Sunday, January 24, 2016

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Today's Horoscope (Virgo): You should pay close attention to the weather this week. Rain and thunder can ruin your plans if you're not careful.

Daytime

I have a massive pile of laundry to do today, as well as various chores. I'm not the only one; most of the dorm is busy doing one thing or another.

After cleaning the bathroom and sweeping the hall, I decide to take a break until it's time to put my laundry in the dryer. I find Sonata in the lounge and sit across from her. "Hey," I say. "How's it going?"

Sonata holds up a hand and makes a 'so-so' gesture.

"Did...did you enjoy the concert last night?" I ask.

Sonata nods with a happy smile.

It was a lot of fun! I mean, the music wasn't all that great, but I really loved the magic!

"Yeah, Trixie can do some amazing tricks," I say. "We had her here at the dorm for Pinkie's birthday party back in October."

Sonata's eyes widen.

You think you can get her to do something on my birthday? It's in March.

"Sure," I say. "I'm sure she'll be happy to."

Sonata claps happily.

I make a note of it on my planner. "So...how much longer do they want you to stay in the wheelchair?" I ask.

A couple more weeks. I'm sick of it. I wanna get up and move around...

She sighs.

I hate being like this.

"I can imagine. Did Rainbow tell you about what happened to her a few months ago?" Sonata shakes her head. "Some punks jumped her, messed up her leg. Tore up the muscles. She couldn't walk for a while, and then had to be on crutches. It kept her out for the soccer season...right after she made team captain."

Sonata winces.

Ouchies. Why would anyone do that?

I shrug. "Jerks." I smile. "You know what, though? She got better, and she came back stronger."

Sonata looks down.

I won't get better. My voice...it's gone. Even if I ever got it back, I couldn't sing again.

I sigh. "Yeah..." I shake my head. "But that doesn't mean you'll never find something you enjoy doing. Heck, the only reason Rainbow can play guitar as well as she does now is because she had lots of time to practice when she was out with her leg."

Sonata looks thoughtful.

I don't know if I want to learn an instrument. It...it might be...

"There are lots of things you can do. There has to be something you like besides music."

Sonata thinks about this.

Tacos?

I laugh. "Well...it's a start. Point is...try to move on. Just because you can't do something you really love doing anymore, doesn't mean you won't find something else you love doing."

Sonata smiles.

Yeah...

She sighs.

But I still miss Adagio and Aria. Nothing's ever gonna make up for that...

I frown. "Yeah. It...I imagine it's gonna take a lot of time before..."

The timer on the washing machine goes off.

"I'd...better get that," I say. "One of the girls might be waiting on the washer."

Sonata nods.

Thanks for talking to me.

"Any time."

I put my clothes in the dryer, then go back upstairs to do some more cleaning.

Evening

After dinner, I go for a run with Rainbow Dash and Applejack. We talk about various things as we run. We've been out for about forty minutes when it starts to drizzle, so we head back to the dorm. By the time we're back, the drizzle has turned into a full-on near-freezing rain, and we're all soaked. I head straight upstairs to take a hot shower. After that, I read for a little while before going to bed.