//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Relationship Woes // Story: Tales of a Teenage Romance // by Echo Breeze //------------------------------// It has been a few months since the incident with Gloriosa Daisy at Camp Everfree. Twilight and Timber had been going steady all that time. After several successful dates, Timber called Twilight and told her to meet him at the park. Now on her way over there, Twilight had started to panic. 'Why did Timber sound so dejected over the phone. Was it something I did wrong. Twilight thought on the ride to the park. Casting occasional glances to her mother in the driver's seat. She had a troubled look on her face. Twilight Velvet had been there when her daughter received the call from Timber. After finally arriving at the park, Velvet turned to Twilight. Still with a look of concern on her face. "Twily, dear. Would you like me to wait for you?" She asked as Twilight was climbing out. "No thanks Mom. I'll catch the bus." Twilight kindly declined her mother's offer. "I shouldn't be long. See you at home for dinner." "Sure thing Twily, just be careful, ok." she said while shifting the minivan into drive. "Will do Mom. When have I ever not been careful, I'm a scientist." Twilight said with an indignant huff. Her reaction caused Velvet to laugh. "Ok Twily. See you later." she said and drove off Twilight walked into the park and found Timber sitting on a park bench with his head in his hands. She walked up to him and cleared her throat to get his attention. The sudden, unexpected sound caused him to jump, startled out of whatever thought he was in the middle of. "Jesus, Twilight! You scared the shit out of me!" Timber said while trying to regain his composure "Sorry Timber, but how else was I supposed to get your attention. You weren't paying attention." Twilight said. "Sorry, I've just got a lot on my mind right now Twilight." he said with an apologetic look on his face. "It's alright, Timber. Soooo, what did you want to talk about." Twilight asked, a little worried. On the way over, she had thought of every possible outcome of the encounter, and some of them scared her. "Look… Twilight… I don't know how to put this in a nice way, but…" Timber started, obviously grasping at straws to find a nice way of putting it. "Look, Timber. Whatever it is, just say it." Twilight said. Eager to get the encounter over and done with, as her nerves were getting the best of her. She had to try really hard to not look away. "Fine. Twilight, I wanna break up with you. You're too clingy, can't shut up about science and all that other bullshit, and I can't do a long distance relationship anymore." Timber said, "We are over." Twilight felt her heart break in two as tears started forming in her eyes. She choked back a sob. "So that is how ypu wanna play it, after five months, you throw me away like some cheap whore. All because you don't understand science. Well I'm fucking sorry Timber Spruce, but that is one thing I'm never gonna fucking change, EVER!" Twilight yelled. "And you say I'm CLINGY! Well I have been trying to show you affection through these last five months, that's all. So I'm SORRY I came off as clingy. This conversation is over. Goodbye and fuck off Timber Spruce." His name was spat out with venom. With that, Twilight turned around and stormed off, leaving Timber stunned at Twilight's outburst. Once Twilight was sure she was out of Timber's line of sight, she finally allowed herself to break down and cry. She had never felt so useless in her life. She sunk low on her haunches. Crying out all her anguish at losing the only person she loved. After half an hour of crying, she composed herself long enough to get on the bus and to get home. Once she got home, Twilight kicked off her shoes and went straight to her room. Her mom had heard her arrive and was about to come and greet her, but stopped by the stairs after seeing her feet retreat over the top landing of the stairs. Knowing that Twilight would probably want to be left alone for the time being, she went to start on dinner. When Twilight got to her room, she locked her door. Turning her back to the door, she sunk down, put her head in her hands and started crying again.After five minutes of non stop crying, she eventually fell asleep. It was a restless sleep, as Twilight had dreams about the encounter earlier in the day. She was jolted awake by her mom knocking on the door. "Twily, dinner is ready. Wash up and come down. Your father is downstairs already." she said through the door. "Ok mom. Be there in a moment." Twilight said, trying to hide the hitch in her voice. Twilight got up after regaining her composure. She then walked to her en-suite bathroom to wash up. 'Wow Twilight, you look like shit.' she thought to herself. She let out a hollow chuckle as she started to wash up to join her parents for dinner. She then left her room and went downstairs. Twilight sat down and started picking at her food. After a few minutes, her mom noticed it and looked at her. "Twily, are you okay?" she asked. "You've barely touched your food." "I'll be fine mom." Twilight said. "Are you sure, you don't look fine to me." Velvet said. "Yeah, I'm just not very hungry." Twilight replied dejectedly. "Twily, we, as your parents, are concerned for your wellbeing," her father, Night Light said. "What is it that has got you so sad." "I don't wanna talk about it." Twilight replied half-heartedly. "Please Twilight ,talk to us. Whatever it is, we'll get through it together." Velvet said Twilight slammed down her fork, stood up, and yelled, "Timber broke up with me, okay. There I said it. Happy now?" Not waiting for an answer, she stormed off, leaving her parents shocked by her outburst.