Friends
Diamond Tiara doesn’t need friends. Friends will crush your heart, stomp on it, and twist the knife into your back. Diamond Tiara should have learned this lesson a long time ago. She should have known this day would come. First Babs Seed, then her... Silver Spoon. This day was destined to happen; she should have made the first move. Friends, who needs them anyway?
Diamond Tiara doesn’t need friends. Diamond Tiara won’t look at her, won’t even acknowledge her. Not after that terrible fight. No, Diamond Tiara, don’t even think about the fight. Don’t show weakness. Don’t show any sign of sadness. Just look at the chalkboard in front of you and pay attention to Ms. Cheerilee.
“Would anyone like to come to the front of the class and answer the question? I’m sure one of you smart little ponies can answer it for us!”
Don’t choose Silver Spoon... Don’t choose Silver Spoon... Don’t Choose-
“Why don’t you answer for us, Silver Spoon?”
Silver Spoon slowly trots to the front of the classroom; Diamond Tiara looks at her for a split second, then looks away. For just a second, she can see remnants of tears in her eyes from the fight. The fight that was Diamond Tiara’s...my fault. I never should have fought with her for that. But it’s too late now, Diamond Tiara. When a friendship is broken, it can’t be brought back together.
“What’s wrong, my little pony, are you... Crying?”
I look up to see Silver Spoon, the chalk in her hooves barely staying still, tears falling down her face. Suddenly, she runs a full gallop out of the classroom. Cheerilee looks almost as shocked as I do. I watch as she gallops towards the door after her to make sure Silver Spoon is alright, but doesn’t leave the classroom. Right I...I have to make this right. I have to at least apologize. Because I’m crying as well.
Cheerilee decides to let the class go home early today, but I don’t move from my seat. I hear her walking in my direction.
“Are you crying too? If anything’s wrong you can tell me. I’m your teacher, but I’m also your friend.”
Friend... No... I don’t need friends; I don’t deserve them. Nothing I could say to Silver Spoon would make up for our fight...
“No, I’m alright Miss Cheerilee, thanks for asking...”
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I sit on the swing, wondering where it all went wrong. Diamond Tiara and I were always so close... I always looked up to her; she became my friend when no one else would...How could that fight have happened? It’s all my fault. I never should have brought it up. How could we fight over such a little thing? And now here I am... Sitting on the swing with no one to push me. It’s such a lonely place, when you don’t have any friends...
I’ve never been good at making friends; when it was me and Diamond, we just clicked. She was always the smart one, the one that came up with the fun ideas. I always seem to push others away though... I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later. I was destined to be friendless from the moment I was born.
For...For as long as I’ve known her, this is the first time we’ve had such a terrible fight. I remember us screaming at each other until our throats were hoarse. I can’t even remember half of the insults we spewed at each other, or maybe... I don’t want to remember.
But this swing stirs up old memories, old memories of us taking turns pushing each other on it, going down the slide together, and playing tetherball and being concerned for each other when we swung the ball too hard. We played so much at the school, and even more when we visited each other’s homes. As both of us were rich, we had many options for how to play in our huge homes. But that also means others would try to take advantage of us, so we had to stick together no matter what. At least, that’s what I thought...
As I reminiscence I notice the students leaving the school. I decide it’s about time for me to go home, alone, with no one to walk beside me.
“Silver Spoon, why did you run out of my classroom like that?”
Cheerilee is looking down at me, I was so lost in my own thoughts, I didn’t even notice her.
“...I know it’s probably none of my business, but you’re my student. And I believe you are very close to Diamond Tiara, am I correct?”
I slowly shake my head; I thought I was close to her... But I was wrong.
“No? I’m sorry, Silver Spoon, I must have been wrong then.”
I remain silent, trying to avoid looking at her. She may be my teacher, but I can’t talk to her about it either; I can’t talk to anyone about it.
“Silver Spoon, you may say you aren’t close to Diamond Tiara, but I still believe you should know this...She’s been crying too. And I can’t stand to see my little ponies in distress. So please, try and talk to her. She’s sitting behind the slide. Right over there.”
I look over to the slide, and for just a moment I see her glancing in my direction. Could she really be crying too?
“Of course, if you don’t want to I won’t force it on you. I just want to help. I am your friend as well as your teacher.”
Friend...could she still want to be my friend, after that huge fight? I step off the swing, slowly trotting in her direction.
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As I sit in the grass, I wonder why this fight had to happen. Could we ever be friends again, do I even deserve her as a friend?
Diamond Tiara hates herself, hates that she caused this to happen. Now she has no friends, no true friends anyway. Sure she has admirers, but none of them truly are her friends. They all want to get close just because I’m rich. Maybe I just wanted to be friends with Silver Spoon because she’s rich too... Or maybe I was just so desperate for a friend... And now I’ve lost her.
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As I trot over to Diamond Tiara, I wonder if she would ever accept me as a friend again, was she truly crying? Miss Cheerilee wouldn’t lie. So I know she was...As I stand right behind Diamond, I do the only thing I can think that would properly show my emotions. I wrap up behind her and give her a great big hug.
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As I am wrapped up in the hug, I know it’s Silver Spoon, I recognize the hug... I... I don’t know what I was thinking... I hug back. Of course... We are as close as close can be... And that is because...
That is because...
That is because...
We are friends, friends for life, friends forever, friends till the end...
We are friends, and we always will be.