"No. I absolutely, without a doubt, will not let you buy me a horse. There is no way. It's just too expensive!"
He is so stubborn. See, Ollie, my best friend (also the guy I have a major crush on right now), seems to think that since I didn't have a lot of money growing up, that he should buy me practically everything I want. But I won't allow it. No way. I do not want him wasting money on me.
"Jade, please. Let me spoil you. This is what friends do, buy each other stuff. "
Even though his voice is coming through a phone, it's still so addictive..
"Jade?"
"Huh? Oh, sorry. Zoned out." I mentally smacked myself. God, I'm such an idiot.
"I'm buying you a horse. A black stallion, your favorite. And that's final. "
"Uh, no, mister, you are not. You have bought me so much already. And, also, even if, big if, I did let you get me one, how on earth are you going to send a huge horse through mail?"
"Well..I may or may not be flying over there to pick you up and take you on a trip to New York..."
I blinked.
I blinked again.
"Excuse me?" I couldn't belive my ears. There's no way he was doing this. No way.
"Yeah, I wanted to tell you for a while, but...I was waiting for the right time. I mean..if you don't wanna go, it's okay.."
"Oh my God of course I wanna go, Ollie! But it would be way too expensive! I mean, I have literally no money right now. "
"I do."
God, he is so stubborn!!
"Ollie, you are not spending all your money on me!"
He gave a little "pfft" sound through the phone.
"I wouldn't be spending all my money. Do you have any idea how much money I have? And besides, it would be totally worth it if I got to see you."
I blushed. Man, why does he always have to say the right thing?
"But, Ollie.."
There's no point in trying to stop him. Once Ollie wants to do something, he won't stop until it's done.
"No. No buts. I'm coming to get you and I will bring you to New York and I will buy you a horse. The most beautiful, gorgeous black stallion they have. And I will not stop until that's done."
I sighed. Like I said, there's no point in arguing. He's as stubborn as a rock.
"Fine." I said, reluctantly. "When are you coming?"
"Friday."
"Friday? But, Ollie, that's two days from now! "
"So? "
"So? So? That means I only have two days to pack! How long am I even going to be gone for? "
He stressed me out so much.
But, God, do I love it..
"Around a month. Listen, Jade, you'll be fine, it's gonna be okay. We're finally going to meet! This is what we've been waiting for! Aren't you excited?"
I laughed. "Of course I am, Ollie! I'm just..stressed. I just..I freak out under pressure, you know this."
"Jade..I know. And belive me, once I get there, I will do everything I can to make you feel comfortable and not stressed out. Completely stress-free."
"Ollie..you're too sweet..somebody is going to take advantage of you someday. You've got to be careful. "
He laughed. His delicious, addicting laugh.
"I'm only sweet to you. No one's gonna take advantage of me anytime soon. I got a best friend to look after me, right? "
I almost sighed. "Right.." I hate when he does that. He friend zones me constantly. I feel like he knows that I have a huge crush on him, and wants to make it clear that we're just friends.
So, let me back you up on this whole story. I was at a friend's house, and we were playing truth or dare. Of course, it was mine turn almost immediately and I picked dare, obviously. So I got dared to text a random number, and keep up a conversation until the other person just stopped texting back or blocked me. So, I did, and that random number happened to be Ollie's number. And we've been talking constantly since. He's my new best friend, since all my other friends don't like me anymore. Why? I don't know. And I don't care. I have Ollie, and that's all I need.
We ended the phone call shortly after and I immediately started packing for New York.
I packed essentials first, like clothes, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc. After that I packed what I wanted, like my stuffed animals, my furry black blanket and stuff like that. I put my phone charger in my purse and stuffed some little pieces of candy in there for if I get the munchies.
Right after I got out of the shower to change into sweats is when I heard the little "ding" from my phone, signalling a message.
I immediately ran over to my phone and almost fell on top of a hardwood end table.
I got to my phone and unlocked it, and the message said,
"Change of plans, I'll be there tomorrow. Is that okay?" ~ Ollie
I dropped my phone. Thank God I had carpet.
Oh
My
God
Did he just say what I think he said? I blinked hard and looked at it again. I read it over, and over, and over-
"OH MY GOD!"
I screamed it. I didn't mean to, it just came out. Lord, I didn't know I had a monster inside of me.
Even Scar, my grumpy old black cat, came into the room meowing.
"Jeez buddy, I didn't know you cared for me that much. Didn't think you would be bothered to actually check on me. "
I bent down and he rubbed on my hand. I stroked his long, soft fur with my hand and he started purring.
"I'm going to go away for awhile. Is that okay? I'll leave extra food, but you gotta portion it, okay?"
He meowed softly in response.
I smiled and chuckled softly. "I'll take that as a yes."
I remembered that I didn't answer Ollie's question, so I immediately sat up and texted back an answer,
"..sure, I'll just have to get ready really fast. What time are you getting here?"
I sat there impatiently, stroking Scars soft fur.
*ding*
I sat up and looked at my phone.
"I'm not tellin'.." ~Ollie
Ugh. Why does he have to be so stubborn?
I didn't answer and went to bed, after I had finished packing, of course. I was so nervous. I tossed and turned all night. All I could think about was Ollie. I mean, he's all I think about at night anyway, but now it's really bad. I can't stop thinking about him. I wonder what he'll think of me. I wonder how tall he is. Does he look as good in real life as he does in pictures?
Duh, of course he does. He's Ollie. When does he not look good?
He's like a fallen angel. I can almost see his halo.
I finally go to sleep, and dream peacefully of me and Ollie..... Ollie and me.
