My alarm went off. Again.
For the third time this morning, I smacked the snooze button and buried my face into my pillow. School could wait. Sleep was sacred.
"Aria Sky, wake up or you'll be late!" my mom's voice echoed from the kitchen.
I groaned, rolling over. "Five more minutes…"
Spoiler: it was never five minutes.
When I finally dragged myself out of bed, my uniform looked like it had survived a war. My hair? A disaster. My bag? Stuffed with yesterday's crumpled notes and anime doodles instead of actual homework. That's me. The girl who's smart when she wants to be but way too lazy to prove it.
At school, no one stares when I walk by. I'm not invisible, but I'm not… memorable either. Just a normal girl.
But online? That's where I shine.
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The moment the last bell rings, I run home, not because I'm excited about homework—pfft, as if—but because my second life begins.
Laptop on. Phone charged.
First, Free Fire. I main Kelly, sometimes Orion, and my MP5 is my baby. I'm not pro or anything, but I play like my life depends on it. And when the rush of Combat Squad matches dies down, I switch apps.
TikTok.
That's where I'm @AriaSkyEdits. I post anime clips, Free Fire transitions, and sometimes my selfies (because yes, I'm cute, in case the world forgot 😏). I don't have millions of fans—just 100 followers and a little over 1k likes—but every comment makes me smile. Every "🔥" or "So good!" feels like a tiny victory.
When I'm not gaming or editing, I'm either humming songs (I lowkey think I could be an idol), sketching anime characters in my notebook, or watching football even though I barely get the rules.
That's my life.
Simple. Messy. Mine.
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School life? Same routine. Teachers drone. Friends laugh. Gossip travels faster than Wi-Fi.
The only thing that ever shakes the air is football practice. Not that I care about the sport itself, but because everyone else does. The team is practically worshipped, and the players walk the halls like celebrities.
I usually stay out of that world. I've got my own. My edits. My games. My little bubble.
And honestly? I like it that way.
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But sometimes… when I'm staring at my TikTok stats, I wonder what it'd be like to be more than just "that normal girl."
To have people know my name.
To be seen.
Maybe one day, something exciting will happen. Maybe one day, my world won't be so… normal.
But for now, I'm just Aria Sky.
Cute. Lazy. Annoying. Gamer. Dreamer.
Living my life, one Free Fire match at a time.
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