5 ~5~

It's 3:00am in the morning. I've been trying to sleep it's been hours, but I just couldn't. Honestly, I like skipping sleep hours from time to time, even though I know it is really unhealthy. When I was still a teenager, I always had insomnia for some hidden reasons, maybe we all did... Back in those times, mom used to prepare a hot cup of green tea with mint saying that it would help me to relax. I've always tried to explain to her that green tea contains caffeine so it can't help to relax but it actually only boosts the energy. However, she always believed what she wanted and she used to genuinely love it. Maybe that was the reason why, now at every morning, my favorite drink is TEA.

It's too hot and quiet outside, summer has only became hotter each year with this global warming, even though it's just the beginning of it. I stared at the empty dark street from the balcony with my grey shorts on and my light yellow oversized T-shirt. While hugging my tiny panda bear between my arms. I've kept thinking about You. Thinking about all our conversations of a whole half a year... until another tear fell of my eye to touch the floor for another time... It was when I came out from my deep memory that keeps on dragging me into her sweet darkness. I looked up and the world has gained his colors and figures again, the sun started to rise already. I guess it's 4:30am now. Time indeed passes faster at night. I decided to water my lovely plants, but I forgot to water my soul... As we all do... Another sleepless night. I came inside the house and just laid on the couch for a moment and closed my eyes, let all those thoughts running through my mind. My 6:00 am alarm started ringing with its noisy sound. Got lazy at first, but eventually stand up again, went to my bedroom to reach my phone and shut it off. I've always wanted to change that horn but I mostly forget. Maybe time has come to finally make it less loud. I went through the music that I had, got lost between the songs as every time. After half an hour, I could pick a new alarm tone, which was cooler and nicer. With some violin as a background and some energetic banjo that makes it such a weird combination but a great music to wake up on.

Another day in "Yellow springs" has begun, but with fewer people circling around the town. Actually, there was no beach in here, so there's technically nowhere to relax and refresh from all of this hotness. Therefor most of people prefer traveling to other nearby cities to visit their family members or to just enjoy the "Summer".

Moreover, teenagers and young adults tend more to take trips as adventures; some of them go the mountains nearby, while others let the road determine their whereabouts. They just go with the flaw, without caring about the future. My entourage has always told me: "Enjoy your life while you still have the power". Because they've always seen me since my childhood as a quiet girl who isn't really into going out neither traveling, and I wasn't the outgoing type of teenager. Not like those popular girls that studied with me in high school, or at college. They were just so lively; I guess, I don't know how to describe them, but all I can say is that they enjoy and choose to hang out and socialize with everyone at any place. But there are also others who liked staying inside their room all day, staring at the rooftop. Or rather staying with their families or go to their aunt and uncle's house where they'll finally get some freedom and get the ability to kind of do whatever they wanted to do. Without forgetting that category of people whom literally don't know what they want. And I genuinely believe that each person has his own enjoyments. Maybe others prefer traveling, and going out, but that doesn't mean that it applies on every body else. Some people like watching their favorite shows and sit on the comfy sofa with a huge bowl of popcorn and a cute little pet sitting next to them; it may be a dog, a cat, a parrot, or even a tarantula or a cute little smiley gecko... Or maybe they would prefer vibing in their house garden while trying something new, maybe painting, gardening, sports... Or just balter around on their favorite record songs...

However, this weather doesn't have a huge effect on me, expect the elevation of the temperature, nothing actually bothers me, and few has changed in my routine. My morning cup of tea turned iced. From warm cotton tops into oversized T-shirts. The hairy cute golden dog still sits each day next to the bus stop, when I come each morning to pat him while waiting the same bus, but with less people around me and a quitter environment. Same road each day at 7:30 am, same destination; the food stall. Arcus and Noah didn't change neither.

When I first reached the food stall, I saw that Noah was already there, organizing things to welcome costumers *if they ever come today*. He looked up when the door bell moved while opening the door, and smiled at me.

-Morning Jade, he said.

-Morning!

-How was your night? You look like a panda with those dark circles under your eyes. He then let a small laugh out.

-How can you sleep in a hot night just like yesterday's? huh?

We both laughed a bit, while I was going to the changing room behind to put my red apron and rollers on. Arcus was out to get some supplies for his house I guess. *well, that's what I assumed, and I didn't really bother to ask neither*.

I stood next to the counter after fixing the chairs in their places, and took my note book out, hoping that i could maybe draw something new. Suddenly, the door reopened, and it wasn't Arcus. I looked up with stars flashing into my eyes...

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