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// Chapter 4 - Emotional Days part 2 
// Story: Story of Diane Pie: Role in Life 
// by Middle Ground 
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	"Day...! Day, open the door! We need to talk to you!" After what happened downstairs, Day had locked herself in the bathroom on the third floor and is now ignoring us. Miss Jubilee has been trying to get her to open the door for nearly an hour without any success.
"I really blew it, didn't I...?" Charm was sad with guilt for upsetting Day earlier.
"It wasn't your fault, Charm. Situations like this happen without warning sometimes. Though, this is certainly unexpected." Bitter Sweet was baffled by this. We all were....
"What if she stays in there forever...? What do we do?!" Charm was starting to panic again.
"It'll be fine, Charm. We'll get through this." I reassured him as I held him in my embrace.
"Day, please come out...! Charm didn't mean to upset you! It was all an accident!" Miss Jubilee kept trying to reach out to Day through the bathroom door.
"Leave me alone...!" Day shouted at us through the door. With that outburst, Miss Jubilee fell silent and just...stopped. We watched as Miss Jubilee walked over and sat on her bed.
"This...is just wrong." Miss Jubilee gave a sad sigh. It was very discouraging. We then left the third floor to let Day be with herself for a little while.
"So Doctor Bitter, any ideas on what to do about Day?" Tough Love asked as she opened on of her romance novels.
Bitter Sweet sighed, "I'm afraid the best advice I have for this situation is to wait for her to leave the bathroom by herself. In cases like this where the pony in question doesn't want to talk, it is best to wait until they do." That wasn't very assuring for us. But I guess there are days when even Bitter Sweet didn't have the answer.
"I'm such an idiot...! Why didn't I keep my mouth shut...?!" Charm was starting to cry from the guilt despite the fact that he wasn't really at fault. I knew I had to do something even though it wasn't any of my business. I stood up and made my way up the stairs.
"Diane, I really think you should leave her alone. If it's s bad as I believe it is, solitude might be what she needs right now...." Bitter Sweet was serious, but I knew he was also worried underneath.
I ignored his words and made my way up to the third floor, and then to the bathroom Day locked herself in.
"Day...? Day, it's me." I called out to her, hoping there would be a response. There was no answer. I then sat against the door, thinking about how to reach out to her. I then recalled what Miss Jubilee said about Day's parents. I knew it was a painful subject, but I had to try something.
"So...I heard a bit about your parents. They used to be good friends with Miss Jubilee. I know I shouldn't ask, but what were your parents like? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to...." I really shouldn't have asked.... But what else were we supposed to do? There was not answer from Day, so I waited for her to answer. I then noticed Miss Jubilee standing at the entrance to the staircase, and I gave her an assuring wave. She waved back and then left. I continued to wait for Day to answer. For nearly two hours I waited for Day to answer me while the others waited for any progress. Suddenly, before my eye-lids were about to drop, I heard some clattering from within the bathroom.
"Day, are you alright?" I was shaken up by the sudden noise and hoped nothing bad happened. No answer for a few minutes and I was getting scared.
"Day, answer me...! Tell me you-" I was then interrupted when the door finally opened with Day walking out.
"I'm alright...." I was so relieved to see Day walk out of the bathroom safe and sound. Even though her eyes were all red from what seemed like hours of crying.
"I'm sorry for scaring you all...." Day looked really tired from being upset for so long and I then embraced her.
"It's alright, Day...! I'm just glad you're alright." Thank Luna nothing too bad happened. I then sat her down on her bed and gave her one of her dolls, hoping to calm her down and talk.
"Are you okay now?" I wanted to be sure Day was willing to speak about her troubles. Day gave me a nod as she held her doll tight in her hooves.
"Day, I know it might hurt to tell me, but could you please tell me why you're upset?" I had to know if I was going to help Day. Day shivered as she held onto her doll. I should have known I was taking this too far, but I just had to try. 
"I'll tell you...." Day was actually willing to tell me about her parents. If this could help her somehow, then I am willing to listen.
"I was very little when Mommy and Daddy were here.... We lived in that big city where the Princesses lived. We saw them walking around the stores all the time and wave to them. It was fun. But sometimes....my parents were mean to me. When I started school, they would always yell at me for not studying hard enough or not making good grades. But they were nice to me when I did do good. They said I could be a good mare and do really good. I wanted to make them proud and I started doing really good in school. But then...one day at school...." I noticed Day's voice was starting to quiver as she spoke. What happens next must have been how Day's parents died.
"I was....at school when...when....the ground started shaking. The ground was shaking so much and...and....many houses fell down....and ponies were hurt. When it stopped shaking so much....my....my parents.....they...died. Our house broke too..... And that's what happened....to them." Day began to cry when she finally finished her story. I tried to figure out what she meant by when the ground started shaking. And in no time at all, I knew what it was: It was an earthquake. Earthquakes are very uncommon in Equestria. When and where they occur is difficult to predict. I couldn't imagine how Day felt when she found out what happened. I didn't know what to say. All I could do was embrace her in my hooves....
We sat there on her bed for nearly ten minutes. Day began to calm down bit by bit in that time. I then looked into her eyes as I pieced my words together at last.
"Day, I'm sorry for what happened to your parents. But your parents loved you and wanted the best for you. That's why they were mean to you sometimes. They wanted you to try your best and grow up to be a great mare someday. I would give anything to have what you had...." I recalled the faces of my father, my mother, and my three sisters. But they're not my family. They were Pinkie Pie's family and that is a fact.
"I...I don't know...." Day is still too young to truly understand. But it seemed like I was getting through to her a little.
"I'm sure you will understand someday. But right now, everypony downstairs is waiting for you and they want to see the 'Happy' Good Day. Not the 'Sad' Good Day." I gave her a big goofy smile, hoping to snap her out of her sadness. She nearly bursts laughing. Her sad face instantly vanished.
"I knew Happy Day was there." I was so happy to see Day smiling again.
"Thank you, Big Sis...." Day rubbed her tears out of her eyes and smiled back at me. We then went back down to see the others.
"We're back, and guess who I-" I was then interrupted by Charm quickly embracing Day.
"I'M SORRY, DAY...! I'M REALLY SORRY!" Charm was streaming tears from his eyes and wailing as he held onto Day.
"Charm, I told you to calm down...!" Tough Love then pulled Charm off of Day.
"Are you alright, Day...?" Miss Jubilee walked over to Day, hoping to see if she was alright.
"I'm alright. I'm sorry for making you worry. Big Sis made me feel better." We were all very relieved to see her happy again. Day gave Miss Jubilee a hug like always.
"Hmph, well done, Diane. You did better than I could." Bitter Sweet was impressed with me. I was a little embarrassed.
"I think we've kept the food waiting long enough...." Tough love looked over at the food on the stove that we have been ignoring all this time.
"Me first...!" Day then rushed over to the table without hesitation.
"Hey, no fair...!" Charm then rushed over to the table. We all laughed and then began to enjoy a late-night dinner. I'm so glad that I could help them. Truly....