and I didn't want to make her uncomfortable or ruin our friendship. I knew that I had to remain calm and composed around her tomorrow, and try not to give away my feelings.

    After taking a nice warm bath, I dried myself and started to change into my pajamas. As I lay down in my bed, my mind started to race with thoughts of Kairi. I couldn't stop thinking about her smile and the way she had made me feel earlier at the restaurant. I wanted to see her again and spend more time with her, but I was also nervous about how tomorrow would go.

    I closed my eyes and settled down to sleep, but minutes later I woke up and started to toss and turn in my bed. I hugged my pillow tightly in a desperate attempt to fall asleep, but no matter how much I tried I just couldn't do it. My mind was stuck on Kairi, the way she had made me feel earlier at the restaurant, and all the things I wanted to do with her. It seemed like my heart was beating a thousand miles an hour and I just couldn't calm down.

    I tried to lie down and close my eyes again, but I just couldn't fall asleep. In a moment of desperation, I started to slap myself in order to shock myself to sleep. I kept trying to shut my eyes and get comfortable in my bed, but I couldn't stop thinking about Kairi and the restaurant. My thoughts were racing through my head and I started to feel overwhelmed with emotions.

    I groaned and walked down the stairs to pick up a glass of milk from the kitchen. I hoped that the milk would help me relax and make it easier for me to fall asleep. As I sat down with my glass of milk, I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, willing myself to shut down and finally fall asleep.