Music We Cherish

Vinyl awoke to her father gently shaking her. She rubbed her magenta-red eyes and wiped the sleep out of the corners. She smiled at her dad, and smiled at the picture of her mom. After looking, Vinyl shed a tear, even though she knew her father would disapprove. Thinking he would softly scold her, she felt a reassuring wing wrap her in warmth. Vinyl looked up to her father, Brass Beats, who shed a few tears himself.

"She would be so proud of you, my sweet Vinyl."

"Proud of me for what? Just making it to college?"

"No, going to college." Brass pulled out a note and smiled.

"Augh, you opened it without me?!" Vinyl feigned anger and resentment.

"You were sleeping so nicely and I couldn't wait, Sugar Plum,"

Vinyl shed more tears as she heard her mother's pet name for her.

"Don't worry sweetie, she told me to call you that anyway. She wants you to know she lives on," he placed a hoof on his heart. "In here."

"I know dad, I know," Vinyl looked up at her father who used a wing to wipe a stray tear.

Vinyl tried her best to get the dirt and mud off from weeks of no showers, but using dirty water only made muddy crusts on her once shiny white coat. She remembered how her mother had such a clean and shiny coat just like hers used to be. Once she died, Vinyl didn't want to see the shine. She never wanted it again. But, going to a good college required hygiene, and it had been 14 years since her death.

"Why won't mommy open her eyes, daddy?"

"She's gone, Sugar Plum. She's dead." Her dad whispered coldly and walked out of the hospital room.

Vinyl took hold of her mothers hoof and climbed into the bed. She knew her mother wasn't dead yet. The monitor beep beeped as she breathed. Vinyl put her mothers hoof around her, and felt her mother pull her tighter.

"Mommy," she breathed heavily. " loves you," another heavy breath."my Sugar Plum."

Vinyl cried out as she heard the monitor beep for what seemed like forever. Doctors came in and pushed her to the ground.

"Time of death, 1:59 PM. Patient: Savory Sounds."

Vinyl shook her head to dispel the thoughts.

She stamped her hoof on the dirt and growled. "That will not ruin my day!"

After packing pictures and vinyls, as well as her mother's legendary turntable, she set out to walk to the college. She saw a limo on her way and sighed.

"How nice it'd be to have one a those."