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BEST OF FRIENDS [JERICHO WILSON]

Joey's eyes wandered around the music store, stopping occasionally on pretty vinyl covers and people passing by him. Your birthday was coming up - in fact it was today. Joey had had everything else ready, but he woke up remembering that he hadn't remembered to buy you a gift.

So pulling a sweater and jeans on, he rushed out from the door, barely waving his hand to his mom as a goodbye. He had agreed to meet you at noon, so there was just a couple of hours of finding a perfect gift. And now there he was, pacing around the store, sliding his fingers along the vinyls.

Until he caught a glimpse of one. It was your favourite band's first album, and Joey knew that edition was rare. A collector's dream. So he didn't waste any time, and snatched it from the shelf and took it to the front desk.

You sat by the cafe, sipping a warm, delicious liquid from a cute, spotted cup. You made a mental note to buy a cup like that for yourself. It was your birthday, and Joey had insisted on taking care of your party. You tried to tell him that he doesn't have to arrange a party, that spending a day with him and your other friends was more than enough, but Joey wanted to make your day perfect. You meant a lot to him, you had stood by him when others teased him about not being able to talk at school. You had never wavered when they turned their attention to you, and Joey had put his powers out when his bullies pushed you back. And in no time the toughest and biggest one was on his knees, begging for forgiveness from you, calling you "Your Majesty" and threatening to beat his friends up if they didn't do the same.

The whole school laughed at them as they explained that they were blessed with no brain, and that's why they are idiots but that they're going to treat everyone respectfully from now on.

After the situation was over, Joey couldn't hide it anymore from you - he explained he can take over people's minds. You thought he's crazy at first and that his bullies just had a redemption for some reason, but he proved it with random people saying hi to you and asking you about something personal in your life - something only Joey knew.

You were shocked at first, maybe even a bit scared. But after a couple days, you embraced Joey as he was, he had never used his powers to evil and he was the last person who could do so.

And now there you were, a couple years later, sitting at a cafe as you saw Joey approaching you with a gift and a big bouquet of flowers. He sat beside you, handing you the flowers and the vinyl as you smiled widely.

"Oh Joey! You shouldn't have!" you exclaimed as he signed to you that he almost forgot about your gift, but found a perfect one anyway. You unwrapped the vinyl from the clumsy package, and gasped. You had never even dreamed of getting their first album, the very first edition.

"Wow, Joey... I- I don't know what to say..." you muttered and Joey smiled at you, putting his arm around your shoulders, happy that he made his best friend happy on their birthday.