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// It's the little things 
// Story: How to be a school filly 
// by Party Pop 
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	Sarah sat in her room, feeling frustrated. She was bored out of her mind, but couldn't use most of the things she had in her room. Her hooves had caused her several problems during school, too. When she tried to write for a class assignment, the writing came out sloppy and illegible. She had tried to write with her magic, but her abilities were still new to her. She had no idea when she would be able to write better, or when her magic would get stronger, so for now, she had to use voice recognition software for her schoolwork. She couldn't use her cell phone, either. It had a touch screen, but her magic didn't seem to register as a touch on it. She hadn't been able to talk to her long-distance boyfriend, Daniel, for a whole week. She missed him very much, and longed to talk to him. She gazed at the ceiling, unable to do much else. Since she couldn't entertain herself with the internet or her sewing hobby, or even drawing, she turned to her thoughts for amusement. She suddenly asked herself a question, one she probably should have asked a long time ago, but hadn't even considered until now.

"I wonder how Daniel and Alex would get along..." She mused. She had been raised by a polyamorous family, so the concept wasn't exactly foreign to her. She wondered if they would like each other, if they would get jealous with her affections, and argue over her, or if instead, they would be more than happy to share her. She smiled at the thought of getting to snuggle with them both at once. Alex would hug her from behind, stroking her mane gently and he whispered sweet nothings into her ear, as Daniel would lay in front of her, stroking her cheek as he added on to Alex's crooning sweetness. They would pull themselves closer to her, planting sweet kisses along her as they-

"Sarah?" Ms. Mellins said, snapping Sarah out of her daydream. She looked up, startled.

"Yeah, mom?" She said, feeling a little embarrassed. Her mom held up a small bag and smiled.

"I have something for you!" She said perkily. Sarah got up and looked in the bag, Inside, there was a pair of gray gloves. Sarah looked up at her mother in disbelief.

"Seriously?" She said, frustrated. "I can't wear gloves! Does it look like I have fingers?" She said, holding up her hoof in frustration, a motion she had made frequently as of late. Her mother laughed, seemingly getting a joke that Sarah had missed.

"They're not for wearing, silly! I noticed that you were having trouble with touchscreens, so I got you a pair of touchscreen gloves! Y'know, the kind designed for smartphone users in cold weather?" She said, smiling. Sarah raised an eyebrow.

"How exactly does that help me when I have no fingers?" She asked, questioning her mother's sanity. Her mom only smiled even wider.

"If you use your magic, you can levitate and manipulate the glove, and if you do that..."

"... I could have a fully functioning hand again." Sarah finished, her eyes widening at the realization. Her mother smiled as Sarah pounced onto her, hugging her tight as she giggled in excitement.

"Thank you so much, mom!" She said, absolutely delighted. Her mother beamed.

"You're welcome, Sarah, but I need you to-" She stopped talking as soon as she noticed Sarah had already started getting to her text messages like she hadn't a second to lose. She smiled, and chuckled a bit before leaving.