Who You Are

   When the principal said that, I felt...weird. Paralyzed. No...I was like: "What the freaking chocolate fudge?!". I know, it's a weird expression, but that sentence described exactly how I felt when I heard the usually strict and "evil" high school principal talking like the happiest person in the world. Of course, I only said that in my mind and no one else but me heard what I said.

   So, Mrs Hoovesley had this...very weird smile on her face. I looked like I saw a big and hairy spider. There was also an awkward silent moment. As if it wasn't enough, my aunt had to do her isn't-it-obvious-what-we're-doing-here face, which is what she does whenever she thinks that I have no idea of what's going on. Ugh, this literally is a nightmare coming alive! With that same grin, the principal told me to enter her office. So, I hesitantly stepped inside and sat on a chair next to my aunt, but also right in front of the principal. This is the first time I'm going to say this: Mrs Hoovesley's a total freak.

   Then, my sister - yes, her! - came into the office. She looked pretty chill. If aunt Starla and Mrs Hoovesley weren't her right now, I'd immediately hug her and cuddle her like nobody's business. That woman is starting to scare me now...and all of that because I saw her smile for the first time in forever. Instead of comforting myself using my older sister, I just smiled at her and she did the same thing. I'm sure she knew how I was feeling, because she put her hand on my shoulder and told me: "Aunt Starla and the principal have something important to tell us. It's nothing freaky or anything.". Of course, I felt relieved after hearing my sister's voice. So it wasn't anything weird, but why was everyone smiling?

   - So...why am I here? I didn't do anything wrong, did I? I asked with a voice that made me sound like I was five years old.

   - Of course not! Mrs Hoovesley exclaimed. In fact, it's even better...

   After saying that, she took out a brochure out of her desk's drawer and put it on her desk. She was grinning again...oh God. But I was focused on the brochure (luckily). It said: "Welcome to Canterlot High!".

   One second.

   Two seconds.

   Three...four...five...

   No way. I couldn't believe it.

   I'm going to be transferred to a new school? This is...amazing!

   I looked at the brochure again carefully and even touched it, just to make sure that I wasn't dreaming. Nope, it was real life. The reason why I was so happy was because I could now realize my dream. This was something I've always wanted to do.

   I've always wished to "start over" my life, if you know what I mean. Like I said before, I'm being bullied at school a lot and ever since the first time it happened, I've been wanting to transfer to a new school. In new schools, students don't know a single thing about you, so there aren't really any problems. Even if they don't have a clue about your life, you still have to hide who you are and if you're not careful, you'll be the laughing stock in no time.

   So, I was quite happy and smiled to show my happiness. But what my aunt told me was way better.

   "We're also going to move to another city...that is, if you're willing to be a Canterlot Wondercolt!", she said with a cheeky smile.

   Sunset continued: "The apartment we're going to live in once we get there is pretty cool. I know my little sister will be happy there, won't you, Sunlight?".

   I nodded my head. Since my happy meter was at 101%, I hugged my aunt and my sister and I also said thank you lots of times to them. I also thanked the principal for giving me a big privilege and she gave me a reassuring smile. Maybe I could be used to seeing her like this...it makes her look less "evil".

   After this "happy moment", me, Sunset and aunt Starla went out of the office and said bye to the principal. Before going out of the school, I took everything there was inside my locker and put those things inside my school bag. It was really heavy! I was finally able to step out of this school. Before I definitely went away from this high school I've been going to for only five months, I stood in front of the main entrance. My jacket was keeping me warm and my cozy scarf was floating because of the freezing wind. I was holding my schoolbag on one shoulder, while the other one was...well, it had nothing on it. It started to snow a bit outside. That was when I decided to say: "Goodbye, Happy Person City. Hello, Canterlot.". Then, I got inside my aunt's red car, closed the door, buckled my seat belt and watched the school disappear out of my view as the car moved on the snowy street.

   When we got home, me and my sister prepared our luggage in our room. I was surprised because there was nothing at all in our bedroom. Just a table with our clothes and other belongings on it. Our room looked quite large without the furniture.

   - Sis, when did aunt Starla tell you that we'd move to another city? It looked like you already knew about this before, I told my sister while packing up my luggage with my clothes.

   - About a few days ago. She told me to keep it a secret from you so that your questions about the "moving-in thing" won't annoy us, she replied while doing the same thing, but with a smile.

   - Hey!

   - What? You know how cranky I get when I get headaches! Sunset shouted.

   - But I can't help myself! Blame it on my adrenaline rushes! I said to defend myself.

     Of course, this is not turning into a fight. We sisters like to joke a lot.

   - Adrenaline, huh? my sister asked with a sinister voice, as she came closer to me.

   I was starting to get scared. For a while, I thought that my big sister was bitten by a zombie and that she was starting to slowly become one. I had a terrified look on my face, until...she started to tickle me!

   Fact #1 about Sunlight Shimmer: She is a VERY ticklish person. If she gets poked, she'll laugh like you told her about fart jokes.

   I laughed like a hyena as my sister tickled me. If anyone actually saw me through a window, they'd see me wiggle like a fish that's desperately trying to go back underwater. That would be RIDICULOUS!

   After almost a minute of laughing and tickling, Sunset finally let me go and sighed.

   - Hope Canterlot will be this fun, she said after cleaning her black nerd-like glasses.

   - Of course it'll be fun...I hope, I replied as I closed my luggage.

   - You've got nothing to worry about, Sunlight. I know everything will go well for you at your new school, my sister told me as hugged me.

   - Thanks, sis. You're the best, I said before falling asleep on her.

   I don't really know how the rest of the day went like, because I practically spent the next 4 hours in the car sleeping like a baby. So, when I woke up, there was no one but me inside my aunt's car. I heard some sounds behind me. When I turned around, I saw aunt Starla taking out the luggage.

   - Care to help out, sweetie?

   - Sure, I answered before yawning. Where's Sunset?

   - She's inside the apartment, but I think I'm going to need (she's lifting a very heavy luggage) an extra hand, she answered as she huffed.

   I got out of the car - with my jacket on - and looked at the so-called Canterlot city. There were big buildings and some skyscrapers everywhere. It was similar to HPC, except that I didn't hear many cars honking and there were smiles on the citizens' faces. Real, actual smiles.

   But I did have to help out my aunt, so I took my luggage and went inside our apartment. But before going in, I stopped walking once again just to see the new place I'm going to live in. I'm going to make a quick description: from the outside, it looks like...a freaking beautiful five-star hotel. Imagine it however you want, but it's just beautiful. Literally.

   After going inside the apartment which will is my new home, I was even more amazed about how it looked like. The first room I saw was the living room and it was...yes, you guessed it, BEAUTIFUL! Same for the other rooms. Each bedroom had a bathroom, making about...three bathrooms in total. Those had a shower with a sliding door and all of the bathroom stuff. The floor was wooden and shiny. The windows wee closed and beige curtains covered those.

   I went inside my bedroom only to see a few boxes and some furniture. Thre wre two beds and my sister was on one of them. She was reading the brochure about Canterlot High. I put my luggage next to the other bed and sat next to my sister with my legs crossed on her bed. I read the brochure with her and noticed that the school was insisting a lot on friendship. Maybe it meant that making friends there wouldn't be so hard. To think that I've never been able to make a single friend on my own.

   - Wow, the school doesn't look that bad! If even looks like the students are pretty nice there! I exclaimed.

   - You're right, but..., Sunset hesitated.

   - What?

   - Well, it's just that...I'm sort of worried about you. What if you get bullied there just like in HPC? What if you can't make friends there by yourself? she asked worryingly.

   I stayed quiet for a while, thinking about why she was so worried about me. She did agree on the fact that the school was great...what was wrong with her?

   - Sis, you don't have to be so-, I said, before being interrupted by my sister.

   - Worried? I've got a million reasons to be worried for you and everything else going on in my life! Why do you have to be the one everyone picks on? What's so wrong with you? Why does everyone have to criticize you all the time?! she shouted before smashing the brochure on her bed.

   Then, I saw some tears rolling down her cheeks. No. I couldn't see Sunset cry like that. I didn't want her to be sad. Although, i had to admit that my sister happened to be one of the many people in this world who stressed out a lot. She always worried about me, but I didn't expect her to throw a fit about this.

   She went inside the nearest bathroom so that she could cry freely. I just stayed on her bed and I felt pitiful for her. As her sister, I couldn't let her suffer like that. I mean, it was because of me. So, I stood in front of the bathroom's door and knocked gently. Then, Sunset slowly opened the door and I was able to see her red eyes and her face filled with tears. Luckily, she stopped crying and I was able to comfort her.

   - Hey, don't cry like that, I said after convincing my sister to talk with me in our bedroom (and not inside the bathroom, because it would be awkward).

   - I'm...I'm sorry you have to see me like this, she replied while wiping her tears.

   I took a deep breath, held my sister's hand and told her:

   - Stop worrying about me so much, Sunset. If CHS really is a friendly place, then I'll be okay there. And so will you. I don't want you to suffer because of me, so give me a smile, okay? I asked, hoping that she would feel better. It felt like I was the big sister, now that I was trying to make her better.

   She smiled sincerely and nodded her head. After all, sisters support each other, right?

   Then, she opened her luggage and took out her laptop. She turned it on, typed the password - which I was never able to guess because she always typed fast - and a computer wallpaper with both of us appeared, along with all of the softwares and files. Her laptop was jam-packed! After that, she opened her inbox and I noticed LOADS of mail from people named Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie Pie.

   - Who are they? I asked her.

   - Oh, they're my "soon-to-be" friends, if you could say that. Before our family moved in, we've been sending mail and texts to each other a lot and I've got to admit that they're really cool! They're...students from CHS. I befriended them after commenting on the forum of the school website.

   Well, this is weird. My sister got herself, like, five friends just like that. And to think that she's the introverted kind of person. It's not that I'm jealous or anything. It's just...I don't know how to explain it.

   So, the rest of the day went on normally. We've had lunch and supper. There were more and more furniture and decorations inside our apartment, in all of the rooms. It almost seemed like we've been living in Canterlot for years. Finally, after brushing my teeth and wearing my pyjama, I decided to get a nice sleep, because I was going to start my first day at CHS tomorrow with my sister.

   I laid down on my bed and saw my older sister texting on her phone...with her "friends". I think, because she was smiling and giggling. I turned my body towards her on my bed and I asked her if our new school really will be cool.

   "Yeah, of course!", she said without getting her eyes off her phone. "You're feeling excited too, right?", she asked me.

   I hesitantly replied: "Yeah...right.", and I turned my body around on the left side of my bed. It took me quite a while to finally go asleep.