I woke in the hospital to find a note on the table with my name on it. I feel compelled to read it and find out who had sent it. It was a funeral company. Confusion settled because from what I remember, I had no family. Still, I opened the letter to find:
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Dear Scarlet Candle,
We regret to inform you of your deceased daughter, Lily. We wish you our best regards and hope you can live past this loss. We hope you have a wonderful day.
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Short, simple and straight to the point. Still, i had no idea who was named Lily... I felt like I should remember but I couldn't. I was going home today so I decided to go and delve deeper.

After I said farewell to the ponies who took care of me, I went and got a newspaper from the Ponyville Press, then went to make my way home when somepony stopped me and said,

"You must be Starlight Candle. I'm sorry for your loss; I know how it feels to lose a daughter"

That stopped me dead in my tracks and I looked at the mare who said that to me showing nothing but empathy in her eyes. I was confused so I asked,

"You knew her?"

"I knew her... I helped her when your husband kicked Lily out of your house because he thought she was the reason why you died. I can see now that's not the case...Oh I’m so sorry, Lily…"

Her voice was like a piano making a sad chord, leaving that same sadness within me.
"Might I ask your name and if I could come over to find out more about my daughter? You see when I was in the hospital I lost a lot of my memory whilst in surgery. I've obviously lost more than I thought..."

I replied trying to force a smile but I had no idea who this pony was and I was asking to go to her house? Was I mad?

"My name is Feather Heart. Follow me and I will tell you what happened."

We walked for what I guessed was only a few minutes before reaching our destination, when we got to the door she smiled and let me in, closing the door behind me.

She showed me the couch and we both sat in silence for a few minutes before she said,

"You know I loved her...your daughter I mean...I admired that she devoted everything to you and sacrificed her gift of life to see you once more but I guess that was in vain...She loved you a lot you know, when she thought you were dead she could not stop thinking about you day in and day out." She chuckled, "I loved that about her.”

We sat in silence a few moments more, still confused about who this pony that she was saying my daughter was. My thoughts were resolved when she said, “I have some photos of her if you want to see them.”

"Yes, that would be nice. Thank you very much."

I watched Feather Heart grab a photo, then she walked back and passed it to me before sitting back down on the couch. I saw Lily in the photo smiling, with Feather.

It hurt so much because I can't remember anything about her, but she knew so much about me. It was like the photo was asking me to join her. I was so content on looking I almost missed Feather ask,

"So...what did you think of your daughter? Do you remember her?"

"Yes I do," I lied. I did not want to explain what I was feeling or that I could not remember. "I'm sorry but I have to go." I got up and went to the door and before leaving I heard her call,

"Come again tomorrow and we can talk more."

I smiled and nodded my head before leaving to wander, but it seemed while the world was moving for everyone else, it had stopped for me. I wanted to remember my own daughter but it seemed I could not.

I had found myself at a dead end of an ally way when I snapped back into focus. I turned around and a pony levitating a gun next to him was staring at me. I remembered the face from somewhere but I could not place it.

"Well, well, well, look who we have here,” he said, a smile forming on his lips. “I thought I killed you but I guess I failed. This time, I will succeed for sure."

As he pointed the gun at me it felt like time stopped once again before actually failing to realize what was going on for a few moments, then the weight of the situation dawned on me as I brought my head up to face the pony.

The gun still wrapped in his telekinetic grasp until I heard the click followed by a loud bang.

Instead of a bullet it was a rush of memories showing me and Lily playing together and showing what had happened up until that day then when I thought the worst of it was over and I was going to die, I remembered my daughter when I jumped in front of her to intercept that bullet that was meant for her.

I saw the bullet coming at me but instead of feeling it hit me and end my life, I felt the world twist and turn around me as if time was bending only to me.

That's when I woke up.

I jumped from the ground where I had fallen asleep, remembering my daughter. I remembered her smile, her beautiful face and soft mane.

I almost shouted it out loud before running to Feather's place and knocking at the door. I waited a few moments before she opened the door and I smiled.

"I remember."

Author's Note

I know people don't like it and my story's are pretty terrible but i actually liked how this one turned out. Yes i know i need a proof reader or just to fix some mistakes but i will get to that some other time. Oh, also sorry for the people who waited for this chapter to come out it took a lot longer than expected with the recent real life stuff that was happening. thank you for your support and have a nice day.