Thoughts of Mercy

Thoughts of Mercy

Chapter 1: Glittershy's Story

It was a gloomy day, and the sky was gray and bleak to match our somber moods. Everypony was dressed in black, and we all had tears in our eyes(especially me, Fluttershy). We were at my older sister's(Glittershy)  funeral. This was not a good occasion to talk. Plus, no one was in the mood.

Glittershy had just committed suicide the night before. We all took this very hard because she was loved by her teachers, her friends, random people she didn't know, and everypony else. My family was especially shocked by this. But anyway, she committed suicide because she was depressed. And everypony's depression has a story to go with it. So here's hers.

Glittershy, despite her name, was not very shy. She was a cream colored pegasus with a lustrous, soft pink mane and tail(she looked like me). Her eyes were deep pools of crystal clear water. She was also very sociable, popular, and had lots of friends. She had so many that she was at a birthday party at least once every two weeks. Glittershy was intelligent. She got the best grades. She was in all the classes for smart ponies. Glittershy was also good at everything she tried. I was often in her shadow because of all of her good qualities. But, I didn't care. She was Glittershy.

Of course, she had some flaws. She sometimes yelled at me, overreacted, or back-stabbed ponies, or spread rumors. But when she did, most ponies forgave her. The main reason was because of all the good things she did. The other reason was because many of the ponies who didn't forgive her quickly became the social outcasts/lone wolfs.

That was until she got depressed. It was a tearful story full of drama, about Glittershy, her stallion-friend, her best friend, and other ponies. This is how that happened.

One week in Neighvember , she was gone from flight school for a day because she had gotten a cold. When she got back, she was left alone. Nopony even glanced at her.

No one asked her "Where were you?" No one even talked to her. Everything felt wrong. Not even her stallionfriend or her best friend. In fact, she hadn't seen them for the entire day. I hope that no one is avoiding me on purpose she thought. Especially my stallionfriend end best friend. Then, she remembered that her stallion-friend was in almost all of her classes, and her best friend was in all of her classes. She ate her lunch pondering why they hadn't talked to her yet. They couldn't avoid her for that long. She came to the conclusion that they were both sick. If they were here, they wouldn't avoid her on purpose.

She was totally wrong. Not only were they avoiding on purpose, but for a unpleasant reason(to her, at least). Glittershy learned at the end of the day. She was just getting ready to go home, and she was just opening her locker to get her stuff. When she opened it, a note drifted out. She picked it up, unsuspecting that it was anything bad. The first thing that she noticed when she opened it was the bottom. It said:

Not Yours Truly Anymore,

Your Ex-Stallionfriend and Ex-Best Friend

She looked up with trembling hooves and knew she was going to dread whatever the note said. She started to read in her head.

Dear Glittershy

I know that us 2(your stallionfriend and best friend) have been by your side for the past time. But, we have both come to the conclusion that you are a stuck-up snotty head. So, we are saying our good byes in this letter. We didn't even want it bother writing this, but my mom would take away my video game system if I didn't. So, bye.

Not yours truly anymore,

Your Ex-Stallionfriend and Ex-Best Friend

Bye this point, Glittershy had burst into tears. She packed the remains of her stuff and galloped home.