"I'm so sorry, Ms.Cheerilee. I will try to stop this." I said to my daughter's teacher as I walked out of the only school in Ponyville.
"I know..." She muttered. This has happened so many times that even she gave up on hope.
We walked the streets of Ponyville, heading home. I don't know what's wrong with Diamond Tiara. I give that girl everything she wants, ans she still acts up. What am I doing wrong? Why is she still mean and so... horrible. I never even thought I would think of her as this but... she's out of control. A little colt, Rumble I think his name was, ran home crying to his brother because Diamond Tiara made fun of his mother. Who she'd never met. Who had deceased not too long ago.
She talked about Dinky's mother too. Saying her mom was an idiot and that she wasn't normal. That was actually a bit personal for me. I used to go with Ditzy Doo. I couldn't believe my little Diamond said that she said that she was surprised Dinky was ever born. Since when did she know how ponies were conceived? I must've forgot to give Twilight that sex ed book back. I was going to teach it to Diamond Tiara but... I didn't feel quite ready to show her that stuff yet.
We approached the mansion and as me walked in, I slammed the door. Today I was going to find out why my daughter was acting this way. She turned around quickly. I bet she was surprised to find me angry at her for this.
"Diamond... tell me what is wrong... now." I demended.
"W-what? Daddy,it-"
"Don't you dare say it wasn't your fault! I want an answer!"
"B-but I-"
"You always have an excuse as to why you bully, Diamond! But let me tell you now that THERE IS NO EXCUSE!" I yelled at her.
She stood there gawking at me. I had never, ever yelled at her in any way before in her life. Today would be different. Tomorrow, Diamond will walk out of this mansion as a changed filly. I will fix this , even if it's the last thing I do.
"I have to stop this right now, Diamond. You've done this for too long. Have you ever thought of what could go wrong!?" I yelled.
"I-I..." I left the filly speechless.
"This could mess up YOUR life too you know. And... and it messes me up too. My reputation is a no good father. The father who doesn't know how to control his kid. The irresponsible dad."
"But... I didn't mean to..."
"AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEPONY'S DEATH!" I yelled, almost losing my mind.
Diamond Tiara was quiet. She didn't know what I meant at all. I could tell. Oh, she still had her innocence. She knows nothing about suicide and the causes of it. She needs to know before she...
"Yes, Diamond. DEATH! Some ponies can't take what you call a 'joke'. When you call ponies worthless, they take it seriously, and soon, they can't take the pain of feeling useless and dumb. That's when they kill themselves. It's called suicide Diamond. Your actions could make somepony do that!"
She looked so horrified. It almost broke my anger apart. I wanted to hug her, call her my little diamond, forget about all of this and give her ice cream. But I cant do that. It wouldn't help anypony if I did. I was about to say something else until she surprised me. She yelled back.
"Well... IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!"
"MY FAULT!?" I yelled back incredulously, my eye twitching once.
"YES! YOUR FAULT! You never pay any attention to me! All you do is give me money and ignore me! I try to do stuff with you, but you're always busy! Maybe I want attention like all the other kids do! Maybe I want to live a normal life with my dad. Maybe I don't know how to get attention besides BULLYING! BUT YOU'VE NEVER CONSIDERED HOW I'VE FELT ALL ALONG! IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO FINALLY GET YOUR ATTENTION!" She practically screamed at me.
Now it was time for me to stutter ad I backed away from Diamond. "W-what... I never--"
"I tried to talk to you about this a long time ago. But you didn't even listen to me. When I told you, you told me 'Uh huh, now I'm busy with this big deal. Go hang out with Silver Spoon.' and handed me a hundred bits. All I wanted to do was have you love me... I wanted you to care! WHY DON'T YOU CARE!" She shrieked and started crying.
"I-i'm so sor-"
"No... there is no sorry. I... hate you... I hate you!. I HATE YOU!!!" Her words echoed in my mind... and the mansion.
"It... it's sad that... I had to cause so many ponies so much pain just so you could wake up! How many detentions I had to go to to make you notice. How many times I had to cry at night to make you care! Because I anted a dad. A father. An old stallion. Whatever you may call it. I just wanted for us to be a family. But you care about money and business more than you care about me! I hate you, I hate eveypony else, and I hate MY LIFE!" She yelled, holding her head in her hooves and sobbing loudly.
"Diamond, I'm sorry, really. I-i'll make more time for you, I promise." I panicked, stepping away.
"No, it's too late. You... I-i... you can't fix the damage you've done!"
"D-diamond?" I was getting scared.
"Y-you ruined everything for me..." She whispered.
"H-h-honey?"
"But it... will never be okay... you've ruined me. My reputation, my real self, my mind... all gone away. Because you couldn't take one day out of your STUPID life to truly take care of me. Our servant fed me... and helped me... only because he's getting paid. He doesn't care. I can see it in his eyes." She growled.
"Princess?" I whimpered in a tiny voice. She was starting to really creep me out with those wide crazed eyes.
"My time is up! I can no longer deal with this. It's time for me to LET IT GO!" She declared.
"L-l-let what go sweetheart?" I asked.
"Life."
Her eyes looked as if they'd faded, and she stood there, not saying one word. I went up to her, and tried to touch her but...
"DON'T... touch.. ME!" She yelled and threw the closest thing, which was a lamp.
I dodged it and backed away. She... she's gone crazy! She's gone. What... what have I done. All of the time's I've ignored her... it's been breaking her mind. Her hope. Her... life. I ruined her life. I didn't listen to her desperate cries for help. Her pleas. I was a horrible father. I thought the money'd make her happy. I thought she had everything she ever wanted. I backed out of the big mansion door, slowly closed it, made sure it was locked tight and ran off towards Ponyville's Mental Hospital.
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I was horrified when the doctors pulled my Diamond away from me. She didn't even attempt to fight back. She just sat there and glared at me. They had to pick my poor filly up and soon, she was in the carriage that'd take her to the hospital... the mental hospital. I walked up to the carriage and looked at my beautiful filly. She looked so tired. Did she even sleep at night?
"I'm so sorry diamond..." I whispered. She just glared back silently.
"I'll visit you every day.." I said. She was silent.
"I'll m-miss... you." My voice wavered. She didn't react.
"Oh, Diamond!" i cried out. My tears fell to the ground as I sobbed loudly on the side of the carriage. It all came back on me like a punch to the stomach. I made my only daughter lose her mind. And I could've prevented it the whole time. The whole BUCKING TIME!
"Excuse me sir." one of the stallion doctors said as he poked my back. "We know this is hard, but we need to take your daughter. Please get off of the carriage."
"N-no! Don't take my precious Diamond!" I yelled out.
"Sorry sir, but she clearly needs help. We can't leave her now. You already brought us over here to escort her." He said in a monotonous voice that sounded like he rehearsed it for years.
"I can't let you take her! I cant!"
"We will help her, and once she is helped, we will send her back to you, okay mister Rich?" He assured.
"Okay..." I muttered and gave up, like I did to Diamond.
The carriage left and I watched until I couldn't see it any more. I walked back into my mansion. My mansion... that was paid with bits... bits. Is it worth all of theses bits if I don't even have my daughter? I'd rather have Diamond than all of the bits in the world. I just wished I hadn't realized until it was too late. Now... now my daughter is broken.
And I can't fix her.
Her life...
Or mine.
