//------------------------------// // After the Storm // Story: Amereep's Anthology of Flashfics // by Amereep //------------------------------// "Some proclamation." "Be quiet." "You really got through to them when you said, 'can you offer a job?'" "Shut up!" "Make me." "..." "Just look at yourself, nothing's changed. You're back where you were before, a broken pony without a purpose in life." "..." "How long has it been? Ten? Twenty?" "Four years." "Not since his fall." "..." "You know what I'm talking about." "...the day I was damned." "Now you're being honest with yourself." "..." "You're starting to admit it. Deep down, you're just making excuses for yourself." "..." "You know that it's impossible, you're going to be struggling for the rest of your days as half a unicorn. One that feels demoralized for being handicapped." "..." "You see this. And you know where this pointless search will take you." "..." "You'll start to accept that there's no hope, begin to feel miserable about everything, and you'll finish it by committing sui-" *CRSSH* "...I hate mirrors."