A little adventure

Today was uneventful. I stayed at home all day. Because today was the official first day of my period, I was anticipating period cramps like what I have in the last few months. I stayed in bed in the morning. I woke up at half past six in the morning. It was earlier than I’d liked to. It is, therefore, a Saturday, I should sleep as long as I want. After breakfast, I got inspired to draw since I had nothing to do. So I assembled everything I needed on my bed and drew there while watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This was the first time I watched the series. I still could not tell if it was great. I don’t mind looking at Michelle’s face now and then while I work.

Somewhere during lunchtime, the cramps started, I quickly finished eating and lay down. I fell asleep and woke up at a call—a drinking water delivery and a new book arrived! The cramps stopped. It was not as bad as before. The Baifeng Wan I was drinking must be effective. I went downstairs and looked for something to eat. I decided on siopao.

In the middle of dinner, the electricity went out. I was so surprised (and hot!) and felt slightly annoyed. Then, I had an aha moment and my excitement grew with it. This was the opportunity to read a book in peace! Imagine this: everything is so dark and the only thing that exists is me and the book I’m reading through the flashlights. This is an adventure! I went outside to check the nearby area affected. The nearby town has electricity! but that’s okay, I planned to buy an ice cream to cool off and go back to my book but there was no ice cream and the stores closed due to brownout. I bought an iced chocolate instead at Dunkin Donuts. While walking back to my apartment, it felt like one of the nights from my childhood. Back then, in our hometown, during the night, everything was so dark that when we went out at night we needed to bring our flashlights. There were still no streetlights back then. I felt so calm thinking that.

At home, sweaty and hot, I decided to roll out the yoga mat and lie there with a pillow, my book, and the iced chocolate drink while fanning myself so hard. I started to feel cool and enjoyed the reading. Later on, I heard a cheer, the lights were back. Too soon. My little adventure has ended.