Medicine

I wrote on a paper. I didn't really know to write but that was okay because I was going to remember this time. I drew a picture of a tree and a book.

I went outside and looked at my paper over and over.

I saw the tree. It wasn't on paper like it was the last two times. I knocked on the door and waited.

I forgot what I was doing at this tree.

"Hello?" An adult purple unicorn asked me a question.

"Hello." I copied what she said because I couldn't think of anything to say.

"Are you book?"

"Excuse me?"

"I drew a picture. I don't remember what it's for."

I gave her my drawing.

"You came for a book?" She asked me about books. I don't know how to read.

"I think so."

"You mean, you don't know?" She was kinda upset.

"I don't... how... ung." I gave up talking. The ground was dirt, not carpet this time.

"Come on inside, then." She was talking again.

"Huh?"

"You needed a book?"

"I think."

I walked inside and I saw a lot of books. There were so many colors. I don't have books.

"I remember!" I remembered what I came for! I promised myself.

"Come again?" She said something I didn't understand.

"Oh... I remember," I stared at the big purple pony.

"I'm been being a bad mommy. I don't know how to remember or write and I put a mop on the table today."

"That's not all that bad, everypony makes mistakes..." She said nice things to me.

"My baby is hungry and I spent all our money on pencils." I cried a little.

She hugged me and treated me like I treated my baby muffin.

"I need to learn how to be smart. You're smart. I don't want my baby to take care of her mommy." I cried a little more and the books started to become not-squares and turned into waters.

Adult pony showed me a little cup with a top on it.

"What's that?"

"Well... hm... to put it simply, a magicly enchan--" She stopped talking. She knew I was dumb. "It's a pill that can... make you, remember better and... uhm, pay attention." She said it really slowly. I like it when ponies talk slow for me.

"Can I have them? I want my baby to have a good mommy, not a stupid mommy."

"They can be very bad for you if you... take too many of them. Very bad."

"If I take them do I get smart?" I wanted to be a good mom.

"Well... sure, I guess."

"Can I give pencils to you? I don't have money anymore. I made it into pencils instead of food." I told her about my money.

"No, no, it's alright. You can have them. I haven't needed to use them in months."

"Smart ponies do stupid things too?"

"Something like that."

I grabbed the little cup in my hooves and tried to chew it.

"No, you open it like this." She did something with her hooves that I couldn't remember unless I tooked the smart pill.

She gave me a little button and told me to put it on my tongue.

"Now swallow it and don't chew."

I did.