I laid in the field of flowers, calmly waiting for my fair maiden to arrive. Like so many other days, we would meet. We'd talk for hours upon hours yet it would pass by far too quickly, like a dream. On this particularly day though, she was late.
My thoughts drifted back to the first day we met. Before I saw her, I merely existed. I had no purpose. At the time, I was going nowhere in life and I thought I was lower than dirt. But her, she saw something in me that I didn't even see in myself. And that, that was truly inspiring.
Oh Rarity, my darling angel. You've given me a second chance at life, and because of that I shall wait forever.
And waited I did. I watched the leafs as they blew through the sky, the ladybugs as they crawled on the grass below, and the gentle sun shining through the sky. I listened for sounds of approaching hoofsteps and sniffed for the familiar smell of lavender. Like an eternity, every second slowly gripping my heart into a vice.
Finally, she stumbled through the field. Her makeup was running and light reflected off her face. She walked over to me and rubbed a hoof on my face. She waited in silence but said nothing, so I did the same. For what does one say to a beauty such as this? I said I would wait, and so I did.
Eventually, she sighed. "I'm sorry. I can't do this anymore. Please forgive me." She turned away from me.
I wasn't sure what to say, so I remained quiet. But inside my head, my thoughts screamed. But why? Was it something I did? What did I do?
"Look. I know we used to have something special, but it's not working anymore. I NEED a real stallion in my life."
What? What changed? We still work well together, don't we? Just tell me what it is! I can change! I looked pleadingly at her, trying to bore through the back of her head with my sight, but alas, to no effect. I tried to reach out, but I couldn't. I tried to shout words, but nothing came out. Everything I did, it felt like I was frozen.
Rarity shook her head. "It has to end."
I stared at her, words caught in my throat. What could I say, anyway? Please take me back? I was stupified. At a loss. Stumped.
"Please don't look at me like that. I... I just don't feel the same way anymore, okay? I was different back then. I was selfish. Confused. But now I realize differently." She leaned forward and pecked me on the cheek. She stared me in the eyes and looked me up and down. "I never meant to hurt you."
As she waved goodbye and blew me a kiss, I gaped with my mouth open. What had I done? Had it been me? Why the sudden change? Way too many questions and far too few answers. She turned around at the last second, and I could see tears streaming down her face. She mouthed the words "I'm sorry, Tom" before cantering away from sight.
I had watched her walk away, but I had to stop. I just couldn't look at her. It would just crush me inside. All I could do was stare past her, stoically into the sunset. It was her decision after all, and I would honor it. Who knows? She might even change her mind and come back. It was a slim hope, but the only thing I could cling onto.
After all, it was all I could do. In this field of flowers, for her I would wait... forever.