Chapter 24, Realization Hits

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I want someone to run me over with their car!

"Ay Miguel, ella es tan linda!"

(Translation: Ay Miguel, she's so pretty.)

My mom told me when she saw a photo of Aurelia on my phone, we were going through my camera roll when she stumbled upon one of me and her.

It's not surprising that I told my mom I have a crush on someone but what's surprising is how she's so on board with it, I was so sure she would send my behind to a boarding school for discipline.

"Mamí, por favor déjame en paz."

(Translation: Mami, Please leave me in peace.)

I groaned as I grabbed my phone back and walked to the kitchen from the living room, my mother could be heard laughing at my embarrassed face.

Now she would go run and tell my Tías y Tíos about the crush and I'd be clowned for the rest of my life, I could be hit by a bus and my mother wouldn't bat an eye because of this girl.

But now that I think about it, I've been spending a lot of time with Aurelia and lately I've been feeling a nervous feeling inside of the pit of my stomach.

At first I thought it was a stomach ache but it wasn't, then I thought it was the ghost of my Tía Rosá coming to haunt me for eating the last of the bacon two years ago.

I had to talk to someone about this but not just anyone, if I talk to my mom then she'd think that I could tell her anything about anyone and I couldn't risk the wooden spoon.

Trust me, when someone is swinging it, it doesn't look like it'll leave a mark but it does, the damn thing does.

"So you're telling me, you think Aurelia gave you a stomach virus because you feel little movements in your pit of stomach?"

Mason asked me as if that was the stupidest statement in his life, I mean it probably was but he didn't need to make a face about it.

Not everyone has a bright day everyday, some people have their ditzy moments and I just had mines but we don't bring that up, ever.

Mason asked me again before laughing at me, I wanted to hit him but I couldn't because he's nowhere near me and I'm too lazy to go to his house and hit him.

So I just let him have his little giggle time before I shut his fun time down.

"Please shut up now, it sounds dumb, I get it."

I told my best friend as I walked upstairs to go to my room, I was bored out of my mind and was questioning if I actually had crush or didn't and he was not helping me.

Mason calmed down and began to give me a whole pep talk on how I do like her and that I'm just in denial, but I don't trust him with relationship advice when he hasn't asked Valentina out yet.

"Look, I'll call you back alright? I'm gonna figure this whole thing out by myself."

I told him and before he could respond to me, I hung up without looking back and turned my phone off.

My phone sat face side up on my night stand as I laid on my bed on my back, I needed to see if I actually did have a crush on Aurelia.

The night falls and I'm stuck laying on the ground of my bedroom, my feet are laying on the bed as my back's laying on the ground.

I'm still wondering about the crush thing, Aurelia smells nice and she has amazing jokes, even when she isn't trying to be funny.

Madeleine would just make jokes about me having a crush on Aurelia so I didn't even think about going to her for some help or advice, Brady's having his own lady problems because he's already going to ask out Marcy.

Tristan is in his hater era all because he's single and nobody's crossed paths with him yet, sucks being eighteen now, doesn't it Tristan?

When I finally got out of the bed and off the floor, I walked downstairs to go get dinner because I'm really hungry.

I walked to the kitchen to make some cup of ramen, although the only thing in my mind was Aurelia.

You know, I was in denial when I asked her out on the date.

I just wanted to test the waters with her, see if I had actually had any feelings for her and that's when the funny stomach feeling came along.

Then we began to get closer to one another which made my face go all red and hot, I'd you've never had a crush or a significant other, wouldn't you also think that you were sick?

In all honesty, I didn't even think that she would like me back because she acts the same way in front of everyone; funny, smart, and pretty.

Well, she's always been pretty, she's had this beautiful smile that always shines brighter whenever something intrigues her or if she's excited to hang out with her friends.

It's something that never went unnoticed by me, it was something anyone could spot from a mile away or an inch away.

I think you're right, I like Aurelia..

I sent the message to Mason, then turned my phone off so that I could take my cup of ramen out of the microwave without the water spilling and burning the devil out of my hand.

My go-to for making cup of ramen was the stove until I missed the cup of ramen and spilled the hot water on my hand, I wanted to cry that day.

When Mason didn't text me back, I got a little suspicious and decided to check my phone to see if the message went through.

But what I saw, made me want to die right then and there.

The message did send, it sent real fast like right after I had clicked the send button, but it's the person that it sent quickly to that was the problem.

Instead of clicking 'Macey's' which was Mason's contact name, I clicked 'Aurelia 🌹'.

"You texted her that you liked her but you thought that it was me?!"

Mason asked as he summed up everything that happened, I nodded my head as I placed my phone down so he can see me better.

We were on FaceTime and he was just in shock for me and probably also embarrassed for me as well.

I want someone to run me over with their car.

I told my best friend as I grabbed the pillow next to me and bury my face with it, I needed a minute to compose myself.

At this point, I realized that I had not only have a crush on Aurelia but confessed my crush to Aurelia.