Dash was in her own home.

Or rather, she was destroying her own home.

Her world had shattered around her. Her whole life, she believed that she had to be thin so any pony would be proud of her. She had always tried to be perfect. Always wanting to impress others.

She wanted to be accepted.

And now she had to learn that all this was just a lie.

She had suffered. She had made herself suffer.

She suffered to be accepted.

And now it seemed like it never mattered.

Dash screamed.

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It wasn't hard for Twilight to find her friend. She could swear her screams could be heard in Canterlot.
The door was wide open, so she went right in.

"Rain-" she gasped when she saw the condition the house was in.

Everything was broken, ripped apart, shattered...

"..Rainbow?" Now scared for her friend's health, she carefully went to investigate.

"Rainbow, please answer me!"

Saying that there were no signs of the Pegasus in the rooms so far wouldn't fit, since every room was destroyed.

"Rainbow! Where are you?! Answer me!" She called again.

She found the bedroom. Or rather what was left of it.

And found the Pegasus in question laying beside the bed in a pile of broken glass.

"Rainbow!!!"

She rushed over to her, hugging her tightly.

"It's okey Rainbow.. I'm here.."

It was then that she noticed that Dash was crying. She started stroaking the Pegasus' mane in an attempt to calm her down.

They sat like that for a while.

"I've felt.. so alone.. for so long.. I didn't know.. why this was happening to me.. and all this time there's been a reason.." Dash finally said between breaths.

Twilight just hugged her tighter.

She wished she could do so much more than just that...

Author's Notes:

Another reference to Red Band Society