It's been six months since Opaline's defeat, and Misty's life couldn't be more perfect. She's found her father, she lives in the Crystal Brighthouse with the best friends she could ever ask for, and best of all, she has her cutie mark! She really has everything she could have asked for. But life isn't as perfect as it seems for Misty. She still struggles with the abuse she suffered at the hooves of Opaline and her past with her tormentor. Doesn't mean she's physically gone, doesn't mean the abuse is.

Ever since the Cutie Mark Crusaders helped Diamond Tiara find the true meaning of her cutie mark and helped her become the pony she always wanted to be, life has been great. She has more friends, ponies aren't scared of her anymore, and even she and her father have gotten along better. But when Diamond's mother, Spoiled Milk, dies unexpectedly, she's suddenly racked with guilt about how she left the relationship with her mother and soon begins to question if she's really changed at all.

WARNING: THIS STORY DEALS WITH DEPICTIONS OF VERBAL, EMOTIONAL, & PHYSICAL CHILD ABUSE, MILD PTSD, MENTIONS OF SUICIDE, AND MYM SPOILERS IF ANY OF THESE THEMES MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE, THIS STORY IS NOT FOR YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. IF YOU CONTINUE READING & THIS UPSETS YOU, DON'T BLAME ME.