Broken Vinyl, A Sorrow Filled Melody

Tavi and I were sitting in the packed waiting room filled with ponies waiting to kick their addictions. Some ponies even as young as fifteen were waiting for their names to be called. This was for the best, maybe now I can actually get over this suffering.

"Vinyl Scratch?" Called the slightly nasally voice of the receptionist.

"You ready Vi?" Tavi put her hoof on mine, trying to calm my obviously shaken nerves.

I took a deep breath and looked at her. Her eyes staring deeply into my pained soul, letting me know that she was there for me. I gave her a hug before we stood up and walked into the doctor's office to finally begin my treatment. I sat down on the chair in front of the doctor, Tavi taking a seat next to me. I had a heavy nervousness filling the pit of my stomach. Tavi looked over at me, her face filled with worry. She placed her hoof onto mine, and I began to feel tears rolling down my face.

The doctor opened the door and looked at me, "Are you Vinyl Scratch."

I only gave a slight nod in response, my fear keeping the words locked in my throat.

"I'm Nurse Redheart, it's nice to meet you." She began flipping trough the papers on her clipboard, "So, what brings you into my office today?"

I continued to stare at the floor.

"We're here because Vinyl was hoping to get treatment for her...well..let's just say 'sugar' problem," Tavi's innocent voice further fueling the flaming pain in my heart.

"I-I'm afraid I'm not following."

I finally spoke up, my voice more than a little hoarse, "I have a cocaine problem."

Nurse Redheart looked at me in slight shock, "I see...well...um...what kind of symptoms have you been having lately?"

"Well...recently I've been having painful itching spells...this morning I could barely keep breakfast down...and...I-I've also been...well...feeling like I've been falling apart."

"Falling apart how?"

I scraped my hoof against the tile floor, "I've been falling apart emotionally...I've noticed that I've been...going through mood swings lately. Needless to say...breakfast almost ending in a trip to the jail house."

"Would you care to fill me in on the details?" Nurse Redheart took out a pen from her pocket and began writing in her notebook.

The sun was just barely starting to peek over the morning sky, the songbirds were warming up the voices for the day, and the air was calm and still. I was sitting in the guest room, holding a picture of me and Tavi from the day we first became marefriends. I held the picture closer to my chest as tears began to flow down my face.

I heard a slight knock at the door, causing me to nearly jump out of my skin. "Vi...You in there?" Called her angelic voice.

"Yeah...I'm in here."

I heard her trying to open the locked door, "Why is the door locked?"

"I just need a little alone time."

"Vi...what are you doing in there?"

I unlocked the door and nearly ripped it off its hinges with my magic, "I'm not doing anything, damn! You're acting like you didn't flush away my cocaine!" My nostrils were flaring and my face was red.

"Vinyl, what has gotten into this morning."

"I just wanted some goddamn alone time to think about things, is that too much to fucking ask?"

She looked at the floor,her ears dropping to the sides, "I-I just came to tell you that breakfast is ready." She turned from the doorway and made her way to the dinning room.

My heart sank to my stomach. I just yelled at her for no reason. What the fuck is wrong with me? I put the picture back down on the nightstand and made my way to the dinning room. I saw Tavi placing our plates on the table, "Tavi...I'm sorry...I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. It's just...I'm nervous about going to the doctor later."

"I-It's ok..."

"Tavi?"

"Vi...I know you're going through withdraw right now...I know that you're going to be a little moody for the time being. I honestly can't blame you."

I sat down next to her and placed my hoof onto hers, "I still shouldn't have yelled at you. So, what's for breakfast?"

"Well, I figured that since you'd probably end up being sent to a rehab facility today. I thought I'd make your favorite breakfast this morning."

"W-Wait...rehab? Can't they just give me some kind of magic pills to help me get over my addiction?"

"Vi, I hate to really tell you this, but an addiction can't be fixed with just magic. It takes a lot of work to get over the damage that the addiction causes to your body and mind."

I picked up my fork and began to pick at my food, Rehab. Nopony ever told me about that. D-Does that mean that I'll be away from Tavi?"

Tavi placed her hoof on my shoulder, "Vi...are you alright?"

"I just never thought that I would be taken away from you."

"You won't be gone forever, as long as you do the best you can to work through your recovery."

"But what about you?"

"What about me?"

I stared into her eyes, my emotions becoming more and more evident, "I worry about you Tavi, I don't want to be away from you."

She gave me a comforting kiss on the cheek, "I'll be fine. I'll visit you every chance I get."

"You won't come every day?"

"You know that my job may require me to stay for long periods of time."

"Now I get it."

She tilted her head in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"You think your fucking job is more important than coming to see me in rehab!"

"Well, if you're going to be gone, I'm going to have to work extra hours to make sure that things are taken care of."

"Why? You're already making like a million fucking bits a year? What more do you fucking want?"

Her look began to grow with fear, "Vi, please calm down and eat. I don't want you to be late for the doctor."

"You fucking knew I'd be going to rehab, and now you're planning on taking on more hours at work! I see what you're really up to!"

"I'm not up to anything."

"You can't play dumb with me cunt!"

"Vinyl!" Her fear began to build up to rage at this point.

"You've got a side bitch don't you! You knew I'd go to rehab, and the 'extra work hours' are to go see your whore!"

"Goddamn it Vinyl! I will not be spoken to like that!"

I grabbed her by her hooves and pinned her against the wall with my magic, "Don't you fucking yell at me!" I started to form a magic ring around her neck.

"Put me down Vinyl, or so help me Celestia I will have you put in jail!"

"Fine!" I let her go and she fell to the floor with a loud thump.

Nurse Redheart looked at me with shock and horror, "Alright...well...um...I can see that you're not wanting to go to rehab."

I looked back up at her, my voice becoming hoarse once again, "If that's what will help me...then sign me up."