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// Chapter 3 
// Story: The life of a simple unicorn 
// by MuffinTehBrony 
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"IceCube! Hey!" I heard Dashie say as I snapped out of my thoughts. "Huh---What?" I said confused for a second. "You were staring off in space and you shed a few tears, and-" I cut her short. "No need to go on, sorry I was in some deep thought is all." I said to her reassuringly. "Oh okay. Well here is your coffee." Dashie said sliding it over to me. "Oh! When did Pinkie drop it off here?!?" I said surprised "Also; Where did she go?" I asked her. "Oh, she had to use the bathroom." Dashie replied."Oh okay. I was just wondering." I said and sipped my coffee.

Pinkie Pie came back within a few minutes. I looked at the clock; it read: 20:00 (8:00 pm). I sipped more coffee than asked: "So, how did you two know to look for me in the Everfree forest anyways?" "Oh, why wouldn't we know? You are always there, silly!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed laughing a bit. I took this in and kinda laughed. "You're right I am always there!" I said giggling a bit. I hadn't even realized it. I loved the place that everyone hates. Well fears at least. I was different from others; Of course. But, I realized something..I need to go to Fillydelphia!

'I needed to visit Mr. Hooves. It has been years since I have! Oh; How could I forget to visit my caretaker in so long?!?!?' I had thought to myself. I drank the rest of my coffee it was now 20:30 (8:30 pm). I looked at Pinkie Pie and Dashie. "Hey, I'm going to go home now; Okay?" I said to them. "Yeah it's fine; it's getting late anyways. Be safe!" I heard Dashie and Pinkie call out. I smiled and said goodbye as I began to walk home. Suddenly; My eyes filled with tears and a jolt of pain went through my hind right leg. I bit my lip to hide the cries. I continued to walk with tears streaming down my face rapidly.

I finally made it home. I levitated my basket and grabbed my bag out of it. I grabbed my bag and found my key. I hurriedly unlocked my door and fell straight to the floor in agony. I screamed out as my hind leg twitched. This pain was excruciating. I couldn't take it. I wailed out in pain with more tears falling from my eyes. I laid there sobbing on my floor. My arthritis was acting up. It had NEVER been this terrible before. I pulled myself up and forced myself to my medicine cabinet across the room. I cried out as I put more weight on it. I needed to muffle my cries, so I trotted a little bit to the left of the room and grabbed a pillow and levitated it in front of my mouth. I rushed over to my cabinet and searched for my pain killers. I finally found them; Dropped my pillow and took them. I also grabbed my instant numbing medicine and my syringe. I quickly got some medicine into it and stabbed it into my leg and then pumped the medicine in. I felt great afterwards. My hind leg was numb but that was fine. I then picked up my things and wiped up my tears. I walked up to my bedroom and went to sleep.

*Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep* Sounded my alarm clock. I groggily rolled over with a sigh. My neck was stiff and my body was aching. I let out a loud groan and rolled off of my bed falling with a loud thud. I pushed myself up and fixed my bed yawning. I then walked over into my bathroom. I turned my shower on and brushed my teeth. I looked at my clock; It had read: 4:45 (4:45 am). I set it for an hour later. The water had now been warm; I rinsed my mouth out and grabbed a towel from my towel closet. I hung it up on my metal bar above my commode. I got in my shower and sat there for about 45 minutes and then began to scrub myself. The hot water felt great on my body. I cleaned myself up and got out when I heard my alarm. I grabbed my brush and dryer. I dried my mane and tail after brushing it. My mane was dry and so was my tail. I grabbed my brush for my tail and brushed it. It looked great now. I grabbed my comb and combed out my mane. It looked wonderful afterwards. I grabbed my clothes for work; I dressed and grabbed my briefcase; I grabbed my items and place them inside of it. I ran down my steps and got breakfast I began to eat when I heard the phone. I chewed and swallowed my breakfast; Then answered my phone.

"Hello?" I said answering it. "Hey; IceCube, when do you leave for work?" I heard Dashie say. "Oh! Well actually, I go to the coffee shop first and then go to work; I have an hour. "Oh okay! Do you mind if me and Pinkie Pie come to the coffee shop with you; Maybe?" I heard Dashie ask me. "Oh! You two can come for sure!" I said to her happily. "I have to catch my bus soon though!" I said quickly. "Hey, wait! Where is the coffee shop at?" She asked. "Like 8 buildings down from my work; same side of the street." I said to her. "Okay!" Dashie said. "I gotta go now; bye!" I said hanging up my phone and I grabbed my key and locked the door. I left and ran to the bus stop; With my luck it was still there. I hopped on and sat down for the wait.

I looked across the aisle to see a small filly and her mother. I smiled at her when she waved at me. She then walked across the aisle to me. Her mother was keeping a close eye on her. The small filly looked at me and began to ask: "Excuse me miss, Why are you so dressed up? Ohhh are you a lawyer? You have a briefcase!" "Oh, well I work in Fillydelphia,  I have a briefcase yes, but I am a professional artist!" I exclaimed to her and she smiled at me so I smiled back. Her mother looked over again. "Excuse me, I was wondering; If you live in Ponyville...Why do you work in Fillydelphia?" "Well, until I was 10 I lived with my parents and then when I graduated college, I moved to Ponyville. A week before I applied for a job; which is where I work now." I said to her. She looked at me with a concerned face. I looked back at her. "Hmm?" I said. "Oh, it's nothing. I just wanted to know...What did you mean by you lived with your parents until you were 10?"She asked. "Well, my parents died when I was 10. So I got a new caretaker.." "Oh..." The filly's mother said sullenly. The bus had reach the stop in Fillydelphia by now.