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// Ch. 3: The Dinner Table 
// Story: Headline and the Power of Friendship (Book 1) 
// by Headline 
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	3 years later, nopony really changed. We got older but still look the same, except for me and my wife because well, we are getting older though we are a young family. We came to the dinner table after File had graduated from Pegasus' school. We first talked to Headline before we all had a big conversation with File on what he plans to look for to get his cutie mark.
“So, Headline, how was school?” Constantia said.
“I learned how to earn extra burst of distance and speed by diving then pulling up while gliding.” He said happily.
“How are your buddies?” I said.
“Well, Rainbow Dash had another race against Fluttershy's bullies to defend her honor. So, Fluttershy is gaining her confidence slowly but improving. As for Gilda, well, she is still the boring griffin that I have known for years.”
“How are your grades?” I asked suspiciously.
“Well...actually...um...”
“You are not doing very well are you?”
“Well, I'm doing o.k it's just that...”
“You have been spending time with your buddies instead of studying. Listen son, if you are to graduate next year, you have to start working hard and spend less time with your friends.”
“I know, I know.” He said freely.
“No, you don't know and that is why I'm telling you.”
“Listen, son, we care about you and you know we are trying our best to get you both to graduate. File has but we would like to see you do the same.” Constantia said with a sound of care in her voice.
“O.k. I understand. I will do my best to put my studies back up in front.”
“Glad to hear.” Constantia and I said agreeably.
With that, we talked about how my work was doing. I told the family that I got a raise so we would be earning more after working hard at Long Wing Chronicles. Long Wing Chronicles is a local Newspaper facility where we make the newspapers for the local areas of Canterlot and Cloudsdale. 1/3 of the population of Canterlot and Cloudsdale combined, buy and read the Long Wing Chronicles. But because it is for local areas, it is difficult to get it into other big cities in Equestria other then these two cities because it costs more. That's why our family is having a hard time keeping our earnings. 2/3 of the population of the 2 cities read the Cloud Press, which has big business and hits all cities in Equestria.
“Now, File, what do you plan to do with your future?” I said.
“I'm not sure.” File said. “Maybe it will come to me.”
“I think it would be best if you try and look for something that fits what you like to do.” Constantia said happily.
“That's the thing; I do not know where to start.”
“Start by looking for something that was easy that you learned in school.”
“I could try and be a teacher.”
“Did you enjoy how they were teaching that you could do that?” I said.
“Maybe.”
“How about building? You always liked that.” Headline said.
“Probably. I'll try teaching then if that does not work then I will try construction.”
After that, File got up and went for a walk outside and went with his buddies Derpy and Spitfire. I looked at Headline and he was a little upset because File was done and he was not. Headline wishes he could go with his buddies right now but realized that he has work to do so he got up and went to his room to study like crazy.