Why me? Why anypony?

Babs Seed couldn't wait until school started this September. She has always enjoyed having other ponies around so she could play and attempt to talk at the best of her ability. She couldn't wait to learn everything her school would teach her, she couldn't wait to meet her new friends, she couldn't wait to meet her teachers and she definitely couldn't wait to have fun in the school's "adventure playground". The adventure playground had synthetic grass, a climbing frame, a tire swing, an obstacle course, everything a 5 year old filly would need to have fun with their friends.

As the weeks rolled by, her mother started taking her out to shops in order to find a uniform, not knowing that a uniform wasn't required. She eventually decided on a dark blue sweatshirt along with a white and blue checkered skirt. At the time, Babs wanted to put on the clothing and run into school, ready to learn.

The day she was waiting for soon became within her grasp, just two more day to go! This was going to be the best, the experience she had been waiting for. This felt like the first step on a journey of a thousand miles. Little did she know, this road led her to hell. Babs couldn't sleep. She couldn't shake the feeling something was wrong, like she had forgotten something. Something important. Something crucial to her day tomorrow. "Of course!" she exclaimed in her high pitched voice, forgetting her mother was asleep in the room next to her. She ran downstairs to the lounge and picked up a small notepad and a torch. As she trotted back up the stairs, her mother stepped out of her room and glared at Babs. "What are you doing up?" the dark orange mare said in her distinctly calm voice. "You should be in bed honey, don't want you tired for your big day tomorrow do we." she said ruffling her child's hair.

"I forgot to write my diary!" said Babs as she tried to push her mother's hoof off her head. "You said I should try and practice spelling and hoof-writing!" she complained.

"I said you should when you learn to spell and hoof-write, no-one expects you to do it before you've gone to school." her mother said, planting a sympathetic kiss on the filly's forehead. "Now hurry off to bed, you've got a busy day tomorrow."

And with that, Babs ascended the rest of the stairs, climbed into her bed and fell asleep, having dreams of the exciting day she would have.