If there's one thing that Angel loves the most, it's dinners. Why? Because it means the day is about to end, and her nocturnal activities will finally commence!
Two hours have passed since she cooked that soft, fluffy rice. Now, all that's left to do is wait for her mother—who still hasn't come home yet. So, she waits at the dinner table, mindlessly browsing her phone.
Oh, and her internet fame? Yeah, that died down a little. Probably because she hasn't posted any new pictures, nor has she interacted with her so-called "fans." If you can even call them that.
As she scrolled, the living room door creaked. Angel knew it was her mom. Without thinking, she turned around and practically skipped toward the door.
"Maaa~ Welcome homeee!"
Angel ran up to her mother and hugged her—only to be gently pushed away. Not rough, not forceful, just a slight push.
"Geez, what's with you? You're not a kid anymore."
Ah. That's right. She wasn't the type to do something like this… so why did she?
Angel stepped back, laughing awkwardly.
"Ahh yeah, sorry about that, Ma."
When she glanced up shyly, she caught her mother giving her a weird look—not mad, just… confused. With a sigh, her mother reached out and ruffled Angel's hair.
"A-Anyway, bring this to the table."
She handed Angel a plastic bag, the bottom radiating warmth. Must be dinner.
Angel made her way to the kitchen, carefully unpacking the food into bowls and containers. Tonight's ulam? Sinigang, lechon kawali, and some kind of fried fish… She's not sure what it is, but hey, it's fried.
She set the table: three plates, one for each of them.
「I should probably go and call my parents…」
Angel cleared her throat.
"Ma, Pa! Let's eat!"
She took a seat at the edge of the table while her parents sat at opposite ends.
As they started eating, Angel looked at her mother.
"Ma, tomorrow po… I think I'll have to wash my own clothes."
Her mother took a few bites before responding.
"Is that so? Are you sure you can handle the laundry yourself?"
Even her papa gave her a suspicious look. But what could she do? She needed variety in her wardrobe, ASAP.
"Yeah! I think I can handle it."
She flashed them both a reassuring smile.
Her mother closed her eyes and nodded, while her father simply let out an approving "Hmm!" before returning to his meal.
「I don't think I can handle it」
Angel was smiling, but deep inside, a part of her soul was dying.
As she continued to eat, she couldn't help but be amazed at the lechon kawali in front of her! So crispy! So tasty! Dipped in Mang Tomas, and BOOM—flavor explosion!
And that fried fish or whatever?
Just as good! A little salty on the outside, but the soft, tender meat underneath? Perfection.
She was in heaven!
She placed a hand on her cheek, making cute noises, completely unaware that her parents were now staring at her eat.
After eating (and washing the dishes—lazily), came her favorite part!
Nocturnal activities!!!
CREATURE OF THE NIGHTTT!
Whenever Angel was done with chores, she'd retreat to her room for a gaming marathon or mindless social media scrolling.
Thirst traps of girls, funny meme videos, and more?
Yes, please!
And yeah—you heard that right—she still liked gurls~
She was a man at heart, so swooning and squealing over some guy?
Eww~ just no.
Like, no offense, but someone of her beauty could only be matched with another peerless beauty, right?
「In any case, now that I'm in my room, I think I'll play a few games of League.」
Angel plopped into her chair, powered up her PC, cracked her fingers, and commenced GAME MARATHON MODE!!!
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After several games, Angel stretched her arms and let out a big yawn. The rush of satisfaction from winning mixed with the sheer frustration of being paired with absolute trash teammates.
But either way—she was spent!
"What time is it, anyway?"
Casually glancing at the bottom-right corner of her screen—
1 AM?!
HOLY SHIT.
She thought it was only 11 PM—NOT 1 AM!
"Ma's gonna kill me if she sees me still awake!"
Angel whined.
Not that her mom would explode in rage, but she'd definitely be mad!
"I'll go to sleep! Easy! EASY!"
Angel shut down her PC, turned off the lights, and jumped onto her bed.
Clearly, sleeping was simple. You just close your eyes and—boom! You're out.
But in Angel's case…
「I can't sleep.」
Cold sweat ran down her face.
Shit.
SHIT.
「I'll try again.」
She shut her eyes tight.
A few minutes passed.
「Still nothing! Again!」
More minutes.
「AGAIN!!」
Hopeless.
She peeked at the time. 2 AM.
"Annoying..."
Angel muttered. If she could, she'd start throwing punches and kicks at the air—but she didn't want to make noise.
Then, a thought crossed her mind...
『What if I did that?』
She had seen it online—people saying that if you can't sleep, you can just... do the deed and it'll knock you right out.
Angel bit her lip.
The thought was tempting. And she hadn't done it in a while...
"This is purely for the sake of sleep. Yes. Absolutely."
Angel reassured herself.
「Here goes nothing...」
As her hand slipped beneath her clothes, the room filled with small, muffled sounds.
What she thought would take only a few minutes stretched into hours. The wet noises, the gasps—they grew louder, filling the quiet night.
Until, finally...
It stopped.
Angel passed out right then and there.