Ivy sighed as she sat on the hard bench of the train that was taking her to Ponyville. She sighed again thinking of her new home and life that she was taking on alone. A few minutes the train whistled signaling that it was growing close to the platform that would deposit Ivy and all her belongings in the middle of a new town. As soon as the train stopped Ivy got up and took all three of her suitcases down from the rack above to place them though the door and onto the platform below.
Once Ivy had situated herself on the platform and off the train, she rolled her belongings to the box office to ask directions.
"Excuse me sir."
She began in a tiny voice.
"Hmm"
The manager replied in a gruff voice without turning around.
"I'm uh well I'm *cough* looking for directions."
She inwardly cursed herself for the lack of confidence she was portraying.
"Okay, where are looking to go?"
"Saddle Bow Ave."
She said without missing a beat. She was getting more and more uncomfortable, and wanted to leave as soon as possible, without seeming roughed. "That street in down Horse Shoe Ave. right behind me and take a right after walking for a few minutes.
"You can't miss it."
"Thank you."
Ivy quickly took her bags and walked down the street the stallion had pointed out to her.
True to his word after a few minutes of walking Ivy saw Saddle Bow Ave. off to the right of Horse Shoe Ave. Strolling down Saddle Bow Ivy looked for The Golden Horseshoe. That was the building in which she had rented an apartment to stay in. A few minutes later Ivy spotted it. It was a homely well kept building with white painting. Above the door was a sign with a golden horseshoe and the curly words "The Golden Horse Shoe". Ivy stood outside and took a deep breath to steel herself before walking into the door.
Inside was a clean reception area with soft rugs and inviting chairs. At a small white desk was a mare with glasses sitting at the end of her nose typing out on a typewriter. Ivy walked up to her and in a shaky voice said,
"Excuse me ma'am, I have a room rented here under the name Ivy Bower. Can you please direct me to it."
The mare looked up suddenly in surprise as though she didn't expect a visitor this late in the afternoon. She cleared her throat and replied,
" Of course miss. That was Ivy Bower correct?"
When Ivy nodded the mare pulled out a drawer in the desk and produce a stack of papers which she started shifting though.
"Ah here it is, Miss Ivy Bower in room 22. Would you like me to take you to it?"
Ivy shook her head and with forced cheerfulness said,
"No, I'm sure I will manage to find it. Thank you and good day to you."
With that Ivy turned and proceeded through an opening next to the desk and down the hall where all the door where located. Ivy's room was undoubtedly on floor two, so Ivy located the stairs and went up. Luckily for Ivy she was a Pegasus and wasn't afraid of height for if she was she would have never had made it up those treacherous stairs. After reaching the top Ivy soon located her room because it was only three away from the stairs. Ivy went up to the door and opened it. Taking a breath of the musty air within, Ivy coughed and breathed out one word.
"Home."