Diary of An Awkward Teen

The Seating Plan From Hell

Dear Diary,

May 21, 2024

You won't believe the crazy feelings I had today - all because of my crush on my classmate Aarav! I felt so confident going into school, ready to ace these 12th grade exams. But then I saw the seating plan, and my heart just dropped. Guess who I was seated right next to? Aarav himself!

For a second I told myself, "He's just a classmate, no biggie." But who was I kidding? One look at his messy cute hair and awkward charm, and I turned into a fumbling mess. I've tried for a year to get over this dumb crush, but I'm still a goner around him. Somebody just put me out of my misery!

As if that wasn't torturous enough, they sat me on the left and Aarav on the right. I'm a leftie, he's a righty - it was bound to be so awkward! I could already picture us bumping elbows and dropping pencils all over each other. There's no way I'd survive that kind of contact without turning beet red and stuttering like an idiot.

But wait, there's more! Who did they seat right in front of me? Javin - the king of shortcuts and cheating. With his name starting with 'J', it was obvious who he was. I just knew that punk would spend the whole exam trying to copy my answers.

So let me get this straight - I had to sit next to the guy who makes me weak in the knees, with the human cheat code right in front of me? If I helped Javin, Aarav would think I'm a total teacher's pet. But if I didn't help, Javin would get mad at me. Could this day get any more unfairly stressful?

Obviously yes, because then my mom showed up and completely embarrassed me! In front of everyone, she asked the most mortifying question: "Which one is your boyfriend?!" I wanted to disappear! My face went beet red as I barely mumbled, "Mom, none of them!" But you know how moms are - she gave me that look like she didn't believe me at all.

Meanwhile, both Aarav and Javin were staring at me like I grew two heads. Javin had this stupid smug grin, clearly enjoying my humiliation. And poor Aarav just looked so confused and awkwardly flustered. Great, now they probably both think I'm some weirdo with a secret boyfriend! Thanks a lot, Mom!

Right when I thought I couldn't be more embarrassed, everything went black...and I woke up in my bed! My heart was pounding as my mom hovered over me with a concerned look.

"Kayra, are you okay? You look like you just had the worst nightmare!" she said.

"You have no idea," I replied, realizing it was all just a crazy dream. An extremely vivid, mortifying dream, but a dream nonetheless.

Mom laughed and gave me that classic worried-but-amused mom look. "Well, it's over now. Relax, no need to stress over your studies today."

As the embarrassment faded, I started cracking up at how bizarre and over-the-top my dream was. Seriously, brain? You really had to make up the cringiest, most awkward scenario? Picturing my mom asking about my nonexistent boyfriend in front of Aarav and Javin was hilarious but absolutely mortifying!

Thank goodness it wasn't real! Just an entertaining, exaggerated dream that made me feel like I was in a cheesy romcom - minus any actual romance, of course. I kept laughing about it as I got ready, replaying the ridiculous dream.

"Wow, even my subconscious loves to embarrass me in front of my crush," I mumbled while brushing my teeth, chuckling at the thought of dream-Javin trying to cheat off me. Come on, dude!

And of course, dream-Aarav looked cool and collected while I was a sweaty, blushy mess. So typical! Even in dreams, I turn into a stuttering fool around his adorably quirky ways.

At breakfast, I felt paranoid. What if Aarav somehow knew about my crazy dream? What if he pictured me as that awkward disaster? The idea of facing him gave me a mix of dread and nervous butterflies.

But I took a deep breath and reminded myself - it was just an exaggerated dream, not reality. This year, I need to stay focused on my goals, not silly crushes or embarrassing scenarios. I'll stay calm around Aarav and maybe even be friends without the awkwardness.

After all, who needs extra drama, right? Exams are already stressful without my wild imagination dreaming up plots cheesy enough to make a romcom writer cringe. It's not like Aarav will suddenly like me just because I survived an encounter in dreamland!

So dear diary, my day started with a nightmare straight out of a cringey romantic comedy. But instead of embarrassment, I'll take it as a wake-up call to stay grounded. I've got friends, goals, and who knows - maybe a chance to get to know the real Aarav without all the heart pounding.

Here's to making it through 12th grade and any other wacky dreams that come my way!

P.S. No more midnight snacking before bed. It's clearly giving my brain crazy ideas for wild romcom plots! Then again...maybe I do have a future career writing cheesy screenplays?