1:12am
May struggled to not fall asleep. She did not want to see Pinkamena again. She forced her eyes wide open but they seemed to heavy. The words in the book became blurry. She slowly closed it and set it on the table.
"Not gonna sleep." she mumbled.
She used her magic to make a water glass appear over her head. She tipped it over and the water splashed her in the face. It didn't work. She then heard a voice in her head.
"Sleeeeeeeeeep." said the voice.
"No." said May, sleepily. "I won't."
But she was too tired and couldn't stay awake any longer.
xx:xx
May found herself in the kitchen again.
"Couldn't stay awake, could you?" Pinkamena asked.
The two were sitting across from each other at the table.
"Why can't you just leave me alone?" asked May.
"Why would I do that?" asked Pinkamena. "You're my ticket out of here."
"I won't let you." said May, getting out of the chair. "I'll do whatever it takes." Pinkamena grinned. "You will NOT hurt my friends."
"We'll see about that." said Pinkamena. "As I recall, you'll be put to sleep for a while so they can operate on you. And when they do... I'll be waiting."
May let out a gasp. she knew Pinkamena was right. The doctors were going to give her a sedative to put her to sleep. It was one of the first things they mentioned when they brought her to the hospital. Only she didn't know when.
"Oh, no." she said softly.
"Oh, yes." Pinkamena whispered. "We're gonna have so much fun."
"I really wish I knew you before all this happened." May said, wiping her eyes.
"And why is that?" asked Pinkamena.
"Because then I would have had good memories of Pinkie and you wouldn't exist."
Pinkamena smiled. "Pinkie's not coming back, May." she said. "All your fear of me has led to this. I guess I have you to thank."
"Leave me alone." said May, taking a step back.
"Still haven't figured it out?" Pinkamena asked. "I'll always be with you until I'm freed or you die."
"Just wake me up." said May. "Please?"
"All right." said Pinkamena, holding up a knife.
She stabbed May in the chest. May let out a yell of pain and collapsed to the floor.
"Still alive?" Pinkamena asked. She pulled the knife out and stabbed May again. "Why won't you die?"
May gasped for air. Either Pinkamena would kill her or she'd die from blood loss. Either way, she'd wake up. Pinkamena brought the knife in front of May's eye. May saw the knife pull back slightly and then fly forward.
6:56am
May awoke and sat up. Pain shot through her chest as the wounds began to act up. She let out a moan as she tried to control the pain. A nurse pony entered the room.
"Feeling okay?" she asked.
May took a couple breaths as the pain slowly faded away.
"Now I am." she answered.
"Good." said the nurse, checking the EKG monitor.
"So, uh..." May began. "When exactly is the operation scheduled?"
"Let's see." said the nurse, holding up a clipboard. "It's scheduled in seven days."
"Seven days?" asked May.
She knew Pinkamena was going to have some fun with her. And the worst part was there was nothing she could do.
"Well, everything seems to be fine." said the nurse. "I'll talk to you later."
"Kay." said May.
The nurse left the room and Dawn entered.
"Hey, girl." she said.
"Dawn." said May with a smile. "So good to see you."
"Yeah, sorry I couldn't get here sooner. I just had a lot of things to do."
"Don't worry about it." said May as Dawn stood beside her bed.
"So, Twilight tells me that something's bothering you?"
"What?" asked May in a fake shocked voice.
"She said you seemed a little on edge. That you mentioned you see Pinkie Pie in your dreams?"
"That was just... uh..."
"It's okay." said Dawn. "You can tell me."
"I... can't." said May. "Please, believe me."
"Hey, look..." said Dawn. "I'm not gonna force you to say something you don't wanna say."
"Good." said May. "Thanks for understanding."
"No problem."
"So, how're the others?"
"They're doing good." Dawn answered. "Every pony's wishing you the best of luck on your operation. When is that, anyway?"
May took a deep breath as she thought about Pinkamena. "Seven days."
5:45pm
May and Dawn spent the whole day together, watching TV and talking. Dawn had just left, leaving May alone in her hospital room. May suddenly had an idea. She wouldn't sleep for as long as she could help it. She levitated Daring Do And The Quest For The Sapphire Statue up from the bedside table and held it in front of her.
"Not getting me tonight." said May with a smile.