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// No, Maybe, Yes - Take 2 (3 Apr ʼ23) 
// Story: Never Made The Cut 
// by Uz Naimat 
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 Equestria Girls, Slice of Life, Romance, Sad, Sunset Shimmer, Flash Sentry



Three years.

Our relationship lasted three years.

Flash Sentry was the first person I developed any sort of connection with. He was dorky, naive and awkward. It was easy to get him to help me. All I had to do was play the victim card and he would drop everything for me.

In the beginning, that was the only reason I hung out with him. ‘Feelings’ and ‘love’ were not part of the equation. I needed to know how this dimension worked and Flash was eager to help. It was a dealership, of sorts. Just masked as a friendship. With one party being none the wiser.

I kept my distance, of course. But Flash kept asking to spend time with me. From my very first day at CHS, he wanted to make sure I was not alone.

The food counter contains an assortment of foreign food and I can smell the sickening meat. I take a bowl of fruit salad, an apple, a glass of water and pay for the meal.

Flash Sentry sees me before I do. He stands and waves his arm around to get my attention. “Sunset Shimmer! Over here!”

I take my lunch and walk over to his table.

“Enjoying school so far?” he asks.

“My old school was better,” is my immediate answer. Great. Way to make a first impression.

Flash looks at me like a confused dog.

“What I meant was I haven’t really had a chance to get to know this school since I just got here.”

“Oh. Well, you’ll get used to the place. CHS is pretty great.” He takes a bite of his hamburger. “Is that enough food for you?” he suddenly asks.

I don’t exactly have enough money to buy more. “I don’t eat much. Don't worry about me.”

“Are you sure?”

I slam my fist on the table. “I said, don’t worry about me.”

Flash leans back. “Okay. Got it.”

“Hey, Sunset. Wanna join me for lunch today?” “Can I sit next to you in Chemistry?” “We should have a study session in the library later.” On and on it went.

I won’t lie. While that irritated me at first, it was also kind of endearing. The amount of attention he was paying to me reminded me of my days of being pampered by the Canterlot castle staff. It felt nice.

The more he spent with me, the more I realized I actually enjoyed his company. He listened, he was helpful, he paid attention. He didnʼt ask too many questions or prod into my personal life. He was a great guy to be around. 

And then the stupid human teenage hormones must have kicked in because at one point, I found him attractive.