6 Days Remaining Until Operation
7:00am
May sat in bed, her book lay open on the floor. Her eyes were bloodshot and her mane was a mess. A nurse cam in to check on her.
"Whoa." said the nurse, noticing May's eyes. "You don't look good. Did you get any sleep?"
May slowly shook her head.
"No." she said groggily.
"You need your sleep." said the nurse, approaching her bed.
"I'm not going to sleep."
"But you--" the nurse started.
"No!" May yelled sleepily.
"All right, then." said the nurse, turning to look at the EKG monitor. "Have it your way."
May returned her gaze to the ceiling.
"Can I get you something to drink?" asked the nurse.
"Something with lots of sugar and caffeine."
The nurse gave a forced smile and left the room.
12:00pm
Dawn entered the hospital room and approached May's bed.
"May." said Dawn, seeing her blood-shot eyes. "Didn't you sleep?"
May shook her head. "No." she said softly.
"Why?"
"I can't say."
"Why not?" Dawn asked, now getting a little scared.
May started to cry. "Don't ask me to say. Please."
"May, I--"
"Please!" May cried.
Dawn let out a sigh. May could hear Pinkamena's faint laughter.
"All right." said Dawn. "I won't ask again."
"Thank you." said May, really glad that Dawn wasn't going to ask anymore. She didn't want to risk her life by telling.
"Just promise me you'll get some sleep."
"I can't promise that." said May. "But... I'll try."
"That's good enough for me." said Dawn with a smile.
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Pinkamena was sitting in a chair in the kitchen. There was banging coming from a nearby door. Pinkamena looked over at it. The banging continued. Pinkamena's lips formed into a smirk.
2:15pm
May's eyes shot open and she quickly sat up.
"Something wrong?" Dawn asked.
She was sitting in a chair next to May's bed.
"What happened?" May asked, sweating.
"You started to doze off."
"Doze off?" asked May.
"But you're awake now." said Dawn, levitating the TV remote. "How 'bout some television?"
"Why not?" said May, rubbing her eyes. "Let's do it."
Dawn turned on the TV. It was a music video featuring the pony band Starlight.
"Oh, Starlight." said Dawn. "I love them."
"Starlight?" asked May. "Who are they?"
"Only the greatest band ever." she said excitedly. "I met them once and they're so cool."
"You met them?" May asked.
"Yeah. They had a live performance in Trottingham and I was able to meet them."
"Wait." said May. "I think I remember a band playing live in Trottingham. I just didn't know who."
"The lead singer, Amber, is really nice. Gem's cool and Jewel's really sweet."
"I wish I could meet them."
"Maybe someday." said Dawn with a smile. "Maybe someday."
5:40pm
May lay in her bed, eyes half-open.
"Just go to sleep." said Dawn, getting up from her chair.
"No." May mumbled. "I'm not gonna sleep."
Dawn sighed and opened her mouth to say something, but stopped.
"I promised I wouldn't ask, so I won't. Just tell me that everything's okay."
"Everything's fine." said May sleepily.
Dawn nodded slightly.
"Okay." she said softly. "I'll see you later,"
"See ya."
Dawn took one last look at May before leaving. May suddenly heard Pinkamena's voice in her head.
"You can't stay away forever. Sooner or later, you'll sleep."
May grabbed her head.
"Shut up. Shut up. Shut up." she whispered.
8:00pm
May's eyelids felt heavy but she managed to keep them open.
9:00pm
May levitated the Daring Do book up from the bedside table and hit herself over the head. It woke her up for a few seconds and then she felt tired again.
10:00pm
An excruciating pain shot through May's chest. She let out a loud scream of pain and a nurse ran in to assist her.
11:00pm
May picked up the Daring Do book again and continued reading.