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// Chapter 2 
// Story: Apple Eyes 
// by Toxic Lullaby 
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"Come here, dearie!" Granny shouted to my little sister. "I want to show you how quickly the apples have ripened!"

I smiled as the two looked in awe at the scarlet  fruits on the tree. Apple Bloom struggled to reach an apple at the top, but was too small to even touch the first branch. Big Mac came along and picked off the reddest apple there was and gave it to her, then promptly went back to his work. 

"Thank you, Big Mac!" Apple Bloom said excitedly, as she bit into the juicy fruit. 

Then, she galloped away again to play with her friends. That's when I noticed that Granny looked more tired than usual. I trotted over to check on her. She began to cough. 

"Granny, are you alright?" I asked, concerned, as she could barely articulate. 

"I'm fine, Apple..apple..." Then, she fell to the ground. 

"GRANNY!?!" I shouted as I tried to revive her. I called for help, "BIG MAC!!!!"
I continued to shake her as Big Mac galloped over to us, "Oh please wake up!!" 

I began to cry as Big Mac carried her to the hospital. I followed close behind him, teary eyed and silently praying that she's ok.
Granny was beginning to stir..

"Big Macintosh..", she said weakly, "Where in tar-nation are you taking me?"

"The hospital, Granny.", I said, trying my best to comfort her, when I was the one who seemed to need it. "You fainted."

She tried to laugh, but ended up coughing, in undeniable pain