A restless night

After I finished ironing our clothes for a week, I went to bed. I hoped for a good sleep because I'm a little tired so I slept at 10:30 PM while Jojo watched TV. I snuggled up myself with a blanket and closed my eyes.

I'm already dreaming when I felt something crawling on my right leg then to my right arm. At first, I thought it was still a part of my dream ... but it hurts a bit. Half sleep, half awake, I immediately jumped out of the bed.

Jojo looked at me, startled.

"Dad, may daga! May daga!" (Actually it was a Mouse but we don't call it Bubwit.) Yelling while throwing the blanket.

Jojo searched for the mouse but it was already gone.

"Tulog ka na, ako bahala."

"Pano nakapasok yan dito?" I asked.

"Naiwan yatang bukas ang pinto ng kwarto natin", he said.

He continued to watch TV while I returned to bed. Afraid to sleep, still feeling the mouse's feet against my skin... ngiii...

My eyes became heavy and everthing went black.

Then... I felt something crawling again... on my left arm. I turned my head on my left arm and saw the mouse crawling toward my face!!! AHHHH!!!! I struggled to jump out of the bed because part of the blanket was under Jojo's body.

"Dad, may daga na naman!"

He woke up and turned on the light. He saw the mouse climbing on the window curtain, tried to smash it with a broom but the lucky mouse escaped. We searched the room but could not find it. We went back to bed but after a few minutes, we could hear the mouse running.

"Buhay pa nga! Ang kulit talaga ng daga na iyon." Jojo whispered.

He stood up, turned on the light, switched off the air con, opened the door, and told me to sleep.

It was already 4:30 AM when my eyes became heavy and started dreaming again.