My Not So Fictional Love

One

I let out a soft squeak then bit my lip and clench my left hand on the sheet. I can now feel the build up of butterflies in my inner most being as I lay on my stomach.

I'm having a hard time containing my inner scream; as I continue to read my darling's line that made me squirm and wiggle like a weird human-worm on my bed.

'Oemgee' I couldn't help and said as I continually scream internally. Careful not to make disturbing noise that could bring our house down 3 o'clock in the morning.

I am a bookworm.
A certified hopeless romantic and a proud bearer of the NBSB badge.

At 22 I've only fallen inlove with fictional men and unreachable idols whom I can only gush on from screens.

As I am still letting out my kilig though wriggling around my bed.

A soft ping made a lone noise inside my room and the phone on my bedside table lit up.

I carefully put my book aside and made a mini roll to the left to reach it and see the recent notification.

I recieved a 'Hi Minoe!' from some creep I don't even personally know. And he even have the audacity to call me minoe! Only a select few can call me that.

As I was gonna click the privacy button on my account's setting the door to my room creaked open revealing my wide eyed mom.

'Mignonette Avilla! Bakit gising ka pa?!'

shit, think fast.

'Ma alas 10 ako natulog kagabi, actually nagising ako kani-kanina lang para umihi tapos di na ako makatulog after.' I said this all while crossing my fingers hoping she'll buy it.

'Ah akala ko nagpa-umaga ka naman kakapanood o kakabasa mo. Umayos ka ha nako yang kaka-selpon mo na yan naku.'

'Pano naman ako magpapaumaga eh may pasok ako today.' I am so good! She bought the lie.

'Ayan nga may pasok ka ngayon kita mo yang mata mo puro eyebags 'di kaya matakot mga estudyante mo sayo? Para ka nang zombie.'

You got that right I am a teacher in a primary school and I have to worry about these dark circles since in a few hours I'll face my cuties again for another day.

'Di yan ma normal na yan na look ko' I let out a laugh 'ikaw bakit ka gising? Nawiwi ka din ba?'

My mom only just nod and gave a brief final lecture on sleeping and health before finally closing the door saying she'll go back to sleep. I let out a sigh and went back to reading.

You're probably wondering bakit gising pa ako ng 3 am on a school day. Ganito kasi yan, last night after I'm done with some chores and preparations for my class the next day, I decided to start on a book around 11 pm. And man was that a wrong decision, because after 3 chapters I couldn't stop hence the 3 am huli scene with mama. Currently I am almost done with the book with only 1/4 of the chapters left.

I let out a yawn.

Now I am feeling a little bit sleepy so I carefully put the book on my bedside table and decided to get some sleep before heading to work and have totally forgotten about the 3 am dm I've recieved.