1. Valentine

Chad had a girlfriend now.

I didn't really care, but because he was so excited, I paid attention to him talking my ear off around five in the morning. I couldn't really be too mad since I was already awake anyway.

Chad has been on dates with the school's smartest girl-don't know how he did that-a few times and finally had the courage to ask her to be his girlfriend. Honestly, it would've been surprising if she'd refused. They'd been going out for like a month.

"Congratulations, Chad," I said for the umpteenth time.

I really needed to get back to my game. I was grateful that it was a Sunday because after this last game, I was going straight to bed, no school. Thankfully, we never really cared about church in my family, so no troubles.

"You should've seen her face," he gushed. "She was so excited, her eyes were sparkling!"

"Chad," I groaned. "I've said congratulations more times than I can count, and you've continuously repeated the same thing to me. Now, it's not that I'm not happy for you. I just want to play my game and sleep."

"Who plays games by midnight anyway?" Chad mumbled.

I rolled my eyes. "Later we can meet up and I'll let you tell me everything again, okay?"

"Fine," he said. "Maybe if you had someone you wouldn't be so grumpy."

I sighed. "I don't really need anyone, Chad. If by some miracle I get someone to like me, I wouldn't be against it. But now, I think I'm good."

"Whatever you say."

"Goodbye, Chad," I said.

I put my phone down on my table and focused on my computer as I continued my game. I didn't really remember what the name was, but I soon realized that it didn't matter. I just wanted to enjoy myself, that's all.

To a lot of people, I was weird. Weird in the sense that I didn't care about anything really, and that I just wanted to enjoy myself in any way that I could. I made art, played video games and loved listening to music. Somehow, I was able to make money from my art and I was able to save a lot. I didn't have serious plans for my life and I wasn't planning on thinking about it anytime soon. All I knew was that I was going to continue doing what I wanted to do until the day I die.

I wondered how Chad and I remained friends sometimes.

There was a knock on my door, annoying me. Whoever it was, they were interrupting my game.

"What?" I asked.

The door opened to my big sister, Anna, peeping and with a big smile on her face. It was kinda creepy. Though it's nothing new coming from her.

"Yes? How may I help you?"

"I heard you talking to Chad," she said. "He has a girlfriend, huh?"

"Yes, and?"

Siblings were so annoying sometimes. I have two and I felt like they were the worst creations on earth. Maybe I should've been an only child. That wouldn't really be possible seeing as I wasn't the first child though. But still...

"When are you getting one?" She teased.

See? Waste of time and energy. I usually kept my door locked, but this time that it slipped my mind, I'm having her bother me. Sometimes when I see how much I'm bothered by other people's presence, I wonder whether it's ever possible for me to get a girlfriend, or even get kids. I might be alone forever, I think.

"I'll get a girlfriend when I find someone I like and vice versa," I said. "Just as I've said a billion times before. When are you getting a boyfriend?"

She laughed, folding her arms across her chest. "Did you forget? My boyfriend and I just recently broke up and I'm heartbroken, and you want me to move on so quickly?"

"Oh, so you don't want to move on quickly? From what you've been saying throughout the times you dated, relationships are fun," I taunted. "If you're heartbroken then why are you bothering me about dating? So I'll get heartbroken too?"

She smiled, raising her hands as if to surrender. "You're right, you're right."

"I never doubted that for a moment," I said.

"But I just think you're chasing girls from you with the way you carry yourself, Val."

"I'm not in desperate need, Anna," I grinded out. "Let. It. Go."

"Alright! Sorry," she laughed, closing the door as she stepped out of my room.

To think I wasted minutes of my time arguing about why I don't have a girlfriend. I wonder how it'll be if I reach my thirties without plans to marry.

I looked down at my phone and cursed silently. Time for me to sleep. And I hadn't even finished my game yet.

God-damned Anna.