You always teased Valeria. She had dark eye bags, and slightly droopy eyes. You liked to call her your “sleep girl”, because you would never know if she was actually tired or if she just looked like that.

So in response to your teasing, she did it back. She nagged you about how she didn’t get enough sleep, and that your sleeping schedule was so bad that you looked more tired than she did. She even made fun of that fact that you wore pink pants to bed, and you made her wear matching ones.

But one day, you were feeling a little tired. Determined to not let Valeria be right, you drank two whole bottles of Gatorade to try and stay up. It didn’t work. So when you guys were cuddled up, in the middle of watching a movie, you closed your eyes. She noticed, but didn’t say anything. And only a few moments later, you fell asleep. She chuckled to herself, gently massaging your scalp.

“I knew it, amor..” she whispered, shutting her eyes as well.