"Jason?"
"What the hell is he doing? He's just sitting there"
"Hello? Earth to Jason!" I snapped back to reality.
"Oh hey guys. What's uh... what's up?" I must've been daydreaming. I didn't notice 2 of my coworkers standing in front of me.
"What's up with you? You've been staring into space for the past 5 minutes" Said Ryan, the forklift operator.
"Oh. I just didn't get a lot of sleep last night. I'm just sort of out of it today." I lied. I slept rather well once my mind stopped racing through questions regarding the purple mare who was now home alone in my house. I can only imagine what kind of trouble she's getting into right now.
"Well you better snap out of it. We got a job to do here." Jacob said, pointing to a pile of boxes. "We need these moved to the assembly line." I nodded and picked up one of the boxes.
"I wonder what Twilight's doing right now" I thought to myself. I'm still coming to grips with the reality that a purple unicorn appeared out of nowhere in my house with no idea how she got there. I dropped off the box to the assembly line as the lead hand,Joel, approached me.
"Hey man. What's up? Listen a couple of the guys and I are getting together after work for some drinks. You in?" I knew I couldn't go. I had already made promises to Twilight to teach her how to use the internet. I had to think fast.
"Shit man, sorry. Can't tonight I'm uh I'm visiting family tonight. It's my mom's birthday." I lied. My mom's birthday isn't for another few months. But thankfully Joel didn't know that.
"That's cool. Next time maybe. Hey wish the old lady a happy birthday for me." He smiled at me.
"Will do" I say as I tip my hat and walk back to the pile of boxes.
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"Twilight? I'm home. The place better not be a mess" I was startled by a loud crash coming from the kitchen. "Twilight!" I yelled as I bolted for the kitchen. I stopped in the doorway as a smile spread wide across my face. "Wait don't move" I said as I pulled out my phone and took a quick picture. Twilight was sitting on the floor with a pan on her head. She scowled at me.
"It's not funny!" She said as she stood up and removed the pan from her head. "I could've been hurt you know."
"what were you doing anyway?" I asked.
"Organising. There's nothing else to do. You have no idea how boring this place is during the day. I mean sure im surrounded by all new things but I don't understand anything about them." I chuckled slightly and gently ruffled up her mane. Twilight pouted slightly and gave me a stern look. "What's so funny?"
"You do realise we have books on earth right?" As soon as I said this her expression changed to one of euphoria. She began to bounce in circles around me.
"Are you serious?" She asked
"Of course. Here let's go find one." I led her to my bedroom. Before opening the door I turned around to face her. "Sorry in advance for the mess" I said. She just gave me a slight smile. Not a full smile but more of a half smile. Like the kind of smile a super villain would have. But on her it didn't seem threatening. More, adorable. I ignored it and open the door expecting there to be clothes all over the floor and what not. But the room was spotless. I turned to Twilight who now had a complete smile spread across her face.
"Surprise" she said. "I figured it's the least I can do for you letting me stay here until I find a way back home." I smiled back at her and she opened up her hooves for a hug. I bent down and wrapped her in my arms.
"Thanks, Twilight. You probably won't believe this but you're already the best friend I've ever had. I didn't grow up with many friends. I mostly just kept to myself. So again thank you." We released the hug and I stood back up. Normally I wouldn't like someone else in my room especially when I'm not home but I trust Twilight.
I walked over to a shelf tucked into the corner of my room and pulled out a book. "Here we are. Come on" I said leaving the room and heading for the couch. Twilight followed suit. I sat down and twilight sat down beside me. Closer than she did last time. She's definitely warming up to me. I cleared my throat and read the title.
"Moby Dick by Herman Melville" I began to read the book out loud. Twilight was clearly enjoying herself judging by the gigantic smile slapped across her face. And oddly enough I was enjoying myself too. I'm not much of a reader but this was somehow different.
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Twilight leaned over and rested her head on my shoulder. I stopped reading and looked down at her.
"Keep reading" she insisted. She was practically right next to me. I could hear her gentle breaths and I could feel her mane tickle my neck. It felt good. I've never done anything like this before. Part of me wished this moment would last forever. "Thank you" she whispered I looked at her.
"Huh? Why are you thanking me?" I asked
"Ever since I came here you've been super nice to me. You know letting me stay here, teaching me about your world and how it works, and now reading with me. While I do miss my ponyville friends I still kind of feel at home because I'm still surrounded by friends. Even if it's only one" She sighed and lifted her head off my shoulder and looked into my eyes. "That sounds really sappy doesn't it?" My heart nearly skipped a beat. I've never had someone say something like that to me before. And the way she's looking at me, she's so adorable I just want to pull her in for a hug. But I fight the urge. That's probably too forward. She just confided in me and confirmed our friendship and I don't want to ruin that.
"I'll be honest with you, yeah. It does sound kinda sappy. But that's alright. I'm glad I can make you feel somewhat at home. I'll always be here if you need anything" She sighed happily and rested her head back onto my shoulder and snuggled up closer to me. I wanted to wrap my one arm around her but I wasn't sure if she'd approve. I turned back to the book and kept reading. We stayed like that until late into the night.
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"So, what'd you think?" I asked twilight as I closed the book. I looked down at Twilight who was still snuggled into me and resting her head on my shoulder. No response. She must've fallen asleep. I have no experience with this kind of situation so I begin to panic. Do I wake her up or do I stay here and let her sleep? If I get up will she wake up? I decide it's best to just let her be. Besides I thought it was adorable. I put the book down and slowly leaned back. I looked at twilight. She looks so peaceful in her sleep. A slight smile spread across her lips. I had the urge to give her a kiss on the forehead. I fought with that idea for a while. What if she wakes up when I do? What would she think? I eventually decided that I'd never get this opportunity again. I craned my neck downwards and gave her a gentle peck on the forehead. She squirmed slightly but then sighed with content as her smile grew. I couldn't help but smile back. I don't know who's to blame for bringing Twilight into my life. Whether it be Twilight herself or hell, even god. But whoever it is, I thank you with all my heart.