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// 2. The First Few Bricks 
// Story: Sprout's Wall 
// by Illinois Mapping 
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“Lieutenant Cloverleaf was reported missing in action as of the 2nd of May about 23 miles outside of the unicorn capitol. He fought honorably and valiantly and we want to thank your husband for his service in the war”. 
It was at this point that my mother began to become a bit… crazy. The war was nearly over, yet she amped up production of weaponry. She banned me from visiting the Starscout residence regardless of why, and she would barely ever let me leave her sight. She’d often take me to work with her just to make sure I couldn’t escape her vision. During the times she had important business meetings, she’d put me under the supervision of the sheriff. I don’t quite remember his name, but he’d always find something interesting for me to do, even help me make friends with another colt named Hitch. After a while, we both decided that a law enforcement position was an amazing thing to be a part of. After a while, my mother would notice how obedient I would be after returning home from the police station, and she began to put more and more trust in the sheriff.
That was until one day, when Hitch and I wandered off.
One day, the sheriff arrived at work extremely tired. Apparently, there was a crazy case that he’d worked all night on, and he couldn’t do much. I believe about 30 seconds passed before he passed out on his desk. Hitch then told me of someone else he trusted, although I was unsure about it, because that “someone else” was Argyle, which, as I said earlier, was banned from seeing me. We ended up reaching his house, and I honestly didn’t see what was so bad about him. He greeted me and asked if I wanted to bake cupcakes. His daughter, Sunny, was eager to see me again, especially since it had now been about a year since we’d seen each other. While Sunny and I didn’t really agree on a lot of things, such as common knowledge, we still played games and ate desserts. Argyle was extremely caring, yet not super overprotective like my mom. However, just as we finished baking the second batch of cupcakes, that was when my mom found us.
“You can’t just go trotting off without my permission. Especially not here.” she told us. She said something about Argyle “brainwashing” me, although Argyle quickly responded by saying how my mother is the one who does all the brainwashing, quickly followed by offering her a cupcake in the batch we recently baked. However, my mom turned it down, and then took Hitch and I along with her. She wasn’t in a very good mood after finding me with Argyle, but I then told her about my plans to become a sheriff and hopefully enforce the truth, ensuring no one will think otherwise. She then brightened up, and agreed to help me along the path to become the town’s top law enforcer. At this point in my life, I had a friend, a protective mother, and a goal I wanted to reach. Things seemed to be looking up. So why are the bricks still stacking on top of one another?