Rules Already Broken

[Inside everyone's houses…]

*The ponies sleep* [The next morning….]

"Melody, time for school," said her mother.

"I'm not going," said Melody. *Her mother opens the door*

"Why not?" asked her mother. Are you sick?

"No, I have no interest in going," said Melody.

"You have to go, dear, you need the education," said her mother.

"I'm staying here," said Melody.

"Melody, don't make me ground you," said her mother.

"Good, then that means I won't have to go to school," said Melody.

"No, it means you won't be going outside or to anyone's houses," said her mother. Now you're going and that's final!

"Fine," Melody scowled. [At school…]

"Who can tell me the answer on the board?" asked Hackney. Melody? Do you know? Melody? I insist you take the headphones out of your ears and answer me when I'm talking to you. *She takes the headphones away and Melody turns away* If you don't answer my question in the next minute or two, I'm assigning you detention. *Melody refuses to answer* That's it, Melody, you now have detention this afternoon after school. I'm calling your mother right now so she knows. *everyone gasps*

"What's up with Melody?" whispered Bright Eyes

"This isn't like her at all," whispered Starlight.

"We need to find out what's really truly up with her," said Sweetheart. [After school and detention…]

"What's wrong, Melody?" asked Bright Eyes. You're not one to make Ms Hackney mad, none of us are, let alone get detention.

"Is it something we did?" asked Sweetheart.

"Leave me alone," said Melody. *she races off* [Later that night…] * she eats junk food, then sleeps* [The next day…]

"Melody, come down here right now!" yelled her mother.

"No!" yelled Melody.

"If you don't come down here, I'm coming up and I'm going to be really mad at you, young lady," said her mother.

"Come up here then!" said Melody. *Her mother enters the room*

"Melody, I received a call from Ms Hackney that you were disobeying her and got detention," said her mother. This is unacceptable! Look at what you've done to yourself, you're now overweight! How do you expect to get through the rest of your life like this? Now you can sit here the rest of the day and think about what you're doing. Ms Hackney also sent the homework home and I suggest you do it right away, young lady. *she closes the door* *Melody does nothing for another hour, then starts crying*

"What have I done to myself?" sobbed Melody. I got myself in trouble with Ms Hackney, more trouble than I've ever gotten in before. I've disobeyed my mother and now she's angry at me too! I don't know how this happened as yesterday I was just fine. Maybe I got tired of the rules and decided not to follow them? I need to remember that rules are there for our own protection and safety, not to be annoying. I know what I must now do, apologize to everyone as soon as possible. I'll have to wait until school the next day since I'm still grounded but I can at least apologize to my mother after I get this homework done. *she finishes the homework, then heads downstairs*

"Melody, I hope that homework is done," said her mother.

"It is, mom, I promise," said Melody. Mom, I'm sorry for everything I said and did today. I don't know what caused me to act this way but maybe I just needed some time to relax at home.

"Perhaps I did go a little over the top when I was angry at you, dear," said her mother. I guess I just got caught up over the fact that for once in your life you got into major trouble with Ms Hackney. If you really are sorry and your homework is indeed done, you can go outside again starting tomorrow.

"Really?" asked Melody.

"Really, dear," said her mother. [The next day in class…]

"Melody, it's you," said Bright Eyes.

"I'm so sorry for how I acted yesterday, Ms Hackney," said Melody

"I think what happened to you was something everyone goes through one time or another," said Hackney.