I woke up at around 6:10 (give or take) to the sound of water running and plates clicking together. I slowly sat up on the couch I slept on and turn to find the source of the noise, it was Bolt’s mother washing some dishes. When I saw her, I got concerned as to why she was doing the dishes so early in the morning.
“Midnight, you almost finished in there?”
Oh, how stupid of me. I almost forgot that Bolt and Midnight had school today. What? It’s early in the morning, cut me some slack here.
I decided to try and get some more sleep but, I wasn’t able to and it wasn’t because of the noise that rang throughout the house. I was able to drown that out, no problem. For whatever reason, a stray thought flew into my mind; I think I should go back to CHS. Why? Again, I have no clue. Either way, it kept me from falling back asleep. A few minutes had gone by before I heard the door open, heard good-byes from Bolt and Midnight and vice versa and then the door closing. I laid down on the couch for a few more minutes before I got up. I gave myself a good stretch before sitting back down on the couch.
“Good morning Adagio.”
That about scared me out of my skin. I turned to see that it was Bolt’s Mother, Sunflower. I did not expect her to be there and…..with food?
“I’m sorry if I startled you, but I saw you look at me from the corner of my eye a little bit earlier and thought I’d make you a little something. I hope you enjoy it,” she said in a sweet tone.
“It’s alright, and thank you very much,” I replied with a little smile.
Sunflower handed me my food which consisted of eggs, toast, half of an apple and a glass of milk. I stared at it for a little bit, because it was the first real breakfast I’ve had in ages, I just felt so grateful that Bolt and his family are giving me so much support. I stopped staring at my food and dug in and can I just say, Sunflower is one hell of a cook, either that or I’m just enjoying my first real meal in what feels like forever. Either way, I enjoyed what I was given and finished it rather quickly. When I finished my food, I took it to the kitchen where I washed off my plate and silverware and put it in the dishwasher.
“Enjoy breakfast?” Sunflower asked, who was sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee.
“Yes, Very much so, thank you,” I replied. I turned to the clock to see what time it was, it was 6:55. Still relatively early, but hey, I’m not going to complain. Then the thought of my wanting to return to CHS came to my mind again. My little smile faded a little bit and I think Sunflower took notice of this because she saw my expression change a looked concerned.
“Is something on your mind Adagio?” she asked.
“Kinda,” I replied.
“Would you like to talk about it Hun?” she asked.
I can see where Bolt gets his ability to be helpful to his friends and caring nature from. Sunflower genuinely looked concerned for my well-being and wanted to help me out. “Yes, I would like that,” I replied as I took a seat next to her. “So I woke up this morning to Bolt and Midnight getting ready for school and I tried to get back to sleep but for whatever reason a random thought flew into my mind and kept me from falling back asleep.”
“What was that random thought?” she asked.
I hesitated for a few seconds before responding, “I think I should go back to CHS.”
She raised her eyebrows a little bit, but she kept the same facial expression. “Well, do you want to?” she asked.
While I kinda expected a question like that, I also didn’t expect it too. “Well, it could be a way for me to try and make up for all the mistakes that I’ve made a while back. Bolt told me that Sunset did the same thing and, while it was tough to do so, she ended up being one of the nicest and most approachable person in the entire school,” I said.
Sunflower looked at me with a look of understanding and said, “Well, Adagio, if you are willing to try and patch things up with everyone, then by all means, go for it.”
“I do want to prove to everyone that I am not the person I was before. It’ll seem sudden and crazy to a lot of the students there, but I want to show them that I am not the Adagio from before, it’s a new me,” I replied.
Sunflower gave me a little smile and put her hand on my shoulder. “Then we’ll get you back to CHS as soon as possible. We can talk about this with Bolt when her gets home, ok?” she asked.
I nodded and agreed, then she got up from her table and walked into the living room. It felt amazing to know to be able to talk to someone who is willing to help me out with become a better me. I can tell where Bolt gets it from. I sat in the kitchen for a few minutes just looking at the early morning sky as it glowed a beautiful array of orange, pink and blue with a few clouds clashing against the sky. Then I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned to find Sunflower standing next to me and she looked like she had something on her mind.
“Is something wrong?” I asked.
“No not at all,” she replied. “I just want to ask a quick question.”
“Sure, what is it?” I replied.
“Do you want to discuss going back to CHS with bolt at CHS a little later today?” she asked.
Alright, did not see that question coming.
“At CHS?” I asked surprised.
“Yes, I talked to Principal Celestia about it and she said, if you’d like to, come in during lunch time to talk about it,” she said.
I had to think about it for a minute or two. While, yes, I did want to talk about it with Bolt, the last place I thought I would discuss going back to CHS be at CHS. Even so, I replied, “Yes I would.
Sunflower smiled. “Perfect. We don’t have to leave until noon, so we’ll have plenty of time to relax and get ready.”
“Alright,” I responded with a nod. “Now I have a question.”
“What is it?” she asked.
“What made you decide to go to CHS to discuss this?” I asked.
She gave me a little smile and wasted no time with her reply. “What I’ve learned in my experiences, Bolt has done this as well, is if you truly want to solve a problem or concern, then you must go to the source of the problem and take it head-on. It shouldn’t matter what everyone thinks about you, if they still think of you as the Adagio from the past, then that’s their problem. Those people haven’t be taught how to forgive and to forget. The past is the past and we should make sure it stays that way.”
“Wow,” I responded, stunned. “I never thought about it that way….thank you Sunflower.”
“Anytime hun,” she replied.
There was still a lot of time before we had to leave, so I decided to take a little nap so I’d be ready for when it was time to go. I woke up at around 10:30, about an hour and a half before we had to leave. I decided to get myself ready. I took a quick shower, brushed my teeth and got dressed. It was quarter to noon by the time I was ready to go, so I decided to wait on the couch until Sunflower was ready. That wait lasted about ten minutes because Sunflower came down the stairs, dressed and ready to go.
“Ready Adagio?” she asked.
I nodded in reply and then we started out little walk towards the school. It didn’t take long until the school came into view, there weren’t any students in the courtyard, but from the faint sound of commotion, I could tell that lunch was in full swing. As we walked into the school, all sorts of memories came flying back to me, most of which I’d rather forget. Eventually, we found our way to Celestia’s office and Sunflower knocked on the door. Within seconds, Principal Celestia opened the door and smiled when she saw Sunflower.
“Hello Sunflower,” Celestia said.
“Hello Celestia,” Sunflower replied.
After they said their hellos, Celestia turned her attention to me. “Long time no see Adagio,” she said with a smile. There was no hint of anger or sarcasm in her voice, so I knew it was sincere.
“Hello Celestia,” I replied.
“Come on in, Vice Principal Luna will call down Bolt momentarily,” Celestia said as we walked into her office. Luna was standing next to Celestia’s desk and as she closed the door, she gave Luna a thumbs up. Immediately after, Luna said into the intercom, “Bolt Blazer, please report to Principal Celestia’s office.”
“Please take a seat girls,” Celestia said kindly, “bolt will be here momentarily.”
I took a seat that covered me from behind and facing away from the door and could spin around. Sunflower took a regular seat that was tilted at an angle which faced the door in a way. Soon, we heard a knock on the door.
“Come on in Bolt,” Celestia said.
The door then opened and then, what sounded like a book bag, was placed on the ground.
“Mom?” What are you doing here?” Bolt asked in a rather confused tone.
“I wanted to discuss this with you when you got home, but I decided to talk to you about this here with Celestia and Luna,” Sunflower said.
“Wait, talk about what? I’ve had all sorts of questions running through my head about what could be talked about,” he said, obviously sounding a bit stressed out.
“Maybe we should let her explain,” Sunflower said with her hand somewhat going in my general direction.
“Who?” Bolt asked.
I turned my chair around and faced Bolt, who looked pretty shocked to see me.
“Adagio?” Bolt asked, surprised.
“Hello Bolt,” I replied.
“Why are you here?” He asked.
“Please take a seat Bolt and we’ll explain,” Celestia said.
With that, Bolt took a seat next to me and the meeting began.