Tenderheart and Bluewish woke simultaneously. “Moongazer!” they shouted together. They looked at each other and giggled because of their words. They both walked into Moongazers room and frowned. She hadn’t come home. It hadn’t been a dream. Something in them knew Moongazer was alive. So they temporarily accepted the filly’s absence and proceeded to cook breakfast.
They made some eggs and muffins. They sat down, thanked Celestia for their food and began to eat. Bluewish turned the TV higher, to block the silence. The ponylimpcs were on, and Dustrose was winning the swimming competition. They finished, and Tenderheart washed the dishes. Bluewish went outside and trimmed the lawn. Then, Bluewish went inside to vacuum, and Tenderheart went outside to weed the garden. After the chores were done, they sat down and pondered what would cause Moongazer to run away.
“maybe someone was bullying her at school” Tenderheart suggested. “maybe we were smothering her” Bluewish contemplated. “no.no. she spacifically stated in her note that it wasn’t us.” Tenderheart defended. For she would not be told she was smothering her child. “ok then, maybe she did something wrong and was afraid to admit it.” Bluewish offered. “My baby, do something so shamefull that she couldn’t tell me!? No! she would never do that!” Tenderheart shouted. She knew Moongazer could never do something that bad.
Tenderheart walked into her bedroom. “im not going to be told by my own husband that there is something wrong with my child!” “YOUR child?! I guess my seven years of rasing her was worth nothing!” Bluewish fought back. “all you did was sit on the couch and tell her she was pretty while staring at the TV! “oh yeah? Who cooked all the barbacues, who was the only one who knew how to set up a sprinkler? Who was the one that helped Moongazer get better when she had the flu and mom was on a business trip! Not you, it was me! I love her just as much as you! And I put in just as much work!”by then, half of Tenderhearts closet was packed, her suitcases were full, and she was opening the door. “im going to my cousin dreamdust. Have fun by yourself, and send the rest of my stuff to her address.”
Bluewish stopped talking. “no. you cant leave just because of this! Moongazer would want us to be happy.” “I cant leave can i? watch me!” Tenderheart walked out, and slammed the door behind her. Bluewish sat, defeated on the couch. Right then and there, he wished that he didn’t have a voice to fight with.