Bella Cardigan is in love.

Bella Cardian opened her eyes, waking up for the day.

She rubbed her head, slowly sitting up as she looked at her clock.

7:32

That's weird... She usually sleeps in until 11 o'clock during her days off. Yet despite waking up so early, she feels almost as refreshed as ever.

But there was still a sad sigh that escaped her mouth.

Not because of depression. Not because of stress. Not because of fatigue.

"He didn't show up this time..." Bella mumbled disappointedly.

She had been having these strange, yet romantic dreams of one of her students in her history class. Reoccurring dreams where he would show up and sweep her off her feet with his romantic charms and kind behavior.

John Doe.

She hugged her pillow with a crazed blush, unable to control herself.

Even just thinking about him causes her to resort to acting like a young schoolgirl.

Ever since she's been having these dreams, she's been feeling a lot better. Her depression seems to subsided, no longer does she feel dreary or lethargic whenever she starts the day. She's been more happy too, catching herself smiling more often than not lately.

It was all thanks to John for helping her through it all.

Even though they were all just dreams... Even though the John in her head might not even be the real John she knows in her class...

She just couldn't help it... She was absolutely head over heels for him.

When was the last time she ever felt this lovesick? It must have been a decade or something. She hasn't felt this feeling since the day Oliver asked her out back in Junior High.

It was refreshing. Nostalgic. Magical.

...

She missed John. A lot.

The dreams stopped occurring ever since Saturday morning. She hasn't seen him since Friday, and it feels like there's a gaping void in her chest because of it.

She really missed him. To the point where it almost hurts.

...

Should... Should she go visit him? Find an excuse to go to his house and be with him again?

It was a silly thought. She was talking about going to one of her own student's house just to find an excuse to be together with him, simply because she was in love with him. It was unprofessional of her, as a teacher.

There was also the fact the John in her dreams probably isn't real. There's no gaurantee that the John she knew in real life and the John in her dreams were identical to each other. The one in her dreams might be completely made up from her imaginations from being so lonely all the time.

But... For some odd reason, the thought of visiting him gave her a rush of excitement.

Somewhere in her heart, she wanted to believe the John in her dreams was real. Maybe if she got to know John a little better, the real John, and find a way to get him to fall in love with her...

She could make her dreams come true. She could make her John into a reality.

Should she?

Memories of the time she spent with John in her dreams surfaced, as she replayed all the events in her mind. Each hug, each kiss, even the time they made love.

That last one memory was one of her most fondest ones...

And she could re-experience it all over again, this time for real.

Without even thinking or even hesitating, she got dressed up in the best clothes she could find, made herself look a little more pretty with some makeup, got her keys, and was already driving out in the streets.

Her John Doe is real. There's no way her dreams were only just dreams. They must be a sign, a message from some higher being, something that's telling her that she's found her true love.

It doesn't matter that she's his teacher. It doesn't matter if she's older than him. It probably doesn't even matter if he has a girlfriend already.

He was going to be hers, and she was going to be his.

She knows that he'll feel the same way. He had to feel the same way.

After all, John Doe told Bella that he loved her.