on september 1st it's sunny, which i find somewhat irritating.
today is not a day of sunshine and smiles. today is the first day of school and it should be like that terrible storm in frankenstein, like a total pathetic fallacy.
vali toddles into my bedroom as i stew over this. she enthusiastically reminds me of 'escuela'. i groan in return, jolted out of my melancholy antes de escuela thoughts.
"escuela es shit", i reply. school should translate to shit in english. she giggles as i poke my head out from under the covers. i feel a gentle thud on the bed as she crawls over to me.
"shit?", vali asks in her tiny voice. i wink at her, before putting on a horrified expression.
"dios mío, pequeña, don't say that word near mamá", i pinch her cheek. she widens her already-large eyes and sticks her tongue out at me.
"shit shit shit shit", she dances, balancing on the edge of the bed. i facepalm and clap a hand over her mouth before mamá hears. she giggles into my hand. i smile at her fondly.
"jacques. ahora esta dia de shit", vali informs me happily. i nod.
"first day of school", a voice comes from the door cheerfully. i throw papá a displeased glance. he raises his eyebrows.
"aí, don't look at me like that. up you get, mi amor", he laughs. before he leaves he murmurs, "and don't let your mother hear vali say that word"
i laugh, rolling out of bed and trying not to think of what might be in store. vali kisses me on both cheeks and wanders off. when i get undressed, i try not to look at myself in the mirror.
my stomach is too full of mariposas for food.
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our exams are almost done for the year and the person i like broke up with their boyfriend :)
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light headed | boyxboy
Short StoryWhilst trying to learn to love himself, Jax accidentally learns to love another. He's never felt this way about a boy before. *highest ranking: 101 in short story *lowercase intended \\ COPYRIGHT NOVEMBER 2017 ©
