I wish every day turns out like yesterday

The number 65 was marked with an ‘x’. I had decided at the start of the year 2024 to read 366 short stories. In order to avoid waking up and hurrying out without achieving that daily goal, I got a cardboard paper and wrote all the days of the year on it.

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Every morning immediately after my devotion, I picked up my anti-blue-light lenses and logged into the website where hundreds of stories awaited my arrival.

Yesterday after rising from the kneeling position before my bed, I looked into the short story website as usual, scrolling through the fantasy column. I thought I had begun reading something about a house with chicken legs but after over an hour, I woke up to see that I wasn't reading at all. I dozed off.

I straightened myself, skimmed through the rest of the story, and then hurried over to the miniature workspace I created for myself.

I was still typing away at my laptop when my phone began to vibrate. I smiled deeply when I saw the caller, picked up the call, and then placed it between my ear and shoulder.

“You're typing” was the first thing he said after good morning. I resisted the urge to giggle so I merely grunted a reply that sounded positive. “Alright. Call me back when you're done, okay?”

“Okay” I told him then dropped the phone beside me as a natural smile caressed my lips. I allowed my mind to wander away for a bit, imagining what it would look like to put on a fancy dress and be taken out to dinner by the one man I was fond of. I giggled childishly then put the scene behind me and proceeded to finish up my job for that morning.

The funny thing about my circle of friends was that they never called except when they wanted to gossip or say something really important. It was about 9:30 am that morning when I got a call from the group chat. I shook my head wearily and knew that if I didn't pick up, one of them would find their way to my house in a couple of minutes.

“Yo, what's up Tee?” That was my best friend and we both shared the same name.

“Treasure, I'm working,” I told her

“Please can you kindly give us some of your precious time, honorable ma?” That was Jane. I couldn't help the chuckle that escaped my lips that instant.

“What do you girls want? I see that Favour is not on this call” I observed. Favour was the most reserved one of us, but that didn't stop her from sharing in our wildness from time to time.

“Favour is still sleeping. She has warned us not to disturb her” Jane retorted, a hint of disappointment in her voice. I smiled again. “So madam, we heard you're not coming for our hang out because you're going out with a man” she continued.

“If this is what you want to talk about, better allow me to finish up with work. And yes, I'm not coming for your hang out.”

“The audacity for me,” Treasure suddenly cut in. “You know this man may leave you one day, but we'll be here for you till eternity!” I couldn't restrain myself from laughing hysterically.

“You girls are clowns. Forgive me, okay? I'll come some other time. Or you girls shift the hang out, make it tomorrow”

“Because of you?” I could almost see a smirk on Jane's face.

“Well then, sorry girls. You all have fun without me”

“Look at how she's saying it. No form of remorse, don't worry. You will look for us soon” Jane and I exploded into laughter again as Treasure went on ranting. I cut the phone when she began bantering words with Jane.

I was done writing a few minutes after the call, I had seamlessly achieved two things on my to-do list for that day already. I just had to wash my clothes and go out to get my hair fixed for my dinner later that evening.

I was so excited about the dinner date that I could barely sleep that afternoon. I kept waking up at intervals to check if it was time already despite having set an alarm.

At exactly 4 pm, I rushed over to the salon to have my hair touched up, then hurried over to get prepared.

By the end of that evening, I returned home drenched because of a sudden rain that had begun on my way home but I had not been so fulfilled in a long time.

As I snuck into bed and under my sheets to close my eyes in slumber, I wished the next day would be exactly like the one I just had, or even better.