After a rather unpleasant interaction with the good ole scale, Ditzy thought it would be best to head to the gym. She hoped on getting rid of a few pounds but was also interested in meeting a few friends. Gym buddies if you will.
But before working out, she went into the sauna. The blonde heard it was good to go before vigorous activity and she was willing to try anything.
Wearing a simple teal sports bra and black tights, she went into the room and sat down, letting a long sigh as her body relished in the pleasant warmth. Shifting her body a bit, she leaned against the wall, closing her eyes once she was comfortable enough.
As counterproductive as it seemed, Metal music always had a way of calming Sunset down. Except for today. Today was a rare occasion where it had just made her that much more angry. So she figured she go to the gym and try to burn off and much of it as she could.
Entering the gym now, she soon saw that the last couple of people who were were still in there were now leaving, which left the gym pretty much empty for the moment. Except for the sight of steam coming from the sauna which let Sunset know she wasn’t fully alone, she was glad. She really didn’t feel like dealing with people today.
Stripping down to her birthday suit, she wrapped a towel around herself and entered the women’s sauna… and froze. Ditzy was in there.
Shit.
All of a sudden, memories flashed through her mind of all the times she said any mean comment, every horrible rumor, and every hurtful thing she had ever done to her hit her like a ton of bricks. The only thing that seemed to snap her out of it was the slamming of the door behind her. She gave the meekest of smile and said in a voice so low it was almost a whisper, “H..Hi, Ditzy…”
Sunset reached out a shaking hand towards the portal, but she hesitated and drew her hand back in, her hands clasping against her chest as she took a shuttering breath. She couldn’t do this. She wasn’t ready to face her.
But yet…
Even after all that she had gone through over the holiday season, in light of Anon-a-Miss rearing its ugly head, she had been dreading this moment for longer then she could remember. She had spoken to Princess Twilight about it, and after a lot of convincing (mostly to herself), she had finally agreed that she would go through the portal… and meet with Celestia once again. Her friend. Her mentor.
Her mother.
She let out a soft sniffle, but steeled her resolve and pulled her new jacket in on herself. Well, it wasn’t really that new. She’d had it for awhile, but ever since her old one got ruined in a fistfight, she need something to help keep up appearances. But it wouldn’t matter anyway, she supposed.
Taking one final look at her watch, she realized that the bell would be ringing soon. That meant students coming out and possibly seeing her, and that was the last thing she wanted. So, she sucked in a breath of cold air, stiffened up… and walked right through the portal.
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