January: for all that is (not) good in this world.
Brian's current girlfriend was a wonder, he thought. Smart, beautiful, she was perfect. He eyed her from across the room. There was no way he could go wrong. No way, not with her.
"Hey," Amy bumped his shoulder. He looked over at his best friend and smiled warmly to her as she sat down next to him.
"Hey, what are
you
doing here?" He asked in surprise, "you never come here."
"Yeah I know, but I took the day off to eat lunch with you." Brian looked at her lunch plate and noted that she hadn't taken any vegetables. He felt a light flutter of concern for her. She needed to eat well if she wanted to run a company.
"Hmm," He bit into an apple and glanced at his girlfriend and back to Amy.
"What?" She smiled at him, "you seem on edge."
"No, not at all," Brian new how to get what he wanted from Amy, "I was just thinking of the fact that you have no vegetables on your plate."
"Oh?" She raised her eyebrows, "Yeah well, so what I"-
"I'm glad for you," Brian jumped in quickly, "too many people are on health kicks. You shouldn't eat too much green stuff anyway. I bet it doesn't even taste good."
After a moments pause, Amy stood up and went to get some vegetables. Yet a sudden scream from across the room made everyone jolt. Chaos seemed to slowly perpetuate and Brian's girlfriend, Jessica, seemed to be in the direct middle of it!
Later that night...
"I don't know what to do!" Jessica cried to Brian, "I don't have the money for this..."
Brian didn't look concerned, Jessica was his girlfriend, and he knew exactly what to do. He reached out and gave her a tissue. Comfort, he thought.
"Are you sure they said it was going to cost that much?" He frowned.
"YES! I asked your doctor several times..." She nodded her cute little head, "thank you so much from getting him so quickly for me..." Brian smiled knowing how much she appreciated it. Jessica cared for her Grandmother very much.
"I'm so angry at the waiter who served her!" She continued, "what kind of monster poisons such an old woman's lunch? I mean, what good could that ever accomplish him?" Tears flowed down her cheeks. Her sparkling blue eyes seemed to fleck with fury.
"But the surgery can be paid in two halves, correct?" Brian checked all the facts once more.
"Yes, but even so, Brian I don't have that kind of money," Jessica looked at her feet hopelessly, "My granny is the only family I have left, and I'm going to lose her."
"I have the money," Brian offered gently, and caressed her cheek. Jessica looked up at Brian, opening her mouth to say something- she was cut off by Brian's phone.
The sound of wedding bells rang as his ringtone. Jessica had always thought it was strange that he had assigned the wedding theme to Amy's ring tone. But there was nothing much she could say about it. She knew Brian would love her, faithfully. So it didn't matter.
"Okay," Brian said, after his phone call, he looked at Jessica sweetly, "We can work this out; I can give you the money."
Jessica opened her eyes and felt relief and happiness finally take the place of her despair. She felt all the tension leave her. Finally something could be done. Finally she would be able to keep the last member of her family close to her. Finally.
February: you do not know what you do not know
Amy strolled into that building like she had known her whole life that she belonged there. Tiny as she was, she knew she was strong. Everyone looked up to her, although not quite in the literal sense due to her height. She took a look at all her workers and felt at ease, and in control.