Finally, I broke the silence, "Ditzy, I can't really expla- well I don't like talking about it, but I have a voice in my head that told me to get up, that pushed me to do all those things. None of that was my actual mind, more or less, I listened to the voice... I know that makes me sound crazy, but I'll say that the voice is one from an old friend."
"Well, umm, okay! Torque, can I ask you something...I know it may be a touchy subject, but why are you here? I mean why did you run?"
"Ditzy, I can't answer that.," I replied, unsure whether or not to trust this mare.
"Oh, well I understand...If you ever want to talk, I'm here for you.," she said in a calm manner.
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.," I replied gratefully, "Ditzy... why did you look sad earlier? I saw you in your room, what's the matter?," I asked with genuine curiosity.
"Sad? I wasn't sad, who's sad around here? Not me, no I was umm, I was acting! Yeah acting for a school play...," She responded with nervousness in her voice.
"I ain't going to push you, but I'm not going anywhere for awhile.," I said, trying to comfort her.
"Thanks, Torque... Look, I don't want to keep you up, so I'll let you be.," She replied so...so lifeless, and left the room.
Hmmm, wonder what she's hiding...No, don't think like that, that ain't how you were raised. Let her be, she'll come to you if she needs to. Besides, I still don't fully trust her. My thoughts consumed the next two minutes, and finally I drifted into sleep. That night was great to say the least, I didn't dream, which meant my mind was finally coping with the loss.
Waking up, I went straight downstairs, the smell of breakfast filled the house. "Woah, what smells delish?," I said as I entered the room, wearing nothing but my jeans and socks.
Ditzy came out of the kitchen, "Oh, just making breakfast, can't heal properly if you-," she must've noticed I wasn't wearing a shirt, because the rest of the sentence was rushed and her cheeks were stained red, "you're fed properly...um, I think the waffles are done..."
"Uhh, okay... wonder what made her blush that bad?," I thought out loud.
What happened next wasn't anything in itself special, but the gesture spoke louder than the words to describe it. Ditzy had made blueberry waffles, scrambled eggs and cheese, and some more of her amazing muffins. "Dude, this all looks just, y'know, delish!"
"Why thank you, Torque! I'm not the best at cooking, but I know my way around the kitchen.," and at that we both started laughing.
I practically made her make her plate first, she kept insisting that I should eat first. That was never my style, I always let people ahead of me when they made food, taking it first just didn't feel right. The food was gone in an instant; we both stuffed our faces 'till there was literally no crumbs left. "Yo, Ditzy that was the best breakfast I've had. Like ever, dude!," I said in between sips of juice.
"I'm glad you liked it! I got up a little early to make that, and it was worth it to see how happy you are!," she replied, as bubbly as when I bumped into her.
"Hey, I want to get a job, any ideas?," I asked, feeling lazier than ever.
"What? You have three broken bones, you're not getting a job 'till those heal!," she replied, furious that I insisted on getting a job.
"Well, I think I'll hold up just fine. Besides that, I'll feel really guilty if I just freeload, I mean I'd like to pay back what I owe. The hospital bill couldn't have been cheap, and I just ate like a mountain of food...," I replied, guilt gnawing on my conscience.
"*Sigh* If you really want one, just look around town. Not many pegasi with your speed and strength. I bet you could get a job anywhere, but I'd say your best shot would be with the Weather Control Unit. I know a mare over there, she goes by Rainbow Dash, I'll see if she'll meet with you. If not, there's plenty of work here, doubt you'll stay jobless for long with your attitude.," she finished, annoyed that I didn't back down.
"Noted, I'll shower and go out on a job search in about an hour, 'till then, we got dishes to clean.," I said with a blank smile on my face.
We got everything clean in forty minutes, allowing me more time to find a job. Ain't no one is going to say I'm lazy and a mooch. Two jobs should be enough, I mean anymore and I'd be up a creek without a paddle...