“You wanting to do this for him just shows how much you love him as a friend. You’re free to do whatever you want to make your friend feel special when he visits this place”.
That was what Emily said to Ryan after he told her what he planned on doing today, and Ryan couldn’t help but to smile broadly and thank her before walking out of the house.
He was ridden to school as usual by one of the guards. And the moment they arrived at the school compound and Ryan had come down from the horse, he said to the guard,
“Come pick me up during closing hour today”.
The guard was a little surprised by Ryan’s statement because for weeks, Ryan had been instructing him not to come pick him up. He’d been trekking home for weeks.
But since Ryan instructed him to come pick him up today, he was going to do just so. All that flowed out of his mouth was ‘okay’ before he rode out of the school compound.
Then Ryan turned around and began walking toward the building where his classroom was situated. There was a reason why he told the guard to come pick him up today…you’d find out the reason later.
It’s been hours since Ryan arrived in his classroom, and by now, lots of teachers had entered their classroom, taught them, and left. Ryan and Dylan were discussing currently.
It was getting really close to break hour, no teacher would be entering their classroom again until break hour had come and passed.
Dylan was standing close to Ryan’s seat, while Ryan was sitting in his seat, staring at him, and the both of them were conversing…
“So, is it a sure thing that I would be visiting your home today? Like, are you a hundred percent sure?”. Dylan inquired of Ryan.
“Yes, it is a sure thing, you’d definitely be visiting my home today just as I visited yours yesterday”. Ryan responded with his gaze focused on Dylan.
A smile appeared on Dylan’s face immediately the moment he heard that…he’d finally get to be seeing the mansion Ryan was living in today.
“I’m glad to hear that, in fact, I can’t wait for school to be over so I can come see your home”. Dylan’s voice resounded again.
“It would definitely happen”.
The moment those words finished flowing out of Ryan’s mouth, Dylan walked away…
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It had just gotten to closing hour, and students were already leaving their different classrooms as usual. Dylan had been happy throughout because Ryan told him he’d be visiting his home today…it was a sure thing.
The happiness was evident on his face, he couldn’t hide it.
And now that closing hour had arrived, the time had finally arrived for him to begin heading toward Ryan’s home. So he didn’t waste time standing up from his seat and walking toward Ryan’s seat.
Ryan was still sitting in his seat when Dylan reached him, and the moment he glanced at Dylan’s face, he could see the happiness.
He stood up from his seat holding his bag in his hand, then he wore it. After chuckling a little, he said to Dylan with his gaze focused on him,
“I can see you’re so happy”.
“Yes, I’m so happy to see the mansion you’re living in”. Dylan stated.
Ryan couldn’t help but chuckle again after Dylan said that, then his voice resounded again,
“Okay then, let’s go see the mansion I’m residing in”.
..The moment Ryan was done saying that, the both of them walked out of the classroom together.
They had reached the school compound by now and were walking on it. They were still walking when Ryan sighted the guard that rode him to school this morning sitting on that same horse he used in riding him to school.
Of course, the guard was waiting for him since Ryan instructed him to come pick him up from school during closing hour today. And that’s exactly what the guard was here to do…
The main reason why Ryan instructed the guard to come pick him up today was because of Dylan. Yes, since Dylan was going to be visiting his home today, he didn’t want them to trek there.
He wanted them to get ridden to that place. Of course, Dylan doesn’t enjoy the privilege of getting ridden home by a guard or something because he wasn’t from a rich family.
Well, Ryan wanted him to experience getting ridden by someone with a horse. Remember, the plan was to make Dylan feel special, the guard riding them to his home was part of it.
Ryan and Dylan kept walking until they reached the guard and the horse he was sitting on. Dylan didn’t know the guard was waiting for them, so he was about to walk past the guard and the horse when Ryan stopped him saying,
“We wouldn’t be trekking to my home, this man here would be riding us to that place”.
He pointed to the guard sitting on the horse while making that utterance…
“Seriously?”. Dylan uttered with a bit of widened eyes after Ryan made that statement.
“Yes, seriously”.
A wide grin appeared on Dylan’s face immediately. He was already happy he’d get to be visiting Ryan’s home today, the happiness he was feeling was only increasing.
The guard was a little surprised by what he’d just discovered. So Ryan would be bringing his friend home for a visit today? Discovering that also made him discern the main reason why Ryan told him to come pick him up today was because of this.
Since his friend was going to be visiting today, he didn’t want them to trek…he wanted the journey to be faster.
Both Ryan and Dylan had mounted the horse by now. Dylan was sitting behind the guard, while Ryan was sitting behind Dylan. Seeing that the both of them were already sitting comfortably on the horse, the guard put it in motion riding out of the school compound.
A smile was plastered on Dylan’s face as he was sitting on top of the horse, and it was in motion. He had sat on top of a moving horse before, but it’s been a really long time since it last happened.
He was sitting on top of a moving horse currently, and he loved what he was feeling. He was feeling excitement as the horse was in motion.
He wasn’t just feeling excitement as the horse kept moving nonstop, he was also glancing around. He was glancing at the people walking on the road, glancing at houses, and so on.
Ryan was sitting behind Dylan, and he’d noticed how excited Dylan was because he was sitting on top of a moving horse.
And this fact was making him happy, he liked that Dylan was excited because he was experiencing something he hadn’t experienced for a long time.
..The plan was to make Dylan feel special, and he was already achieving it.
The guard kept putting the horse in motion until they finally arrived at the front of Ryan’s home before riding straight into the compound. Dylan opened his mouth in awe the moment he set eyes on Ryan’s house.
It was a mansion as expected, but the mansion was looking better than how he expected it to be. The guard rode the horse to where the other horses were.
Ryan was the first person to come down from the horse since he was the one sitting at the back. When it was about time for Dylan to come down from the horse, he couldn’t bring himself to because he was glancing at the mansion.
He was mesmerized by what he was seeing, he liked what he was seeing…this was complete luxury.
If the exterior of the house could be looking this nice, then how would the interior be looking? This was exactly the thought running through Dylan’s mind.
“Dylan, come down from the horse”. Ryan said to him with his gaze focused on him.
He knew the reason why Dylan was still sitting on the horse even though he was supposed to have come down from it by now was because he was glancing at the house and was mesmerized by what he was seeing.
But he still had to say that to him though because Dylan wouldn’t sit on the horse forever. Even though he was mesmerized by what he was seeing, he still has to come down from the horse at some point.
And him coming down from the horse would make it easier for the guard to tie the horse after coming down from it himself.
It was just like Dylan came back to reality after hearing Ryan’s voice. He glanced at Ryan before saying, “Oh!”.
And after that, he came down from the horse. Then the guard came down from the horse next before he began tying it…
Dylan was standing close to Ryan currently, and his gaze was focused on the mansion. Apart from glancing at the mansion, he was also glancing at the other guards standing in front of it.
Ryan had noticed Dylan had resumed staring at the house again after coming down from the horse and standing close to him. So glancing at Dylan, he uttered to him,
“You like what you’re seeing, right?”.