The Resistance

A few hours went by before Wind's mother got up. She came into the kitchen with her hair a tangled mess of rainbow colors. Her mother looked at her and frowned.

"Why do you have to dye your hair?" She asked.

"Because, mom. The new cool color is black." She replied.

"Well, I'm just saying. Maybe if you let it go back to blonde, you might get some attention from Applespice." Dash said as Wind blushed.

"How did you know I liked him?" She asked.

"Honey, I was your age once too. You look at him like I looked at your father. I can see it on your face every time you're around him." Dash said.

Wind didn't say anything, she just buried her face in her phone again.

"Didn't mean to embarrass you, squirt." Dash said as she walked over behind Wind and peered over her shoulder.

She craned her neck to the side and looked at her mother over shoulder.

"What is it, mom?" She asked.

"Nothing, squirt. Just seeing who you're texting." Her mother replied.

"I'm texting Marigold to see if the sleep over is still happening." She said.

"Well, you know the rule. Call us when you get there." Her mother said as she ruffled Wind's hair and headed back upstairs.

"Yea, dad already said it earlier." Wind said as her mother disappeared up the steps.

Just then, her phone rang. She looked at the screen and saw that it was Cherry. She answered it.

"Hey, Cherry. What's up?" She asked.

"Oh my Celestia! You need to get down here now! Applespice just showed up and he's not wearing a shirt!" Cherry yelled in her ear.

"Holy hell. Seriously?" She asked.

"Would I joke about something like this?!" Cherry replied.

"I'll be right there." She said as she hung up and headed upstairs to change into her one piece bikini.

"Bye, mom. Going swimming." She said as she raced past her mother in the living room.

She ran out of the house and headed to the lake.