Chapters Dear Diary,
Tomorrow is Hearts and Hooves day, I don't know what to do! I can't find a special somepony in that time frame! What am I saying? I'll just give somepony some money to be my special somepony! Problems are for the poor! I trotted into my daddy's office. He was sitting at his desk, looking through some papers. "Daddy! I need some money!" I said.
"Why?" Daddy asked.
"Because I need to find a special somepony!" I answered, stating the obvious. "I need to have a special somepony or else my image will be jeopardy!"
"Diamond, you know we're running... Low on cash..."
My eyes went wide. Poor? We couldn't be poor. Without saying anything, I ran out of the office and down the hall to my room. I dialed Silver's number.
"Hello?" She asked. I was relieved she was always there when I needed her.
"Hey, Silver."
"Hi, Di! What's up?"
"You won't believe what happened! My daddy told me that we were going..."
"Going what??"
"B... B... Broke!! "
"No way!" Silver gasped
"Yes way!"
"Oh my Celestia! You're going broke?!"
"Yes!!!!"
"Come over right now! We need to dig up our emergency cash from my yard!"
"You don't have to tell me twice!" I hung up, putting my phone down on my bed before racing down the stairs and out the door. I sped past a few houses and stores before ending up in front of Silver's house. She was waiting for me in the yard.
"I got us two shovels, let's dig!" Silver gave me a shovel and we started to dig. Some ponies stopped and stared but this time, it didn't matter. More ponies would stare at me if I went broke!
It took us hours before we managed to unearth the suitcase. "Thanks, Silver. You're a finance saver!" I said.
"No problem, Di. It's what friends are for, right?" Silver went back into her house as I walked back to mine, still carrying the suitcase. We were going to have an hour long phone call afterwards any ways, so what was the point of hanging around?
I shoved the suitcase under my bed, it was my emergency kit. My daddy would use it for things that didn't matter like bills and paying banks or whatever. "Oh no... It might be too late to find a special somepony." I looked at the time on my phone. It was 6:29 Pm. My curfew was at least 2 hours away. But I'm not allowed off of the property after 6:30, which means I have to stay until tomorrow morning. I called Silver again.
"Silver, I need you to come over."
"Why, Di?"
"Cause I need help! It's too late for me to get a special somepony."
"But at least you'll have platonic love." Silver assured me.
"Just... Please come over!"
"I'll be right there, Di!"
This time, Silver hung up. She was probably on her way right now. But she had to be home by 7 for dinner. It would take her a good 5 minutes to get here so I decided to pick out my outfit for tomorrow. I went with a pink tutu and a matching tiara with a diamond heart on it. I smiled, all of the colts would regret not asking me to be their special somepony. In all defense I would have turned them all down anyways and bought a child actor in as my special somepony but at least they would be jealous. Heck, I could even pay the child actor to marry me so that I could get some money and then divorce him. It's how you get easy money. But I felt a tinge of sadness.
There was a knock on my door, then Silver popped her head in. "Hi, Di."
"Hi, Silver." I said.
"Sad?" She asked. "When we were on the phone you sounded much better than this."
"Well. I won't be popular if I don't look like I have a special somepony." I replied.
"Popularity isn't everything."
"But I'll be all alone if I'm not popular. I'll be like those blank flanks."
"They still are friends. If you go down I go down with you, we can be alone together."
"I guess."
"Hugs?"
"Hugs." I ran into Silver's waiting hooves. "Silver?"
"Yes, Di?"
"Can You be my special somepony?" I asked.
Silver's eyes were was wide as saucers, as poor ponies would say, I preferred to say as wide as my luxury mansion. "Of course, Di."
To be honest, I think that Silver actually liked me for a while. I kind of liked her, but I was a bit confused. She's always been there. Unlike other ponies, she stuck by me.
"I love you, Silver Spoon." I admitted.
"I... Love you too, Di. I always did." Silver kissed me on the cheek.
There was a long moment of silence gazing into each other's eyes. "I think I need to go. It's almost 7 and my parents hate it when I'm late. Bye, Di." Silver turned and opened the door.
"Bye, Silver." I was still blushing when Silver left.
There were butterflies in my tummy, I didn't know what to do. But did Silver really love me? Was she just saying that to make me feel better? At least somepony was better than nopony, even if she was my best friend. I took a quick shower. Warm water seemed to calm my nerves, but it didn't work. My tummy still felt funny. I skipped dinner and just went to bed, dozing off and dreaming of Silver Spoon.
Tuesday, February (Hearts and Hooves Day)
Dear Diary,
Today is Hearts and Hooves day, and I'm way more excited than I originally thought. I don't know if it's because of my special somepony, though. Who is my special somepony, you ask? My best friend, Silver Spoon. I guess it might sound weird, me having a romantic interest in another filly. And also how we might be a bit too young. But hey, love is love, right? Anyways, Silver Spoon said she'd pick me up at 8:00 AM so we could walk to school together. The first thing I did when I woke up was reach out for my very expensive tiara, which was on my very expensive bedside table. But the strange thing is, nothing was there. My eyes shot open. I screamed like crazy.
"What is it, honey?! Did somepony break in and steal something?!" Mom asked, bursting into the room.
"M...My tiara... It's gone... It's gone!!!" I shrieked.
Mom gasped. "Oh no!!! This is terrible!!"
The next thing I knew, me and mom were running around my room in circles.
"What's going on in here?" Dad popped his head inside, to see me and mom panicking. "What in Equestria is going on here?!"
"My tiara is gone!" I panicked.
"You have other tiaras, use those." Dad sounded surprisingly calm. Too calm. Something was up, but I had no time to worry about that.
I opened my wardrobe. It was empty. Al of my special outfits and tiaras had been taken as well. "T..They aren't here..." I was in denial.
Mom's eyes went wide. "Sweet Celestia..." She breathed.
"Oh right, I forgot. I sold that stuff." Dad remembered.
"You what?!" Me and mom screamed in unison.
"We were running short on money, so I sold some of the stuff we didn't need. I mean, Diamond didn't need all of those outfits!" Dad put on a fake smile. "Plus, I sold them for more than I bought them for." He added.
I froze. My own dad had sold my most prized possession. What was he thinking? It was just as bad an idea as giving out all your money for free. He just sold my tiara, the most important thing in my life. "Get it back." I demanded.
"What?" Dad asked, as if he didn't hear me.
"Get. It. Back." I repeated, louder.
"But sweetie, I..." He began. I raised a hoof, cutting him off.
"Get. It. Back!" I shouted. "When I get back, I want everything back in my room! Understood!?"
"Uhh... Y-Yes.."
"Good! Now, if they aren't here by the time I'm back... You. Will. Pay." I didn't mean that you will pay thing literally, but some money wouldn't hurt if dad thought that's what I meant.
Angrily, I stomped out of the room and down the stairs. I didn't bother to get breakfast. I wasn't in the mood. Losing my tiara was like losing everything. Even worse than losing all my money. I heard a knock on the door.
"Di?" Silver Spoon kept knocking on the door impatiently. My ears perked up. "You ready to go to school??" There was a tinge of nervousness in her voice, but that didn't really matter. At least she was here.
I flung the door open. "Silver!"
"Hi, Di." Silver replied. "Happy Hearts and Hooves day." I noticed she was wearing pale pink glasses instead of her blue ones, probably to celebrate.
"Happy Hearts and Hooves day to you too, Silver." I didn't want to tell Silver about what my dad did. Dad would get my stuff back. He had to, or else I don't know what I'd do.
"I, um... Got you something..." Silver took something out of her saddle bag. It was a tiara. "Sorry, it's silver. I couldn't find a diamond one. And..." Silver bit her lower lip.
"No, no." I cut her off. "It's perfect. I love it." I took the tiara and placed it on my head.
"I know it's not much, but..." Silver kept on speaking like she hadn't heard me.
"It's amazing. It sort of reminds me of you." I said . "Now let's go to school, we might be late."
Silver nodded, smiling a bit. "Race you there!" She shouted and took off. That was unexpected. One moment she's shy and the next she's racing you to school. But one thing was for sure, I wasn't going to lose.
"No fair!" I sped through the town, catching up to Silver. Pony's heads turned. I wasn't one to get engaged in sports and all that, so this was a rare sight. "I'm catching up!" I was getting a bit worn out, but that wouldn't stop me from beating Silver in the race.
Silver Spoon got to school 2 minutes before me. This meant I lost the race. "No fair..." I panted. "You... Started before me..." I felt like I would collapse.
"I guess it wasn't fair, then. But you still didn't catch up. I thought you were better than that, Di." Silver giggled. She couldn't help but gloat, it was obvious.
Before I could reply, the bell rang. Everypony was filing into class. "Okay, students. Time to pass out Hearts and Hooves day cards. You know the rules, you walk around the class and put the cards on somepony's desk." Ms Cherilee explained.
Everypony trotted over to each other's desks with their Hearts and Hooves day cards. I just sat at my because every year, I don't give out cards. Those things cost money. Money that I'm not going to waste on my classmates who I won't even remember in 3 years. Silver walked up to my desk, putting a pink envelope with a heart on it in front of me. "Um... For you, Diamond..." She blushed a bit.
"But Silver, I didn't get you anything." Even I was shocked at what I just said. I never cared if I didn't get anypony anything, the only thing that mattered was that I got something.
"It's okay. I don't mind. Why don't you open the card?" Silver asked.
I pulled the card closer. It wasn't one of those store-bought ones, it was hoof-made. I smiled a bit. It looked like it had a lot of effort put into it. I opened it.
Dear Diamond,
I know this sounds weird, but I like you. A lot. And though we're best friends, I want us to be more than that.
Love, Silver Spoon.
It was short and sweet. "Sorry I couldn't make it rhyme. It was hard to come up with them." Silver looked at me expectantly. "But what do you think?" She asked.
"I... I... Loved it." I replied. Silver smiled.
"Glad you like it." Silver slipped into her seat next to me as class began.
All I heard was Ms Cherilee going 'Blah, blah, blah' for the entire school day. I didn't really care about school. I would grow up and be super rich, so it didn't matter. Though, I had one question. Were me and Silver dating? Maybe we were too young. But there are a few class sweethearts that I could point out if anypony asked. Though none of the couples were real couples. They just knew who had a crush on them and were probably going to get in a relationship at one point. I knew Silver for years, so maybe now was that one point.
"Okay, time to go home!" Ms Cherilee announced.
Everypony filed out of the door, Silver and I lagging behind. "Hey, Silver, do you want to see something?" I asked.
"Sure, Di." Silver replied, getting a bit excited.
I led Silver down the path to the Apple farm, taking a left and trotting through a bush.
"Are you sure about this?" Silver hesitated.
"Mhm." I nodded, even if Silver couldn't see it.
"Okay..." Silver walked in after me.
I ducked under a fallen tree. "Watch your head." I advised, moving some leaves out of the way so that Silver could see.
We were in a clearing surrounded by gems, a diamond in the middle. "This is a place I found a few years ago, I believed it gave me luck. And it was actually true, because a week after I discovered this, I found you." I explained.
"Diamond, it's beautiful." Silver breathed, standing up from her crouching position.
I jumped over the wall of gems, heading for the diamond and the smaller ones forming a small circle next to it. I pulled a tiny out of the ground. "For you." I gave it to Silver.
"Really?" She studied it, her eyes lighting up with excitement.
"Think of it as a Hearts and Hooves day gift."
"I love it."
"I knew you would."
The sun started to set. The light hit the gems, making them shimmer even more.
"I love you, Di. Way more than you can guess." Silver sighed.
"I love you t-!" I was cut off when Silver kissed me. Butterflies. Butterflies flying around in my stomach. How'd they get in there? Was this normal? I felt like I was flying a million miles in the air. My first kiss was happening, and it couldn't be anymore magical.
Dear Diary,
When I came home yesterday, I was very tempted to break out in a musical number. "Hi, Diamond. I got your stuff back. Wait, where'd you get that?" Dad asked, pointing to my new silver tiara.
"From somepony very special." I replied.
"But it's... Silver! " Mom spat, the last word rolling off her tongue like a foul taste.
My parents didn't really approve of Silver Spoon that much, probably because they believed that silver was for poor ponies, but I mean, it's just a name. "I don't care. I love it. And by the way, you can keep my other tiara. I don't need it anymore." I said.
"But ponies will think we ran out of money and we were so desperate to sell your diamond tiara!" Mom protested.
"That's what happened, isn't it?" I asked.
"Diamond Tiara! Appearance is everything, even if it means hiding what really happened! Money is the only reason I married your father!" Mom shouted.
"You married me only because I had tons of money?!" Dad seemed to be getting angry. I was actually surprised that my parents could get into an argument that quickly.
"Yes! Because back then, you had an infinite amount of money I could use!" Mom explained. "But I guess that money's running out!"
"Well I only married you because at the time, you looked beautiful, but now, you're like torn money! You're useless!" Dad shot back.
"You see?" I cut in before Mom could argue. "Money and beauty doesn't last forever. But true love does . It lasts for eternity, as long as you focus on what's on the inside. And apparently, you two don't care what's on the inside. For you, it's about what you have and look like."
My parents were speechless, I couldn't blame them, those were true words of wisdom. I walked up to my room, closing the door behind me. I looked up at a picture of Silver and I. Around us was a heart I drew on with pink marker. Did I mention that me and Silver are dating? Yep! She's my official marefriend now, and I couldn't be happier!
Anyways, today, I was in particularly high spirits. I think it has something to do with Silver and I being marefriends, though I can't be too sure. Our relationship has only lasted two days, and today is the third, but still, I feel like I've loved Silver for years. I actually have, deep down inside, I just didn't notice for a while. After school, Silver and I are going on our first official date, but it's a surprise. I don't know if it counts as a date if Silver doesn't know, but it is to me.
Again, I didn't really pay attention in class. I didn't care at all. The bell rang quicker than I expected.
"Hey Silver, I have somewhere I want to take you." I said, walking up to Silver.
"Is it another surprise?" She asked, her eyes showing her excitement through her pale blue glasses.
"No... Yes... Well, maybe!" I replied.
"Where are we going?"
"Somewhere you've been before."
"Is it your house?"
"No, but you might as well save your guesses." I led Silver down the path to Sweet Apple Acres, but she couldn't figure it out.
"Sugar cube corners? Rarity's boutique? Golden Oaks library? Cloudsdale?"
I had to admit, what she was saying was getting pretty ridiculous, first of all, we can go to Cloudsdale because we'd fall right through the clouds, second, why would we go to a library? I wouldn't say Silver is dumb, believe me, she could outsmart everypony she knows, she's just a cute kind of dumb when it comes to other areas. And I'm not complaining, to be honest, I like her that way.
I took a left, crawling through the bush.
"Oh..." Silver adjusted her glasses, realizing she had been way far off from the answer than she had expected.
"Well, are you coming, Silver?" I asked, looking back at Silver expectantly.
"Of course!" Silver crouched and followed me.
I don't know why but the gems were sparkling brighter than usual, and weren't in their usual circle formation. "What the..." I muttered.
"Oh Diamond, it's beautiful!" Silver exclaimed, running out into the clearing. "It's even better than the last time we were here!"
"But I didn-!" I began, only to be cut off by another sound.
Silver froze. The gem's light was blinking in a pattern, each one making a ding sound at a different time and rhythm. It was making actual music .
"Diamond... This is... Amazing!" Silver watched the gems intently, fascinated by them.
"Yeah but I didn't plan th-..." I stopped mid-sentence, realizing that the gems were in the shape of a heart, and in the middle of that heart was a picnic. "Thank you, Princess Cadance..." I muttered. I knew this had to be the magic of the Princess of Love.
"Wow, Diamond this was really planned out!" Silver jumped onto the picnic blanket.
"Oh it was nothing, just a little decoration here and there..." I said, sitting on the picnic blanket across from Silver.
"A little?" Silver echoed. "This is brilliant, I never could have thought of it! How long did this take you?"
"A few hours, I guess." I lied. I was just thinking of how long it might have took Princess Cadance to do it, but I couldn't be sure, she might have used magic and got it done in like, two seconds.
"Well, you did a great job!" Silver congratulated me for something I didn't do.
It sort of made me feel bad, lying to my marefriend, but at least she was happy. "Thanks... Now, let's eat!" I quickly changed the subject, opening the picnic basket. Inside the basket were two pieces of vanilla cake and two smoothies with a pair of straws complete with a little umbrella. Wow, Cadance was good at her job.
"Here," I said, giving Silver her cake and smoothie.
"Thanks, Di." Silver took a bite of the cake. "Mmm! My favorite!"
"Really? Vanilla is my favorite too!" I took my cake and smoothie from the basket.
Silver and I lay down side by side, empty glasses and cake crumbs on the blanket next to us. The sun was setting, it was the exact same time that our first kiss happened. "Have you ever wondered how Princess Celestia can raise the sun, but no other unicorn can?" Silver asked, twirling her little umbrella between her hooves.
"Simple," I replied. "She's an alicorn, not a unicorn."
"But how come Princess Cadance nor Princess Luna can do it?"
"Hmm.... Maybe it's because they haven't mastered it. Maybe alicorns can only have one main ability, like how Cadance is practically a cupid, and Luna raises the moon." I explained, though I was a bit confused too. I was just trying to sound smart.
"So you're saying it's sort of like cutiemarks? Like how somepony's talent is going to be on their flank for the rest of eternity and they can never get a new one?"
"Guess so. But what about those blank flanks? Will they stay blank flanks?"
"Until they find a talent, maybe." Silver shrugged.
"You know, I sort of feel bad for bullying them." I admitted.
"Yeah, me too. We were blank flanks too at one point, right?"
"Right." I echoed in response. "I remember when I was one. I wasn't as confident as I am now, I was more of an introvert. The day I got my cutiemark, was meant to be one of the best days of my life, but it wasn't. I knew then and there, that my cutiemark was meaningless. I mean, all I did was put on a stupid tiara I got on my birthday."
"But why did you keep wearing it?" Silver asked.
"I guess it's because I just felt emotionally attached to that tiara. I thought that my cutiemark would... Vanish if I didn't wear it frequently. I took it off every night, but put it on first thing in the morning. I started to get more and more confident because I realized, diamonds are better than everything in the world, and way more expensive." I explained. "But then I found something that's priceless."
"What was it?"
"You." I grabbed Silver's hoof.
Saturday, December (Hearths Warming Eve)
Dear Diary,
Tomorrow is Hearths Warming and I'm freaking out! I forgot to get Silver a present! I woke up in the morning only to realize that I'm the worst marefriend ever. It might be especially hard because my family's money supply has gone downhill. I have no idea how I'm going to scrape together enough bits to buy Silver a gift. I guess she's always been the considerate one in our relationship since I didn't really think to get her a gift until this morning, but I bet she's got my present covered already. Maybe I could... Make her something? No! I had started to pace around my room. I could say something super sweet to her... No! Not good enough! I'll probably have to buy her something. I sighed. "Where will I get the money to do that?" I slumped down on the floor when something under my bed caught my eye. "Hm?"
I trotted over to the mystery item. Pulling it from out under my bed I dusted it off and read something on the label. Emergency Money it read. "Yes!" I yelled out triumphantly, remembering when me and Silver unearthed it from her yard and brought it to my house a few months ago. The day we confessed to each other. "This might be just enough to get Silver a decent present from the gift shop!" I opened the suitcase, taking out all the bits and putting them in my saddle bag. I wrapped my scarf around my neck and was just about ready to leave when my phone rang.
It was from Silver. "Um... Hey, Silver." I held the phone up to my ear, opening the door and hurrying downstairs. I waved goodbye to my parents who were fussing over bills.
"Hi, Di! What're you doing?" Silver asked.
"Just... Um... Things!" I replied, strolling across the street and crawling when I was going past Silver's house.
"Okay...? Well anyways, are you busy tomorrow?"
"Why would I be? It's going to be a Sunday and my parent's will be worrying about the money." I guess my family's financial state hasn't affected me yet since I was always hanging out with Silver.
"Well, I'm planning a Hearths Warming party and wanted to know if you'd come over."
"Of course I would! Why'd I miss out on hanging out with my marefriend?" I looked up ahead, I was almost there. Just a little more, I told myself. I trudged through the snow, keeping my eyes fixed ahead.
"Great! The party's going to be at 5:00 PM, at Sugarcube Corner tomorow. I'm inviting the whole class." Silver informed me.
"Mhm, got it! I'll definitely be there!" I was in front of the gift shop. "Talk to you later, Silver."
"Okay, see you, Di!" Silver ended the call.
I shoved my phone in my saddlebag. I opened the doors to the crowded store. I squeezed myself in and managed to crawl to the counter. "Excuse me," I started.
"What can I help you with?" The salesmare asked.
"I'm looking for a Hearths Warming gift." I said.
"That's what everypony's looking for. I'm surprised they all waited until the last minute to buy them." The salesmare commented.
"Well, um... Yeah." I noticed something very cute and big. It was a giant gray teddy with the words 'I love you' printed near the stomach area. Silver would like that. I thought. "How much?" I pointed to it.
"100 bits."
I dug around for a few bits in my saddlebag, counting them before giving them to the salesmare.
"Thanks for your purchase, here's your receipt,you can take that over-sized teddy bear now." The salesmare slid the receipt over the counter.
"Thank you!" I stuffed the receipt in my saddlebag, grabbing the giant teddy bear to go to a nearby gift wrapping service.
"How much for a boxing and wrapping?" I asked.
"150 bits." The stallion in charge replied.
"Here," I pulled out some bits from my saddlebag, giving them to the stallion. "Now be quick, I need to bring this home as quickly as possible."
"Okay," The stallion quickly got to work and pushed a nicely wrapped package my way after he was done.
"Thanks, got to run!" I rushed off, struggling to hold Silver's present. She'll love it! I told myself. I wonder what she got me...
I practically kicked open the front door to my house and rushed upstairs. I slammed the door to my bedroom shut, gently pushing Silver's gift under my bed. "Now..." I turned towards my closet. "Time to plan tomorrow's outfit!" I leaped into the closet, throwing out the clothes that I didn't want to wear. No... No... Not special enough...
"Ugh!" I groaned. "I'll have to go new clothes shopping!" Putting my saddlebag back on, I flung the door open, zooming downstairs and out the door. I needed something special to wear to Silver's party. Unlike Hearts and Hooves day, I was going to be prepared.
I sped over to Rarity's boutique. Hopefully the prices aren't to high... I barely had any bits left.
"Why, hello there..." Rarity turned to me.
"Hi.Um, do you have any special clothing items for Hearths Warming?" I asked.
"They're in the special holiday selection, you should be able to find them."
"Thanks!" I was hoping that there was a sale on the clothing I found, but so far, no signs. "Please be cheap..." I muttered. I had never said those words in my life. I trotted over to one side of the boutique, looking for filly-sized outfits.
My gaze fell on an amazing Hearths Warming themed dress. I rushed over to it. Please don't be expensive... I hoped, staring at the price tag. 100 bits. My spirits dropped. I only had 50 bits left to my name. I sighed, about to walk away. No! There has to be something better! I'm not leaving empty hoofed! Determined, I looked over the price tags. There was a skirt for 50 bits. I beamed. I grabbed it and slid it over the front desk. "I would like to buy this, please!" I told Rarity, putting all of the bits I had left on the counter.
"Alright, darling," Rarity counted my bits and frowned. "Um, you're 10 bits short."
"What?" I was almost sure I had given Rarity the correct amount. "No, I gave you 50 bits."
"Precisely. I'm afraid you've misread the tag." Rarity pointed to the tag. Instead of 50, it said 60. I was in such a rush that I hadn't noticed.
"B-But... I need that," I began. "I don't have anymore bits to give you for it. My family doesn't have anymore and we're in debt..."
Rarity remained silent. "I'm sorry."
I turned and walked away, my head down. If I didn't show up with anything special, Silver might think I didn't care enough to go out and get something for the occasion.
"Wait!" Rarity said. "I'll reduce the price for you by 10 bits." She levitated the skirt in front of me.
"Really?" I asked looking back at her.
"Mhm," Rarity nodded. "Go on, take it."
"Thank you!"
"Merry Hearths Warming!"
"Same to you!" I gently placed the outfit inside my saddlebag, running back home.
When I got into my room, it was almost dark. I put my Hearths Warming outfit in my closet, smiling. Ring, ring! It was my phone. "Hello?" I held the phone up to my ear.
"Hi, Di!" Silver chirped.
"Oh, hey Silver!"
"So, Diamond. Do you think Gingerbread cookies, or heart shapes ones?" Silver asked.
"Um... Both?"
"Okay! Do you think there should be a mistletoe or would that be too much?"
"Maybe you should add it?"
"Thanks! Streamers or no?"
"Candy cane styled streamers would be a definite yes."
"Got it! Goodnight, bye!" Silver hung up.
She was probably being super specific with Pinkie about the party planning. I shrugged, placing my phone on the bedside table. I got up and walked to the bathroom to take a quick shower before going down to dinner.
"What are we going to do?!" Dad complained.
"Shh..." Mom patted him on the back. "It'll be okay, honey."
"But we'll even have to sell our house at some point!" Dad wailed.
"Hm?" Mom looked at me. "Sorry, Diamond, no dinner today."
"That's because we can't get enough money to get groceries!" Dad explained.
I went to bed without eating the whole day but I didn't necessarily care. I just assumed my parents were saving the groceries we had for another day. I put my tiara on the bedside table next to my phone. And then I fell asleep just as my head hit the pillow.
Sunday, December (Hearths Warming)
Author's Note
I wanted to release this on Christmas, but I was too busy. This was also very rushed, so I hope you still enjoy!
Sunday, December (Hearths Warming)
Dear Diary,
Today is Hearths Warming and I'm super excited! Yesterday, I took care of everything , so today, I can just enjoy my time with Silver Spoon! I woke up today with a big grin on my face and jumped out of bed. Silver's party was at five, so I had plenty of time to get ready, but instead, I went to Silver's house to see if she wanted to hang out before it started. I knocked on the door.
Silver opened it, her hair frizzy and her glasses slightly tilted. "Hello?" She stared at me for a while. Her vision was probably still a bit blurry. "Oh, Diamond, it's you."
"Merry Hearths Warming!" I sang out. I adjusted her glasses and kissed her on the cheek. I pushed strands of hair from her face.
Silver leaned in to kiss me, but I stopped her. She blinked at me, confused.
"Save it for the mistletoe." I smiled.
Silver nodded, then yawned. "I stayed up late with Pinkie to plan the party. I'm so glad we're done."
"You could've just asked me to help, you know."
Silver shook her head. "No, no. It's fine. It wasn't that bad."
"You sure?"
Silver nodded. "I'm sure."
"Anyways, want to hang out?"
Silver looked around nervously. "Um, sorry, but my parents want me to be home all day until the party, you know, to spend time with them."
"Oh," was all I could say.
"See you then?"
I nodded. "See you."
She closed the door.
I sneezed. I forgot to take a scarf or a coat on the way out. I trudged through the freezing snow back to my house. When I was back, I wrapped myself in blankets until I stopped shivering. Mom and Dad were probably still asleep. They had stayed up arguing all night, I suppose. I only realised how lonely I was without Silver Spoon then, when I lay on my bed, with nothing to do. I forgot we each had our own lives and things we had to do alone. I forced myself to laugh, thinking if I did, I'd trick myself into thinking it was actually quite funny when it wasn't.
The rest of the afternoon was dull and spent in bed, staring at the ceiling. I occasionally tried to call Silver, thinking she could spare some time so we could talk, but it went to voicemail. The fifth time I called, I was greeted with the same voice telling me the same thing: "I'm a bit busy at the moment, so please tell me what you wanted to talk about after the beep. Merry Hearths Warming!" Then the beep.
I said the same stupid thing: "Hey, Silver, I just wanted to talk if you had the time, but I guess you're busy right now. Maybe call back if you have a minute?" I was somewhat confused. Every time I saw a couple, they'd spend every second of every minute together, but now I had to spend hours by myself. I was as bored as possible while Silver was probably eating her mom's delicious cake and talking with her parents.
She and her parents were always pretty close, which I envy, while mine almost never talked to me and had started to argue non-stop. Dad was even sleeping on the couch downstairs. I felt alone. Not even Hearths Warming's message of friendship and love couldn't get them to calm down and at least pretend to like each other, even for a day.
I closed my eyes, hoping to doze off and take a nap, but I couldn't stop thinking about the reality of my life outside of my dreamworld with Silver Spoon.
The sound of my phone ringing made my eyes fly open. I looked and saw that it was only my aunt in Manehattan, the one I couldn't even remember the name of. It was definitely not waking up for, especially since I had just fallen asleep.
I had finally managed to drift back into sleep when there was another annoying ring. It was my aunt from Fillydelphia. I put my phone on mute and shoved it into my closet. Then, I was able to take a relaxing nap.
When I woke up, it was dark out, probably well past seven. I stared out my window, shocked by my stupid idea to not set an alarm. Wait, I did set an alarm, but my phone was on mute. Maybe there was still time, maybe the party wasn't over. I sped out of my room and down the stairs. Mom and Dad were arguing, as usual, and didn't seem to even notice I was leaving. I ran as fast as I could to Sugarcube Corner and burst in.
Pinkie Pie was cleaning up while Silver Spoon was sitting at a table looking hurt. When she saw me, she looked furious . "Where were you? I was standing by the mistletoe looking like an idiot while you were doing what, getting a facial at the spa?!"
I had never seen her so angry before. It would be difficult to explain I was taking a nap and overslept. "I'm sorry," I said quietly. "I was just-"
"This was important to me, you know. I spent so much time getting this ready so everypony would enjoy this party. Especially you." Silver Spoon gave me a cold glare, then tears welled up in her eyes. "Did you not care enough to come? Did you think it wasn't good enough for you? Diamond, I thought we'd grown close this past year. I thought we were going to be there for each other no matter what, yet you leave me on Hearths Warming !"
I was silent. I should have known Silver loved celebrating Hearths Warming even more than her birthday, which is why she didn't celebrate her birthday at all. I was ashamed of myself.
Silver sniffed. "I can't believe you!" She sobbed, than pushed me aside to run out.
"Wait!" I yelled, dashing after her. "I'm sorry!"
She stopped for a moment. "Are you?" Then, she ran around a corner and I lost sight of her.
It was really dark, but I decided I needed a moment to calm myself. I walked to Sweet Apple Acres, then ducked through the bushes. There sat Silver Spoon, staring at the moon. Even from where I stood, I could hear her crying.
I silently came up behind her and gave her a hug. She jumped a little, but didn't do anything else. She sobbed more quietly.
"I'm sorry I didn't come. You worked really hard on it and it must've hurt you to think I didn't want to because I wouldn't like it," I began. "I feel like you've been putting in a lot of effort to make everything special, and I'm not. I'll try-"
"It's not about that," Silver cut in. "I just feel like you don't like me anymore. It's like you don't care about me, but I care about you . I just feel ignored, I guess." She wiped her eyes.
I hugged her tighter. "I'm not trying to ignore you. When you were busy spending time with your parents, I tried to call but you wouldn't pick up and I was feeling lonely. I tried to take a nap, but I kept getting woken up because of random calls from my relatives and I put my phone on silent, so I missed my alarm. Silver, I just wanted to talk to you, but I couldn't. I felt ignored."
Silver was silent. "I love you." She said finally.
"I love you too."
