As I entered my home I noticed the eerily quiet atmosphere. "Golden Pie are you here?" I asked a little worried. I moved to the kitchen and my heart froze at the sight I saw.
Golden Pie was laying unconscious on the kitchen floor her breath was shallow. Without a second thought I lift her on my back and ran out of the house in direction of the hospital. As I ran in the streets of Ponyville I yelled loudly at anypony who dare get in my way.
More than a few ponies shot us a concerned expression. The poor nurses in the hospital nearly jump off their skin when I slam the door open. "Doctor quick I found her on the floor of the kitchen unconscious! And she look like she has trouble breathing!"
She was quickly taken to the emergency. A pony came out of the room after a few minutes. And asked me things about Golden Pie.
"Miss Winter Song is it? Are you a relative of Golden Pie?" I shook my head with a sniff, I didn't care if anypony saw me a weak right now. Somepony I love was in danger and I could do nothing to help her I felt so helpless.
"She's my fillyfriend we have been living together for a while."
"I see did miss Golden Pie showed signs of sickness before today?" He asked me gently.
"N-Not that I know off she seem fine yesterday."
"I will talk to you later miss Song I must return to my post." I nodded slowly and continued to silently wept.
I waited an hour without any news of Golden Pie. But I was put out of my thoughts when I saw Zecora entering the hospital and going in the room where Golden was, accompanied by a nurse.
I wait another twenty minutes before the stallion of before came back to see me. My heart dropped when I saw a grim expression on his face. "Miss Song you can go see miss Golden Pie but be warned she is in terminal phase we will warn her family so they can say goodbye you should do the same."
I had stop hearing what he said when he mentioned the word terminal. No she can't be, dying in the Kira branch from an illness is very rare normaly only magical illness can kill us but they are extremely rare so why did Golden Pie had to catch one! It wasn't fair!
I slowly walked inside the room I saw Zecora giving a potion to Golden Pie and second after she opened her eyes.
"W-Winter."
"Shh Golden you shouldn't talk it will only tire you out."
"I-I lov- I"
"I know Golden I know" I replied with a quiet sob.
"M-Maybe we w-will meet in another life m-my little bird." And then she gave one last breath before her eyes closed.
"Golden? Golden no! NOOOOOOOO!" I stayed by her side all the rest of the night crying t'ill there was no more tears left in me even when her parents came I didn't even aknowledge them for a second.
- - - - -
To say that I was okay would be a bold lie I didn't got out of my house for three weeks apart for the funeral of Golden Pie two weeks ago. And when it came for my turn to make a speech in front all I was able to do was to cry like a foal in front of dozens of ponies and run away.
I'm ashamed to say this but more than one time I have thought of taking the coward way out and end my life then maybe I could have a chance of meeting her in the next life. To be honest I felt like I was arleady dead inside my body just didn't followed.
I was a pathetic excuse of a pony. But one day a question kept burning on my mind, where did the illness came from? And so I made my way to Zecora. When I crossed the Everfree forest I could feel the eyes of the predators on me.
With a silent growl I released my magic around me and the plants all around began to die as the ice cover them. The animals seeing this decided to do the smart thing and back off.
It wasn't long until I reached Zecora's hut. I tap on the door and she quickly respond.
"Winter Song I'm happy to have you as a guess, but if you don't mind me saying you look like a mess."
"I know to be honest I've seen better days. But I wanted to ask a question, where did Golden Pie ilness came from?"
Zecora closed her eyes and sighed sadly. "It was not a normal illness that made Golden Pie get worse, It was something dark and evil called a curse."
Then a memory came back to me. "It's been fun filly but now it's time to die! I curse you!"
"Titiritero he's the one that put a curse on her! But why didn't it acted earlier?"
"This I do not know." Zecora answered.
'I can answer that Winter' I heard Roxanne say in my head. 'The curse put on Golden Pie was made to kill strong opponent it turn their magic against them and eat away all the magic until there only the spark left. But on normal ponies like Golden it take a lot more time to take effect.'
You couldn't have told me this sooner?! We could have saved Golden Pie!
'No we couldn't the only one that can cancel this curse is a vampony and they are all exctinct, I didn't tell you anything because I didn't want to make in sort that your relationship with Golden be resumed by you counting the day until she's gone.'
I was still depressed over my loss, but a new emotion began to slowly burn inside of me. A hatred that began to slowly take hold in my heart. I would never forgive the Reapers for what they did.