#7: Can't Sleep Love

I was wide awake…and I hated it.

Checking my phone for the time once again, I found that it was 2:53 A.M. already. The sound that left me was a cross between a whine and a frustrated groan. I needed to sleep if l wanted to wake up in time for school in the morning.

Technically, it's already morning…

I would take sleeping aids if it wasn't for the fact that it's too late to take some. I'll be even groggier by the time l wake up. And there was also the fact that l didn't want to get out of bed and go all the way to the downstairs bathroom to get the sleeping aids. That was just too much work.

Without really thinking much (and due to sleep deprivation) I unlocked my phone screen and went to my inbox. I tapped on Ryuu's name and started texting.

Me:

"So…l can't sleep."

I didn't expect him to be up. I knew they had football practice after school as per usual, so he had to be tired. So when those three dots popped up almost immediately, I nearly jumped. Nearly.

Ryuu-fuckin-Gavril:

"Oh, thank god, I'm not alone!!"

Me:

"What are you doing up?"

Ryuu-fuckin-Gavril:

"I could ask you the same thing."

Me:

"I just told you, idiot."

Ryuu-fuckin-Gavril:

"Oh yeah…you did. But why. I meant. And excuse you, I happen to be one of the smartest kids in my school. The teachers rave about me."

I rolled my eyes. Oh, I knew. Every time l walk into class, the teacher is always talking about him. Saying we need to be more like Ryuu Gavril.

Me:

"Whatever. I don't know. I'm tired but I can't sleep."

Ryuu-fuckin-Gavril:

"Same, tbh. Do you know how to fix this?"

Me:

"Tried sleeping aids?"

Ryuu-fuckin-Gavril:

"Nope. I don't even think we have any…lol"

Me:

"HMM…let me look around the web real quick."

Ryuu-fuckin-Gavril:

"okay"

I quickly went to Printerest.

Me:

"UM…l found some yoga positions…wanna try?"

Ryuu-fuckin-Gavril:

"At this point, I'll try anything…"

Me:

"I'm doing yoga right now."

Ryuu-fuckin-Gavril:

"Now…to put it to the test. I'll text you when I'm done."

Me:

"I'll do it too."

So yoga poses it was. I did all five as much as I could, and when I flopped back down, I didn't feel anything. I decided to let Leo know of my results.

Me:

"Taada."

I waited.

And waited…

And waited.

Then it hit me. With a sneer in place on my face, angrily typed away on my phone.

Me:

"TRAITOR!!"

I didn't know how long I was fuming in bed over the fact that Ryuu left me in the world of consciousness, but somewhere along the thought process of calling him some very unpleasant names, I fell asleep.