Dreams

1.

Beep. Beep. Beep.
7:23 am

Groggy and half awake, I tried to reach for my phone that was on my nightstand. I scrolled through all the notifications I had from my YouTube channel, twitter, and Instagram. I sent some snapchats before I decided to get out of bed. "Okay, Lola don't bark we don't want to wake Evelina." I said to my little maltipoo puppy.

Bark. Bark. Bark

"Shhhh!!!!"

"Mommy!!" I heard my 3 year old daughter Evelina say while she opened up her bedroom door. She ran to me and wrapped her small arms around my legs. I picked her up and kissed her on the forehead and headed downstairs with Lola following right behind.

I switched on the tv to Disney channel and made my way to the kitchen. "Eve, what do you want for breakfast." I somewhat yelled, "Eve, answer me."

"Cakeee!"

"Yep, she's definitely your daughter." I hear my high school best friend, Mari, say from behind me. She also lived with Evelina and I in our Seattle apartment. Mari and I chat while I whipped up a couple of eggs and toast for breakfast. I served Eve a small plate and she scoffed it right up.

"Hey, Mari," I said while I knocked on her bedroom door, "could you watch Eve while I go to work? I should be back around 5."

"Yeah sure, I don't have to be at work until 7." Mari said. I work at a small cafe downtown, and Mari works at a 24 hour restaurant, she usually works nights on the days I work so she watches Eve for me.

I jumped in the shower and shortly after I was done I put Eve in the bathtub. I brushed her beautiful long brown hair and put it in two braids. I dressed her in a brown oversized sweater and black leggings. After I was done getting her ready for the day, I started my makeup. I did my normal every day makeup; eyeliner, mascara, foundation. I brushed my pastel pink hair and threw it up into a messy bun. I put on a comfy oversized sweater and black jeans. I looked over at my clock.

I grabbed my phone, said goodbye to Eve and Mari, and my dog, then headed out. It was only about a 10 minute walk to work from our apartment.

5:15pm

I rattled with the house keys, trying to get the door open. "I'm home!" I say while I hear little feet hitting the floor and Eve running to me.

"Well Eve, it's just you and me tonight. What should we do?" I say to Eve while I plop down on the couch right next to her. She laid her head down in my lap while I played with her hair. I was scrolling through Pinterest trying to find a dinner recipe when I heard very faint snores. I carefully got up and carried Evelina to her bed and tucked her in.

  I went back to my bedroom, set up my camera and ring light and started to record a cover to the song, Lights down low.

I picked up my phone to check the time, not realizing how late it was already.

10:56pm

I turned my alarm on and crawled into bed.