As the school bell rings, signifying the end of the day. The students went home, knowing that it’s Friday. Fluttershy walked out of the school with tears in her eyes. Her friend, Tree Hugger, caught up with her.
“Fluttershy! Wait up!” Tree Hugger called out.
“Oh, hello, Tree Hugger.” Fluttershy replied softly.
“Hey, girl. Don’t let what happened get to you. That was a nice presentation you gave for Mr. Cranky Doodle.”
“I know. But, that bully, Adagio stepped in and smashed my project to pieces!”
Fluttershy ran away, crying as she goes. Tree Hugger got out her smartphone, and put out a call. Later, at her house, Fluttershy sat in her backyard, still sobbing, still upset about what happened.
I can’t believe that this happened. Fluttershy thought. I had a great project and it got wrecked!
As Fluttershy continues to cry softly, she heard a knock on the gate of the backyard. Cautiously, she went to the gate to answer. As she opened the gate, Fluttershy was greeted by a sweet looking girl with curly blond hair. She wore a dark pink polo shirt, red Capri pants, and pink sneakers.
“Sugar?” Fluttershy uttered. “Is that you?”
“It sure is, honey.” The girl named Sugar replied.
Fluttershy was a bit shaky. But, Sugar gave her a sweet hug to comfort her.
“What are you doing here?” Fluttershy wondered.
Fluttershy and Sugar sat down at a table near the back door. Soon, Sugar gave an explanation. “Your friend, Tree Hugger, called and told me what happened.”
“She did?” Fluttershy gasped.
“That she did. You must’ve been heartbroken.”
“That’s putting it mildly.” Fluttershy explains. “I presented to my teacher, Mr. Cranky Doodle, a series of pictures for a project I did. Showing how plants grow. I chose a bell pepper plant, that grew different colored peppers.”
“Oh my.” Sugar said happily. “That sounds impressive.”
“It would’ve. If the brutal Adagio Dazzle didn’t step up, ripped my poster to pieces, and threw it out.”
Sugar was scared to hear that. “Oh, dear. I hope you salvaged the pictures.”
“I did. But, I was so upset, I cried all the way home.”
Fluttershy bent her head down in despair. But, Sugar comforted her. “Don’t cry, my friend. Since you saved the pictures, you could probably recreate that poster.”
The nature lover realized that Sugar may have a point. “Yes. I can come back from this. Just like how you came back from your nightmare.”
“Nightmare?” Sugar wondered.
“That dark day when Spike of The Heavy Metal Sisters burned your face with her blowtorch.”
“That’s right.” Sugar said, knowing what Fluttershy is talking about. “After that happened, I was scared. But, I was determined to get back in the ring. For a while, I had to wear a mask to hide those nasty burns.”
“You’re a brave soul, Sugar.”
Sugar felt pleased to hear that praise. She and Fluttershy hugged each other happily.