//------------------------------// // The Promise. // Story: I'll Find You. // by Adorkable //------------------------------// Diamond Tiara sat alone in the white covered room, her heart beating loudly in her chest much like a stampede of wild yaks. Lips as dry as The Badlands on a summer day, her hooves weak and hope dwindling. Should she keep on trying? Was this all a lost cause? What would the madness bring today? So many questions haunted her conscious, yet none came with answers. Jeffrey swung open the door to the visiting hall, the violet mare at his side in silence. Her eyes were filled with sadness and shame, so tired of days without sleep. Dark umbra bags hung tightly under her broken hues, mane a tangled mess. “Is she ok? Under medication?” Tiara spoke in confusion, eyes narrowing to the mare who took a seat across from her. “No. Just a bad day.” Jeffrey gave a sigh and patted the mare on the shoulder, walking out of the room as silence began to fill the air. Tiara batted long lashes, never saying a word as the mare seemed to drift off into space. Her eyes not quite locking upon the child, but beyond her and off across the land outside. “It’s a lovely day outside.” Tiara gave a sweet smile, the silence broken and the mare shrugging. “The sun is so bright and warm! Love the feeling on my coat, walked like super slow on my way here.” The child giggled and gave a bigger smile. “La vie en rose...“ The mare spoke softly, eyes slowly lowering to the floor ignoring the child completely. “Quand tu me presses à ton coeur.” The mare hummed aloud softly as she sang a melodic tune. “Wouldn’t you like to maybe talk about your day?” Tiara spoke up trying to regain her attention. “ Je suis dans un monde à part.” She would sing sweetly to herself, thoughts drifting her off into another world. The child slowly folded her ears back in sorrow, it was no use to even try. She was invisible to her today, a phantom that could not be seen. Tiara listened to the melody of the song, so soothing from the mare’s elegant voice. She could feel a tear roll down her cheek slowly, gently splashing down onto the table below. The child about to wave in the orderly, yet stopping in her tracks, veins running ice cold. The melody was one she heard so long ago, sung to her during dark and frightful nights. To keep her safe and protected from any harm, be it creatures under the bed or the children at the park, who stole her dolly. “La vie en rose…” The mare begun her song anew, eyes blank and fading away. “Quand tu me presses à ton coeur.” She continued in a flawless soprano. “When you press me to your heart.” Tiara sang alongside her, ears pinned back as her voice trembled. “Je suis dans un monde à part.” The mare allowed her own ears to perk up suddenly in response. “I am in a world apart.” Tiara felt herself crying freely now. “Un monde où fleurissent les roses.” The mare lifted her gaze to the child, expression that of worry and woe. “A world where roses bloom.” The child felt the sting of tears, cascade down each cheek as her whole body shivered. “Et quand vous parlez, les anges chantent d'en haut.” The mare lift a slender hoof, wiping away the tears of the child. “And when you speak, angels sing from above.” Tiara sobbed as she closed her eyes, gently nuzzling into the loving hoof. “Les mots de tous les jours semblent se transformer en amour.” The mare let a loving smile cross her lips. “Everyday words seem to turn into love.” Tiara opened her eyes and wept softly in place, her heart wanting to shatter and spring back to life all at once. “Tiara?” She spoke in a tired voice, yet it was flowing with tender warmth. “Mom!?” The child sprang out of her seat and across the table, hugging the mare tight with all the love she could muster. “I feel so tired. No matter how much I sleep, the darkness never lifts.” She spoke in a confused tone, wrapping hooves around the child softly. “It’s ok! I’ll chase away the dark, I’ll lock it up and throw away the key!” The child shivered in place as she smothered her mother in tender kisses. “My little diamond in the rough.” She cooed and planted a soft kiss on her forehead. “I have so much to tell you! So...so little time.” Tiara felt tears rolling down her cheeks, her heart shattering in place within her chest. “My love! Don’t cry dear, just speak from here.” The mare placed a hoof atop her daughter’s chest softly. “I love you!” The child yelled out in pain, burying her face into her mother’s chest. “As do I.” “I’m going to lose you again?” “You’ll never lose me.” “How are you sure?” “Trust in me as I trust in you.” “...” “If I’m ever lost, call out to me and I will find you.” “Promise?” “I promise.” Tiara curled into a small ball in her mother’s embrace, the sound of singing filling the room. For just a moment, she was home.