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// Distant 
// Story: Sunset's Scars 
// by Mystic Shadows 
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Sunset watched her hand curl into a fist. She watched as her fist hit the mirror above her sink. She watched as the mirror showing her body- the wrong body- shattered. She watched as she knelt down and started picking the mirror pieces up. She watched as a piece of mirror cut her finger. She watched the blood as it welled up and started to roll down her finger. 

She watched as she stopped picking glass up and left the bathroom. She watched as she left her apartment and started walking. She watched as she walked to Canterlot High and stopped in front of the statue. She watched as she circled the statue once, twice, three times. She watched as she walked back to her apartment. She watched as she entered her place and looked around. She watched as she climbed the stairs leading to the loft. She watched as she climbed into bed and closed her eyes.

Her phone ringing the next morning woke her up. Opening her eyes, Sunset glanced at her phone and deciphered the text from Pinkie, who always seemed to text in emoticons and emojis. Oh, right. I'm supposed to be meeting them at the mall today. She staggered her way down the stairs and into the bathroom.  Turning on the light, she took one step in and stepped on a piece of glass, cutting her foot in the process. 

"Owch." Sunset yelped. "What in the---Where did all this glass come from?" Looking around, she realized that her mirror was missing and realized that must the glass laying on the ground. "Great. Now, I'm going to be even more late meeting the girls." Sunset knelt down and started carefully picking up glass. After she had picked up the biggest pieces and threw them into the trash can, she grabbed a band-aid out of the cabinet. After ensuring there was no glass in the cut on her foot, she applied the band-aid. She quickly changed into her clothes, and grabbing her leather jacket, ran out the front door.

At the mall, the other girls stood near the food court, waiting for Sunset. "Shoot, it ain't like Sunset to be late. If anything, she's normally the first person to any outin'." Applejack said.

"Ugh, I hate waiting around and doing nothing. Can't she hurry up?" Rainbow complained.

"I--I'm sure she's on her way" Fluttershy stammered, Twilight nodding in agreement.

"Come now, she's just being fashionably late. It is the new trend, after all. And a lady must never rush" Said Rarity, who had arrived last.

"I didn't know Sunset followed trends" Twilight commented, looking over at Rarity.

"Ah, well, that is to say..." Rarity stammered

"Sunset doesn't follow trends, at all." Pinkie said. "But I sent her a text, reminding her about our outing, just in case she forgot about it and us, although I don't think she would ever forget about us. Maybe she's late because she was up late last night and took a midnight walk across town. Is that what happened, Sunny?" Pinkie directed her question at Sunset who had just arrived and was panting slightly.

"Umm, I missed most of that, but my alarm clock didn't go off. And when I went to get ready, my mirror was broken, so I had to clean that up before heading over here." Sunset explained. She didn't tell the girls she had actually forgotten about going to the mall. 

"Your mirror was broken? Was it just a case of spontaneous glass breakage?" Twilight asked.

"I guess." Sunset shrugged. "I have no clue why it broke. What's weirder is that I didn't hear it. "

"Maybe it broke while you took your midnight walk. So, where were you going? Why did it have to be at midnight? Oooh, are you seeing someone? Who is it? Can I meet him? I promise I won't tell anyone" Pinkie 'interrogated' Sunset. 

"Midnight walk?" Sunset looked at the other girls for assistance.

"Pinkie's convinced you were late because you took a walk across town." Rainbow rolled her eyes. "Anyway, now that you're here, we can finally go see the new Power Ponies movie."

"Movie don't start for an hour, Rainbow." Applejack said.

"Yeah, but it's popular. The line's going to be long, and we'll still need to get popcorn and junk." Rainbow pointed out. All the girls agreed at that and started moving towards the theater.  After walking a few feet, Twilight realized Sunset wasn't with them. 

"Sunset?" Twilight called, looking back and saw Sunset just standing. "Are you coming?" Sunset shook her head and looked around, seeming to realize that the girls had left.