Chapter 12
Close Call
I shuddered as I woke up, I felt surprisingly cold today. Cooper whined by my bed, and put his paws on my comforter. "Hey, little guy," I said in a weak voice. He tilted his head. I got up and stretched, going into the fridge to get Cooper a mushroom. He ate it joyfully, and started rolling on the ground. "Weird dog…" I said, amused. I fried myself some pancakes, feeling sort of out of balance. I shook it off, and gobbled up my pancakes. I shuddered when I stepped outside; it was surprisingly cold for a Summer day. I took out my watering can and watered all of my tomatoes. A few were ready for harvest, so I took them and put them in my rucksack. I was feeling very weak today, but I had to get some money to pay for my new cow's food. (I named her Dottie) So, I mined for a couple of hours.
--Breaking Point—
I had some jam in my rucksack, so I decided to stop by Jamie's ranch. As I trotted over, I thought about how Jamie was acting, very strange. I walked up to him, feeling kinda nervous now. "Hey, stranger," I said, energetically and stood next to him. "Hello," he said plainly, "Why are you here?" I yawned and asked, "What, I'm not allowed to visit my numero Uno best friend in the world?" I thought for a second and said again, "Well, not numero Uno… I promised someone else that title… Numero Uno number dos!" I corrected. I saw his cheeks turn red. "Who's the first?! Alex?" he asked, frowning. I stared at him, and responded, "What are you talking about? I was speaking of Gwen." He looked down, "Oh, I just thought… Gwen said you two were going out." I could feel myself fuming up, "She said what?!" I asked, shocked. He looked away. "So… you aren't?" he asked, utterly confused. "Of course not! Why would I go out with Alex when-" but my sentence was cut off by Calvin who randomly had the urge to jump on me. "Ahhh!" I yelled. "Calvin!" yelled Jamie, so loud my whole body was shocked; poor Calvin! I covered my ears as Calvin's tail went between his legs. "Jamie!" I scolded, going down to eye level with Calvin and petting him. Jamie rolled his eyes. "Aww, poor Calvin… It's okay, I'm here, puppy! Jamie's a big meanie isn't he? You're a good puppy, yes you are!" Calvin's tail was already wagging and he licked my face. "Good boy!" I said happily. Jamie crouched next to me, and I thought I saw some redness on his cheeks. "No wonder you're so good with animals, you spoil them to no end," he said and rolled his eyes again. I yawned and stood up, Jamie stood after me. "I do not." I said, yawning again at the same time. "Right," said Jamie sarcastically. I shrugged. "…And would you stop leaning on me?!" he said firmly. I hadn't even noticed I was! I said, hystaricly, "S-sorry Jamie! I didn't even notice, I'm just-" My sentence paused, and I yawned loudly, "Just, so tired…" His forehead wrinkled, "Are you sure you don't want to head home now? You look a little..." But I heard nothing else, as blackness overwhelmed me.
--Idiots and Morons--
I smiled and yawned, sun was coming through the window of the clinic. Wait- the clinic?! I asked myself in my head. "Good morning," said a sarcastic voice. My head spun around to the person talking. Jamie was sitting casually, his arms crossed, and his hat over his face as if he was sleeping. He propped it back up and walked over to my 'hospital bed'. I frowned. "What the in the hell happened?!" I asked, annoyed to be in the clinic again …and a little hungry. Jamie rolled his eyes yet again. "You collapsed on my ranch... not to mention on Calvin- I mean Calvervtutrp." My eyes went wide, "Is Calvin okay?!" I asked, concerned. Jamie chuckled, "Calvin is fine. If I were you I'd be worrying about myself right now." A bit of concern colored his face for a fraction of a second. Only a bit; and it vanished so quickly I thought I might have imagined it. I smiled widely. "Oh, and I suppose I just walked over here myself." Jamie blushed, and hid behind his hat, reminding me of Blue. "Hmph…" he murmured. Then Alex walked in, looking irritated rather than his calm and serene self. He looked towards Jamie with those daggers again. "Idiot," he said bitterly, glaring at Jamie. "Moron," said Jamie, smirking. Alex's jaw clenched. "Shut up, you're the reason that Jasmine fainted!" Jamie's eyes narrowed the slightest bit. "Come over here so I can hurt you, you idiot," said Jamie harshly. "Geez, shut up already!" I said, covering my ears and shutting my eyes. This was giving me a headache. "Can't you two morons just get along already?!" I asked, almost shouting now. But I still heard shouting over mine. I opened one eye, and Alex had a bloody nose and Jamie's eye was swollen.