Pasts Full of Secrets
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The mane six all have secrets to their past, and they have written reflections on these secrets. They were then collected by a mysterious creature and put here for you to read…
Twilight-
I feel awful for lying the way I did to the Cutie Mark Crusaders, but to such young fillies, hearing about being picked out from a lower-class orphanage and having the only memories of your parents as a foal being your father's funeral and your mother dying of illness…well, it's just too depressing. In actuality, I studied magic at the orphanage with books I had to buy with my own money. I would make the money by helping some of the caretakers or by finding a couple bits on the street. And after some time, I used my magic to help me earn my money. I suppose some word got out about my magic development, because the only reason I even got in to take the test at Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns was through a formal written request from the princess herself. I was taken to the school by Hope Trotsy, my favorite caretaker from the orphanage. She was almost like a parent to me.
After the incident where my magic got out of control and Celestia stopped it, taking me in as her personal protégé, the Princess took the role of my foster mother as well as my teacher.
Back at the orphanage, I remember being picked on by the higher class unicorns around my age that I would see, the ones that were in or had been studying since magic kindergarten. Within the orphanage I was more-or-less invisible, at least I was bullied less unless the mood struck someone. And even after Celestia took me in, when I would go with her to the school the fillies and colts there would wait for the Princess to look away so they could push me or call me names (such as "royal tart"), all because they envied the attention I received from Celestia. I never knew if they would have acted differently had they known my past. When Celestia wasn't around, it was the worst. They would prank me cruelly and laugh. That was the key reason I was a loner for most of my life before I came to Ponyville. I never had friends, so I simply stuck to my books. They would never hurt me like ponies would, and would always be reliable for advice. Honestly though, I was hurt inside from all that bullying. That's why I was so reluctant to open up to the ponies in Ponyville at first. However, now I know that chapter of my life is over. I have real friends…Still, I don't want to tell them about all this. All they could do about it now is feel sorry for me. That wouldn't accomplish anything now.
Writing this down, I feel I can step further away from that past and look at the wonderful present and future in front of me. The only thing I still wish for…is that I'd known more about my parents. All the books pertaining to events occurring in that time frame, I can never find…But I know there was something happening then, possibly even my father's death, and maybe even my mother's…
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