Flashback (Rose's Point of View)
After I got up from my dazed state, I looked around my new home. I found that the house was quite empty, yet still homely. I also saw a fire, slowly roasting which, although it was burning brightly, wasn't very warm. I walked around for a few minutes, exploring the different rooms. All the possibilities of different arrangements of furniture started appearing in my head. There could be a couch over here! A painting would look great on this wall! Too bad there wasn't actually any furniture in the house. I would have to save up to buy some.
As it got late, I headed toward the bedroom. That was the only room that had any furniture in it. One bed, one single bed. And that was all I needed for that night. I kicked off my traveling clothes, and threw them in the corner of the room. Those clothes were only used to travel, not to do things like walk around in Ponyville. As I slowly drifted off to sleep, I thought of the colt I ran into earlier that day. Would he actually get me a job? Is he as nice as he appeared? All these questions would soon be answered in the following days.
I awoke to the warming and bright sunrise, ready to start a day anew. I stood up, got ready to go out, even though I didn't know what I was going to do today. I had a drink of tea before I set off to find that colt I was talking to yesterday.
"Where did he say he lived?" I thought for a second, then remembered him saying
"I live just across the path from you in fact!"
Then I got slightly sheepish and thought about all the things that could go wrong if I went to his house. Would he be mad if I knocked and he was still sleeping? What if someone else was there and I startled them? I don't think I could be O.K. with me annoying him like that...
So later that day I went out to go talk to the colt. Walking across the path, I noticed that most of the commotion was towards the west, where the shopping part of Ponyville was. I knocked on his door, only to find silence. I knock again, this time slightly louder. I wait...but to no avail. I thought to myself,
"I guess he's not home. I'll have to come back another time." but just when I turned away, the door opened up and shown through the archway was the same familiar colt I was talking with yesterday.
"Hi!" He said.
"Hi." I said back.
"How's it going?"
"Fine thank you."
"What can I help you with?" He said
"Well I'm new here, you already know that" I gave out a slight giggle. "You wouldn't mind if I asked you to, umm, show me around Ponyville, would you?"
"Not at all!" He said
He walks out of his house, and we began to talk about different things.
"So how was your first night in your new house?" He says.
"It was good. Thanks for asking." I reply "I didn't seem to catch your name the other day."
"Oh! I'm sorry, it must have slipped my mind! My name is Oak, Oak Blossom."
"Mine is Rose Meadow." I say.
"That's a nice name. I like it." He smiled politely.
We were coming close to central Ponyville when we started to notice the bustle of the town and everypony moving about, buying things, and talking with each other. We walk towards a slightly tall building.
"This is Sugar Cube Corner. You can get all sorts of sweets here. Not only are the sweets here unique, but so are the ponies who own it. Mr. and Mrs. Cake. Make sure to pay them a visit, they'll surely appreciate it" He said.
Continuing through the town, Oak and I see some foals playing, giggling and having fun.
"This is the library. A pony named 'Twilight Sparkle' lives here and owns the library. She's very intelligent you'll find. If you ever want to get a book, she'll know exactly what you want."
We keep walking, seeing a few ponies eating a lunch. They were talking happily.
"That over there is the town square. Whenever there's an important announcement, it'll be there." He said enthusiastically.
We spent the rest of the day joyfully talking and walking. There were many things we talked about, many things we looked at, many things we did. I never have had this much joy since the famine in Lindale. I never had this kind of community. In Lindale everyone was unhappy, they were always working, and the town was always in a gloomy state. Yet, this town was different...almost the opposite. Every one was cheerful, they were doing leisure activities, and the sky was even bright. I was even happy. At that very moment my fears of a new town, a new house, and being away from my family drifted into the wind, never to be seen again. It was him who made me happy again. Looking into his bright eyes made me gleam on the inside. I smiled a wide smile when I thought of this...this magical thing that is friendship.