A Life of Depression

A Life of Depression

Chapter 3: A Glimmer of Hope

By: Pinky102368

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Starlight Glimmer calmly plopped into her detention chair.

    She sighed. “I am not going to cry about this...” she urged herself.

    But the tears still came.

    She has never been in detention before. Now she knew she was in big trouble with her parents. BIG trouble.

     Starlight let her head fall into the desk with a loud clump. She let the tears stream down her cheeks. What will her parents say? What will her parents do? And if she tried to explain her emotional problems...they wouldn’t believe her.

     Starlight finally lifted her head up when she heard some hoofsteps coming into the room. More fillies and colts were coming in, along with a stallion. He was probably the one in charge of detention.

     All the students sat down in a desk.

     One pegasus filly with a long braid just took out a book and started reading. One of the earth pony colts kept yelling at the stallion, demanding that he has to be taken out of the room that instant. He soon shut his mouth and sat down.

      Starlight was the only one slapping her head to the desk and sobbing. She felt so dirty being in the room where the bad kids go.

      She was so into her sobbing that she barely noticed that the stallion was talking.

       “In detention, all you have to do is sit in your desk, be quiet, and work or read. That’s it! Not that bad, is it?” the stallion said in a calming voice. Starlight lifted her head just in time to see him wink at them.

       “Oh, by the way, my name is Lightning Speed. Very nice to meet you unlucky kids!” he added.

      Starlight did feel slightly better that they weren’t given that stereo-typical angry teacher in the detention room. But being told what she had to do in this room just made her feel worse. She never knew she would even have to hear it.

       She tried to think.

       The only thing was; it is difficult to think about something in this room.

        Because the image of her parents screaming at her when they came to pick her up came popping in.

        More tears down her cheeks.

        Finally, detention was over.

        As soon as Lightning Speed nodded to the students to leave, Starlight smiled, jumped out of her seat, and silently cheered to herself.

        "I...I did it! I survived detention!" she whisper-shouted. She gasped a little at her sudden outburst. Maybe sitting down and just crying was what she needed. She had been doing that every night--but had fought it. This time she just let it come. This spark of happiness really helped.

       Starlight was about to leave the detention room when a colt and a filly walked up to her.

       "Hello. Um, I am sorry if you are uncomfortable with this question...but...um..." the filly said.

       The colt rolled his eyes slightly and took a step forward. "My name is Party Favor, and this is Night Glider," he said, pointing his hoof toward the dark blue filly. "We just wanted to know if you were alright. I mean, you seemed very...well...you were crying the whole time."

       Starlight wiped a small tear from her eye. "I'm fine. I just needed a good sob...that's all." She desperately tried hiding the fact that her main emotion was sadness these days.

       Party Favor raised an eyebrow. "Okay then..." he mumbled.

       Night Glider looked up at Starlight. "So...what is your name?"

       Starlight Glimmer looked down at her hooves.

       This was the first time in a long time that she was asked that question.

       She smiled.

       "My name is Starlight Glimmer."

       "Cool name!" Night Glider exclaimed.

       "Um...thanks." Starlight said.

       Party Favor looked at Night Glider, then at Starlight. "So...um...do you maybe want to sit together at lunch tomorrow?"

       Starlight looked down. Then she looked up. Then she looked at Party Favor. This felt like something a future friend would ask.

But that meant another chance of losing one. And then the cycle would start again...

     But Starlight decided to risk it.

     "Sure. I'll sit with you at lunch tomorrow. I just gotta make sure that my parents don't yell at me." she answered.

     Night Glider smiled. "Great!"

     Party Favor nodded. "And I will also have a surprise for you!"

     Night nudged Party a little. "You do that everyday, dude."

     "I know, but I just like making them for ponies!" he exclaimed.

     Starlight smiled. "Well...um...I have to go. Uh, bye!"

     Party Favor and Night Glider smiled and waved as Starlight exited.

     "Starlight Shimmer Glimmer, you do know that we are disappointed in you, right?"

    Starlight Glimmer calmly nodded at her mother.

     "Good..." her mother said.

    Starlight almost flinched as her mother placed a hoof on her head, and started patting it. Before she knew it, she was embraced into a hug.

     "You might of gotten detention, but I will always love my happy little girl." Starlight's mother cued.

     Starlight carefully pushed away the embrace. "I know, and I love you too."

     "That's right. Now, tell me. How are your friendships going? Do you still talk with that girl...whats her name...Sugar Belle?" her mother asked.

     Starlight Glimmer flinched. Why did she have to say that? Why would a day of hope like today also be the day she mentions her friend taken away by a Cutie Mark?

     "Are you okay, dear?" her mother asked, concerned at her daughter's flinch.

     Starlight wiped a tear from her eye. "I...I am fine..."

     But she wasn't fine. She just ran away from her mother as quick as she could to her room so she could plop into her bed.

     "Starlight! Starlight honey! Please come back!"

     Starlight reluctantly tip-toed out of her bedroom door and walked up to her calling mother.

     "Starlight honey, it looks like you have been crying. Are you okay? Your punishment won't be that bad..." her mother said calmly.

     Starlight looked down. "Okay...what is my punishment for ending up in detention?"

     "Me and your father talked about it; and we decided that you are now not aloud to go to any friends' house, or have a friend come over. Do you understand?" mother stated.

    Starlight nodded.

    "Good. Now, did you finish your homework?"

    Starlight shook her head.

    "Go finish your homework, then go straight to bed, okay?"

    "Okay." Starlight mumbled.

    Her mother smiled. "I still love you--even though you make mistakes. Just keep remembering that."

    Starlight smiled. "Of course, mother."

    After she finished her homework, Starlight shoved herself to bed. She thought of the day. First she was sent to the principal for sleeping in class, then she got detention. But then she met two new ponies who already had their Cutie Marks. That means nopony's friendship will be broken apart because of that.

     And on top of all of that, her mother seemed understanding.

    Who knew such a terrible day could turn into one of the best days of Starlight's life?

     Starlight smiled. She closed her eyes and fell softly asleep.

                         -TO BE CONTINUED-