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// 7. That Heartbreaking Day 
// Story: My Encounter With Lyra 
// by BronyGuardian200 
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It was a normal Sunday. Bright, clear, and sunny. I was listening to Lyra play a soft tune on her lyre, when I heard tires screeching outside. I looked out the window and saw a SWAT van stop at my house. My heart stopped beating for about 10 seconds. I ran up to Lyra, told her what was happening, and put her in my closet. The door was thrown open and a dozen of SWAT men stormed into my house. 

"Woah! What's going on?!" I yelled. 

An officer walked up to me. 

"Where is she?" He asked. 

"Who?" I asked. 

"The girl living with you. The aquamarine girl living with you." He responded. 

"I don't know." I said, trying to act innocent. 

The officer grabbed my shirt and lifted me up. 

"WHERE IS SHE?!?!" He yelled. 

"I said that I don't know." I replied. 

The officer threw me down onto the dining room table, which broke beneath me. My leg and rib was broken. I only prayed that they would find her. I heard a scream come from my room and my eyes filled with tears. I saw the SWAT men walk into the living room with Lyra in their hands. She was still holding lyre. The officer grabbed the lyre, threw it on the floor, and stepped on it. The lyre was broken. I tried to get up but I was in too much pain. I started yelling curse words towards the SWAT men. They were gone. She was gone. I lied there, crying. She was gone, forever. My heart was shattered. Why? Why couldn't Celestia just leave me alone and let me live a happy life. I crawled across the floor and grabbed the broken pieces of Lyra's lyre. I held the piece with her name on it in my hands. Suddenly, a bright lighted filled the room. I thought it was God, about to take me to heaven. It wasn't. I saw Celestia fly down and land in front of me. 

"Tell me. Why did you want Lyra to stay with you forever?" She asked. 

I looked up to her and said: "She brought happiness into my life. She brought a warmth in my heart. She made me forget about the terrible world that I live in." 

Celestia gave me a reassuring look. 

"Without her, you feel miserable, sad, and alone?" She asked. 

I nodded. 

At that moment, a light figure appeared next to Celestia. It formed into Lyra. Celestia's horn lit up and the pain in my body was gone. I got up and hugged Lyra tightly. She did the same. 

"From now on, if anyone tries to hurt you, you'll be protected by a force field of harmony." Celestia announced. 

"Thank you so much." I said. 

"You are quite welcome." She said as she flew into the air and disappeared. 

I looked back at Lyra's lyre. It was fixed. I handed it to her and she started playing a soft tune. My life would never be miserable again. I don't need anything. I don't need fame, fortune, or wealth to make me happy. The only thing I need, is my Lyra.

The End.