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A Millionaire's Melody

By: ChocolateChipPancake on Jun 22nd, 2013  |  syntax: None  |  size: 3.00 KB  |  hits: 103  |  expires: Never
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  1. > The alarm clock starts ringing. I turn it off quickly.
  2. > For some reason, I don't feel like sleeping in today.
  3. > I head to the kitchen for something to eat.
  4. > Dry cereal and coffee - the breakfast of champions.
  5. > I plant my palm upon my face. Forgot to buy milk again.
  6. > Maybe I should really start writing out a shopping list.
  7. > Well, let's see what's on TV.
  8. "Over 60,000 protesters clash with the police today."
  9. "Riot police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets."
  10. "Trouble escalated after dark when shops were looted and-"
  11. "Protesters set fire to a car and several other objects on the streets."
  12. > Yep. Just another ordinary day. I munch grudgingly on my dry cereal.
  13. > A knock at the door interrupts my thoughts.
  14. > I get up to answer it while carrying the cereal bowl.
  15. "Good morning. Is this the residence of..."
  16. > The rest of the sentence fails to register in my brain.
  17. > I stare with my mouth agape at the sight at my doorstep.
  18. > A young mare carrying a large cello case looks up at me.
  19. > She continues to speak, but I only hear my own heart beating loudly.
  20. > Her eyes twinkle like precious amethysts against her beautiful gray coat,
  21. > And she gives of an air of sophistication with her pink bow-tie and collar.
  22. > She clears her throat loudly as I take notice of her curvaceous flank.
  23. "May I come inside?" she asks.
  24. > Without hesitation, I step aside to let her into my meager home.
  25.  
  26. ---
  27.  
  28. > I spray out my coffee in surprise.
  29. > The pony avoids the mess with ease.
  30. > "N-N-NINE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS!?"
  31. "Nine hundred million two hundred sixty thousand dollars, to be exact."
  32. > I glare at the pony with disbelief.
  33. > Is this some kind of sick joke? Am I on TV?
  34. "..."
  35. > She just stares at me, patiently waiting for it to sink in.
  36. > I take a few deep breaths to calm myself. I close my eyes for a moment.
  37. > And then, I open them. The pony is still there, her face expressionless.
  38. > "Alright, then," I mumble. "And you're saying he left all this money to me?"
  39. "That is correct. The late master stated it very clearly in his will."
  40. > "But I haven't even spoken to my uncle since I was twelve!"
  41. "..."
  42. > "What the hell was that old geezer thinking? Is this some cruel trick?"
  43. > The pony frowns at those words.
  44. "The late master was certainly... eccentric. But I can assure you that he is a kind man."
  45. > She pulls out a sealed letter from her saddlebag.
  46. > I open it and read silently. It is simple and straight to the point.
  47. > Since he has no children of his own, he has decided to pass on everything to me.
  48. > The letter ends with his signature and family crest. It looks genuine.
  49. > "I guess he's really serious about this..."
  50. "That is correct."
  51. > I look up from the letter, deep in thought.
  52. > "Have you come all this way just to deliver this message?"
  53. "No," says the pony. "There is one more thing,"
  54. > She stands from her seat and takes a deep bow.
  55. "I've come to introduce myself."
  56. > "H-Huh?"
  57. > She doesn't look me in the eye as she blushes slightly.
  58. "My name is Octavia. It is a pleasure to meet you, master."
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