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// Chapter 2 - The Truth 
// Story: New School, New Life 
// by Asterisk-Star 
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Asterisk was sitting on the bench next to her 'friend', Prism Orchid as Prism, the pink pegasus with yellow mane and eyes would say that she missed Asterisk if she didn't get to sit with her.

On the bench left to Asterisk was sitting Prism's previous friend, Jasmine Glow, a purple pegasus with blue mane and eyes.

Needless to say, casual students like Prism Orchid always chose new friends frequently, even twice a week.

Jasmine Glow asked Asterisk, "Who is your ¢₹@$#"?

Asterisk couldn't understand.

"Can you please repeat what you just said?" Asterisk asked.

Jasmine said more clearly, "Who is your crush?"

Asterisk felt really weird. But as she didn't have a 'crush' on somepony, she didn't blush, not even a bit.

Prism said, "Asterisk knows about it!"

But Asterisk replied, "But wh-why do y-you ask? Class 7 is a very low class to have a crush... so, I-I don't have one yet."

Jasmine laughed cunningly and asked Prism the same question.

Prism didn't answer, but she asked Jasmine the same question.

Jasmine just laughed, from which Asterisk could make out that Jasmine had a crush on somepony. But Asterisk, not being sure about it, didn't say anything.

Asterisk felt that Prism was not really her friend. Prism was just acting to be so. She went to wash hooves before break time with Asterisk, said goodbye to Asterisk when Asterisk would go during Dispersal Time, smiled whenever she met Asterisk, but slowly, the truth was getting unleashed. The truth was that Prism was not really Asterisk's friend and all that she had done to show that she was Asterisk's friend was all acting.

Asterisk would tell her Parents about her 'friend' in her new school and her Parents, too, started liking Prism.

But, sadly, Prism wasn't really Asterisk's friend. Prism had only come to get some help from Asterisk and would go when her need was fulfilled. Prism was also helping Asterisk with some work, in order to get what she wanted. But Asterisk and her Parents mistook Prism as Asterisk's friend and hence, the time had come for them to fall in trouble.

Asterisk, on realising that Prism was not a true friend, told her Father, Glitter Bright, one day, while returning home after dispersal time, "Dad, Prism isn't a good filly to make friends with! I realised that all the good things she did was all acting! I had forgotten to tell you and Mom that when Jasmine asked me if I had a crush on somepony, Prism said that I know about it. Then only I realised that both Jasmine and Prism have a dangerous personality."

Glitter Bright, feeling quite relieved, replied, "Shiny, It's good that you realised it. Otherwise, you would have fallen in trouble. I and Mom had started suspecting Prism since the day you told us that she asked you to give directions to our house."

Asterisk also felt relieved. She decided to go to wash her hooves alone from then on, whenever possible. She thought that sometimes she wouldn't even have to wash her hands as she could eat with magic.

Asterisk was happy that her quick realisation helped her get out of trouble. She secretly wished to be the Class Monitor, as Monitorship would give her the opportunity to manage her Class and then only she could free her Class from all bad things. All Asterisk needed was to be smarter than she was, because she was very less smart.

Glitter Bright told Glowing Mist about Asterisk's realisation and both of them stopped liking Prism from then on and so did Asterisk. And once again, they became free from all the personal problems that they were facing.