Jiya,s pov
"My name's meaning is piece of heart or sweetheart, but still it doesn't really have any impact in my life. Everyone says that the meaning of a name influences life. What do I know about that, who knows. Anyway, after saying so much, I haven't even told you my name yet. Hi, my name is Jiya. I'm actually an extrovert. That's what everyone says. I'm Bengali, born in Bangladesh.
Sorry, I don't really understand Tagalog that much. I know English but I can't speak it very clearly. Seeing that I'm talking to you, you must have understood that I'm using ChatGPT to translate and then sending it to you. You're seeing these words from my phone. This is my struggle. But it's okay. Very soon I will learn English properly. And you are very good at English. Learning Tagalog will be very difficult for me so I will just learn English well, okay?"
[Jiya stop, why are you writing so much, poor guy is just talking to you nicely for the first time, speak less. That's it, talk less even with your inner voice, poor thing will hang himself in a few days. Shut up, give him the phone, you couldn't talk to him properly before, now you got the phone, oh my god what happiness, give him the phone quicklyyyyy.]
I hand over the phone with my hands shaking. No matter how extrovert I am. This is the first man in my life whom I love with all my heart and soul. Finally, I'm talking to him, obviously I'll feel a bit nervous. My first loveeee, feels like I'll just hug him tight right now.
And the biggest thing is, I'm seeing him for the first time, that too from so close. He was reading my words and smiling sweetly at me... ahhhhhhhhhhhh.
That's it, I don't need anything else in my life. If Azrail (Angel of Death) comes now and says, "This is your last moment, you have to go," I will go right away because I have already received the biggest wish of my life. He looked at me and smiled. I am completely mesmerised by his eyes and his smile. I like everything about him. Everything.
He wrote a reply and gave me the phone. After giving me the phone, he winked at me. I'm staring at him with my eyes wide open, ohhhhh I'm dead. Jiya, behave. He wrote,
"You are my wifey. ❤️"
After reading this, I went completely silent. Am I getting everything too quickly? After seeing him, I looked at him again - he just smiled once, and then slowly started coming towards me. My eyes widened as I kept staring at him, and for a few moments, I stopped breathing. It felt like time had stopped. Somewhere nearby, someone was playing the violin. Butterflies were flying around. The cool breeze was blowing. My heartbeat was getting faster and faster. He was wearing a white shirt, and I was in a baby pink dress. Ahh... perfect.
He kept coming closer and closer. I thought, "Today is going to be my first kiss!" I moved closer with my eyes closed and leaned in with my lips ready. Suddenly, I opened my eyes and saw that he was right in front of me holding a mug of water. What was he going to do with that? And splash! He poured it all over my head!!!
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my kiss... my dressssss." Huh? Kiss dress? What is that? I opened my eyes and saw... my mom standing over me with a mug. That means she poured the water on me to wake me up. I was destroyed. I had been dreaming all this time?? Such a beautiful dream, and it was just a dream. I wanted to cry. 😔😔
I sat up. Before I could come out of it, my mom slapped me hard under my ear. Oh Allah, I just woke up and this is what I get.
"You animal, what are these things you dream about at night, waking up saying words like kiss in the morning. Do you know what time it is? I've been calling you for so long. It's almost afternoon already. What do kids watch these days? Don't you need to get a job in life? You just sleep all day, and what paad or whatever, Wattpad, is this? That's what you keep reading and writing on. Start looking for a job quickly. As soon as possible. Your father is sick, now you have to take care of everything."
Saying this, my mom started arranging things in the room and then left. I sat there on my bed thinking... in life, my family sees me only as their child who has to fulfil all their needs, but I too have my own desires. I hugged my Snorlax tightly. Tears started falling from my eyes on their own. I know why I am crying - because I want to work in that agency where Alex Astor works. I know it's a big dream for me. I am talking about the Filipino celebrity Alex Astor.
It feels like reaching for the moon. I know people will say this is just affection, that I am feeling like this only because I am such a big fan. But I know what I feel. This is not just affection. I have loved him the same way for the past 10 years. I have collected all his photos. I even made a chain with the first letter of his name "A" and wear it around my neck. I know fans also do these things, but I am not just a fan. How do I explain it 🥹?
I just want to work in that agency so that I can see him once. Uff... I have been applying there for so long. The competition is so tough that getting even a small job there is very hard. On top of that, there is the language problem. Let's see what happens.
While thinking about all this, I heard a croak croak 🐸 sound.
Heehee... frog sound. Don't judge me, okay? I'm a little weird.
Then I got a notification on my laptop. It was from my best friend Sofy. She always sends random messages. I know she lives alone in another country, but still, she worries too much about everything. I am a little like that too, I know. I knew she had messaged. My mood was already very bad so I didn't even feel like checking it. Then I thought, poor girl must be feeling so lonely, let's see what she said.
I took my laptop and saw - 2 people had messaged on Instagram, 4 on WhatsApp, and 30 messages on Messenger. Ahh Sofy ahhhh. There was also an email.
After replying to all the messages, I opened the email. I put my hand over my mouth. What did I just see... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I screamed loudly!!!!!!!!
My mom opened my room door and said, "I just gave your dad his medicine and put him to sleep. What happened??"
"Mommmmm," I said, standing up, "I don't even know what to say. I feel like if I had wings right now, I would fly away."
"What happened?"
"Mommmmmmm, I got a job at Cornerstone Entertainment!!! 🎉🎉"