Forgotten People

Chapter 15 – Don’t Forget Me

Rainbow Dash sat on her bed crying. It had been an hour since her friend’s departure, but she was still stricken with grief. She curled herself up and tried to go to sleep. It felt different not having someone sleep next to her. She put her hoof on the space where Alec slept originally. Where there was someone who cared for her, there was now a void of coldness. She proceeded to sit up on the bed and forget about sleep, despite her need for it.

“…Come back…” she whispered to him, but she knew that he couldn’t hear it. She looked round her room once more. Something sat on her desk. She got out of bed and looked at what it was. It was a letter, unstamped, but obviously written by someone familiar. She turned on a light and started to read it.

Dear Rainbow Dash,

It’s now been roughly six months since I stepped into Equestria. It’s also been six months that I’ve known you now, and I can really say that it’s been great doing so. But I fear that soon I may have to leave this world, but I really hope that doesn’t happen anytime soon. So I want to say a few points to you.

First off, well done in the Olympics, despite the fact that you were put down so often. It was an honour to race with you and well done for your gold medal streak. I hope that in the next Olympics you’ll be able to achieve it again.

Secondly, I know I’ve said this a load of times, but please don’t forget it. I love you. And that may have sounded a bit queer at first as love between species is usually wrong. But there was something about you that caught my interest to the point of wanting you. When I do leave this world, please don’t forget it.

Lastly, when I do leave, don’t be in too much grief. You still have your friends who care about you who will always be there for you when you need help. But it’s okay to feel upset when I do go, but it wouldn’t be good for you to seal yourself off from everyone else because of your sadness. Talk to your friends, that’s what helps me.

One final point. There is a song attached to this letter written by one of my favourite guitarists. If it makes you feel better, read it to remember me by.

Thanks so much for everything we’ve done together. And I really do hope we’ll meet again some day.

Love, Alec xxx

Dash read the letter over and over again until she had it memorised in her head. His words had really touched her in a way that he hadn’t before. She then moved on to the song attached to the letter and began to read that through.

“I'm gonna pick up the pieces,

And build a Lego house.

If things go wrong, we can knock it down.

And three words have two meanings, but there's one thing on my mind.

It's so for you.

And it's dark in a cold December,

But I've got you to keep me warm.

If you're broken I'll mend ya, and I'll keep ya sheltered from the storm that's

raging on now.

I'm outta touch,

I'm outta love,

I'll pick you up when you're getting down,

And out of all these things I've done, I think I love you better now.

I'm outta sight,

I'm outta mind,

I'll owe it all for you in time,

And out of all these things I've done, I think I love you better now.

Now.

I'm gonna paint you by numbers,

And colour you in.

If things go right we can frame it,

And put you on a wall.

And it's do hard to say it,

But I've been there before.

Now I'll surrender up my heart,

And swap it for yours.

I'm outta touch,

I'm outta love,

I'll pick you up when you're getting down,

And out of all these things I've done, I think I love you better now.

I'm outta sight,

I'm outta mind,

I'll owe it all for you in time,

And out of all these things I've done, I think I love you better now.

Don't hold me down,

I think the races are breaking,

And it's more than I can take.

And it's dark in a cold December,

But I've got you to keep me warm.

If you're broken I'll mend ya, and I'll keep ya sheltered from the storm that's

raging on now.

I'm outta touch,

I'm outta love,

I'll pick you up when you're getting down,

And out of all these things I've done, I think I love you better now.

I'm outta sight,

I'm outta mind,

I'll owe it all for you in time,

And out of all these things I've done, I think I love you better now.

I'm outta touch,

I'm outta love,

I'll pick you up when you're getting down,

And out of all these things I've done,

I will love you better now.”

With a tear in her eye once again, Rainbow Dash fell towards her bed, at last in sleepiness. What she had just read had made her happier than ever. With her eyes drooping shut, she whispered one final thing to herself.

“We’ll see each other again soon.”

And with that, she fell asleep.