"... so what happened next?"
Continuing to look down at the bar table that he was sitting at, Casey answered, "I don't really like to, um, remember it."
The elderly bartender was about to give a response, but he became curious after seeing the young teenager retrieve a tiny pill that came out of his wristwatch.
Then, Casey dropped it into his 10th glass of water, and the pill quickly dissolved, with the clear liquid changing into a dark-blue color.
"Is that why you've been drinking those?" said the bartender. "To forget?"
"Yup," replied Casey, nodding his head with a saddened expression, and he began to consume his glass offlavored water. "Well, onlysomememories, to be precise… the rest are ones that I don't want to forget."
The bartender let out a chuckle, and he replied, "Well, for a youngster like yourself who's been talking for almost 4 hours now, there's alotof stuff you don't want to forget."
Casey simply gave a small shrug before setting down his now-empty glass, and mumbled some words underneath his breath before looking up at the bartender. "Can I have a refill, please?"
"Sure thing, son," he replied, and took the glass on his way over to the water jug machine while Casey quietly looked at his necklace's charm.
"You haven't told her yet, huh?"
The young teeanger turned around, and found himself looking at a man that appeared to a few years older than he was.
I feel like I've seen him somewhere else before.
"The alicorn princess… Twilight… yourgirlfriend," said the young adult, and Casey gave him a slight smirk before giving a response.
"Wasmy girlfriend… she and I are, um… we're taking a break… and, no, I never told her."
The young adult had an apologetic look on his face as he said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know… I didn't spoil anything for our bartender friend, did I?"
"Not really, but I think it's easy to tell since I'm here," replied Casey. "So you were listening, too?"
"Eh, I started to around the point your friend named, um,Stardustshowed up with that thing around your neck," said the young man, who was referring to Casey's necklace.
Once he heard the name of his friend, Casey let out a sarcastic laugh, and replied, "He's not my friend anymore… or, at least, I thought he was."
"Why? What happened between-"
For a moment, a scowl appeared on Casey's face, and he exclaimed, "I haven't gone there yet!"
Then, realizing that he'd gotten upset, Casey gave the young man an apology. "Sorry, it's just that… I'm not doing too hot in that department."
I don't evenhavefriends anymore.
"Well, youdidsacrifice yourself in order for him to be happy," reminded the young man, trying to be optomistic. "And he's done… uh… well, whatever you said in your story."
A tiny smile appeared on Casey's face, and he said, "Well, thanks for listening, sir… also, what's your name again?"
Before the young man could answer him, the elderly bartender returned with another glass of water, and set it down in front of Casey.
"So, does that mean you're done telling the story?"
As he began to prepare his drink, Casey shook his head, and said, "Sorry, I just… needed a quick break… not exactly fond of the stuff that happens next."
The bartender gave a shrug, and replied, "Not many people in here, son, so I got plenty of time."
He looked over to his other customer, and asked, "You got a story too?"
"Yeah, but mine can wait," he said, making a gesture towards Casey. "His is more important, at the moment… but you mind gettin' me another Co -thank you, Johnny!"
"No problem, Wright," replied the bartender, after giving the young man another soda pop bottle, and he looked back at Casey. "Whenever you're ready, son."
After taking a quick drink, the pony-turned-teenager let out a sigh, and said, "So, yeah, once I got hit by the dart, everything went black…"