//------------------------------// // Day 09 (No Longer Friends) // Story: Pinkamena 4: Recovery // by Pinkamena666 //------------------------------// 2 Days Remaining Until Operation 8:35am Pinkamena opened her eyes. She was, once again, resting her head on May's upper chest. May, herself, was awake and watching the morning news. "Morning." she said, seeing Pinkamena was awake. "Morning." Pinkamena said with a yawn. She sat upright and rubbed her eyes. Sleep well?" asked May. "Yeah." Pinkamena said with another yawn. "You?" May gave her a look. They both let out a little giggle. "I've been thinkin'." Pinkamena said. "About what?" May asked, lowering the volume on the TV. "About what you said yesterday." Pinkamena answered. "About... not killing anymore." "Really?" asked May. Pinkamena nodded. "You saved whatever life I have left." "I guess I can release you now, right?" May asked. "I think I'd prefer it right where I am.... With you. If I leave and am reunited with my body, I'll be locked up for a very long time. No pony would ever be my friend again." "We'll make it work. I'll visit you every day until you're released. We'll change your name and appearance and start anew." Pinkamena smiled. "You'd do that for me?" "You bet." Pinkamena slid out of bed and opened the window. "Ya know, it's been a while since I admired the sun." She turned to face May. "Guess I have you to thank for that, too." Just then a nurse appeared in the doorway. "You have a visitor, May." she said. "Shall I send her in?" "Yes." May replied. The nurse left, and soon after, Dawn appeared and entered the room. "Hey, you." she said. Dawn, of course, could not see Pinkamena. "Hey, Dawn. I've been thinking." Dawn sat down in the chair next to May's bed. "About what?" she asked. "About Pinkamena." said May, making Pinkamena smile. "Pinkamena?" asked Dawn. "Why her." "Why not?" "I thought you hated her." "I never said that." May shot back. "Yes, you did. You said that you never wanted to be her friend because she was evil, psychotic, and murderous." "I..." May said, looking over at Pinkamena, who's eyes were extremely narrow. "I think that's why you haven't been sleeping, May." said Dawn. "You're probably having nightmares about her." Pinkamena headed for the door. "So, why were you thinking about her?" Pinkamena stood in the doorway, took one last angry look at May, and then slammed the door. This startled Dawn and made May jump a bit. Dawn got up from the chair and headed for the window. "Some powerful wind, huh?" she asked, closing the window halfway. "Yeah." said May, thinking about Pinkamena. "Powerful." 12:38pm May lay in bed, staring at a blank TV screen. She was thinking about what Pinkamena was feeling right now. She must think I was lying to her before, May thought. Dawn had left about a minute ago to go meet up with Fern. May let out a sigh. "Pinkamena." she said softly. "Please don't be mad." Suddenly, she had an idea. Tonight, she would sleep. She would go see Pinkamena and try to explain. Maybe she'll see that I meant what I said, she thought. She spent the rest of the time watching TV. 6:18pm May was visited by Trixie who only stayed for a minute or two. She was in a hurry to get somewhere but thought that she would stop by and see how May was doing. 8:45pm A nurse entered May's room to check the EKG monitor. "Can I have something to help me sleep?" May asked the nurse. "I haven't been getting any lately." The nurse smiled and left. A minute later, she returned with a pill and a cup of water. May thanked her and she left. She took a deep breath and stared at the pill. "This is it." she said to herself. She took the pill and swallowed the water. "I'm coming." She closed her eyes and slowly drifted off. xx:xx May opened her eyes and found herself standing in a field of daisies. She looked around. The sky was a beautiful blue and in the distance she saw trees. "What's going on?" she thought aloud. "Pinkie?" she called out. "Pinkamena!" her voice echoing all around her. "I know you're there! I'm sorry!" The grass around her suddenly burst into flames. May hunkered down as her view of the field and sky were blocked out by fire. When the fire died down, she found herself back in Pinkamena's kitchen. Pinkamena herself was standing a foot away, holding a kitchen knife. "Sorry?" she asked, approaching May. "Sorry? You lied to me." "I didn't." "Yes, you did!" Pinkamena yelled. "you only said those things so that I wouldn't kill you. You didn't mean them!" "Pinkie, I--" MAy started before getting cut off. "I WAS GOING TO CHANGE FOR YOU!" Pinkamena cried. "I TRUSTED YOU! I THOUGHT YOU CARED!" "I do care. I care a lot." "Enough to lie to me?" May sighed. "Just wait until your operation, May. When you see what I have planned for you, you're gonna wish you were dead. And when I finally get free... your friends will suffer while you watch." She took the knife and stabbed May in the chest. 11:00pm May awoke, crying. "Oh, Pinkie." she cried. "You leave me no choice."