Taking it Up a Notch
[At the ice cream shop…]
“My belt is making me uncomfortable,” said Bon Bon.
“Well then loosen it,” said Starlight.
“I can’t,” said Bon Bon. The belt hole where I had it before is now bigger than the little thing that goes into it so it won’t hold up my shorts well.
“Guess you’ll have to either go with that or get a new one,” said Starlight. I’m sure you can have it custom made like the one you have.
“Yeah, I guess you’re right,” said Bon Bon. [Later that day, at Bon Bon’s house…]
“Bon Bon, dear, I have a surprise for you,” said her mother.
“What is it?” asked Bon Bon.
“A new belt,” said her mother. I saw that you needed a new one when I discovered the hole where your belt had been set to was such that you couldn’t use that hole to secure the belt anymore so I went and bought another one, paying close attention to how yours was done and asked the belt maker there to make another one. It was a bit expensive but since it was for you, I felt it was worth it.
“Thanks so much, mom,” said Bon Bon.
“You’re welcome, dear,” said her mother.
“Now I can finally wear comfortably again,” said Bon Bon running upstairs. Wait until I tell my friends tomorrow! *she writes in her diary. Dear diary, finally I now have a belt that I can wear comfortably. I thought I had to wear the belt I had at this uncomfortable level until the belt was not wearable anymore. Good thing my mom knew about the problem or I wouldn’t be writing this now. [The next day…]
“So you got a new belt, Bon Bon?” asked Bright Eyes.
“Yup, my mom was generous enough to get one,” said Bon Bon. She said she saw that I had the belt on a different setting and knew I wasn’t comfortable at that setting so she went and bought another one, which is what I’m wearing today.
“That’s great news, Bon Bon,” said Bright Eyes.
“Morning, my dahlings,” said Rainbow Dash coming with her friends. New belt, dahling? It looks fabulous.
‘Thanks, Rainbow Dash,” said Bon Bon.
“Was there something wrong with the old one?” asked Pinkie Pie.
“It couldn’t hold where I set it before,” said Bon Bon. The hole was too big.
“Oh dear,” said Rainbow Dash. I’d hate to have that happen to mine, it’s a one of a kind.
“It is?” asked Bon Bon.
“Absolutely, dahling,” said Rainbow Dash. They don’t even have the paint to make it anymore. They stopped making it. It seems that I was the only one getting one.
“I can’t understand why, Rainbow Dash,” said Pinkie Pie. It just absolutely, positively makes no sense. Who doesn’t like rainbows?
“Rainbows are magical, dahling,” said Rainbow Dash.
“Way cool,” said Sunny-Daze. (Her name isn’t really hyphenated but it is here to have Microsoft Word accept the name.)
“We’ve never seen a rainbow,” said Bright Eyes.
“You just have to be there at the right time,” said Rainbow Dash. After it rains, the sun’s light is split up into the 7 colors and sometimes there’s more than one rainbow.
“That sounds great,” said Melody. We’ll have to keep our eyes out for them.
“Yes, yes yes, rainbows are wonderful indeed,” said Razzaroo.
“That’s Rainbow Dash for ya,” said Pinkie Pie. She’s our rainbow expert.
“Best of luck with your new belt,” said Rainbow Dash.
“Thanks,” said Bon Bon.
“We gotta go now so we’ll see you later,” said Pinkie Pie.
“We have school anyway so I guess we’ll see you around,” said Bright Eyes.
“Now I can finally keep my shorts where they belong,” thought Bon Bon. After all, no one likes to be embarrassed.
