Rainbow's POV :
I felt my pulse racing. What is wrong with me??.
I walked into into the house house and pace around the room.
"Okay what's wrong??", I hear uncle Strike ask.
I cross my arms and look at him. A million thoughts ran around in my head. Why??. Why her??. Why now??. Why why why??!!.
"I made a few friends", I say. Uncle Strike smiled.
"That's great RD", he said.
No, it wasn't great. I groan in frustration. He didn't understand the situation.
"No. It isn't".
Uncle Strike frowned.
"Why??".
"I-I don't know. I feel..... strange around one of them. Her name is Applejack. I-I get this weird feeling when I'm around her. I don't know why I feel this way".
I'm terrified right now. I've had this feeling before but it was such a long time ago that that I don't remember.
Uncle Strike smiled.
"Is she nice to you??", he asked.
I nod. "Yeah. She's nice and protects me and is really cute and-".
I stop myself right there. Did I just say that??. Did I just call her cute??. I could feel my heart racing. I ran my hands through my hair. I couldn't think that. That could only mean.......oh no.
"Nonono. I can't. I can't have a crush on her".
I felt tears rising up.
"I can't. I can't trust her. I can't but I can't help but trust. What is wrong me??".
"Rainbow".
Uncle Strike took me by the shoulders and looked at me.
"I know you're scared kiddo. I know. But if Applejack is as nice and good as you make her sound then I think you can trust her".
Trusting. That was something I stopped doing a while ago. I couldn't trust Applejack.
I shake my head.
"I cant. For all I know she might just be playing with me and then she and the others will hurt me. Everyone does it".
Uncle Strike bit his lip.
"Besides you", I add. I pull him in and hug him. I cried into his shirt.
"I'm want to trust her. I really do but I'm scared. Now I think have a crush on her and I don't know what to do", I cried.
I felt Uncle Strike rub my back.
"Shhh. It's okay. Calm down for me".
I sniffled. Pulling away I wipe my tears. Uncle Strike kneeled down and looked at me.
"Rainbow. I think you can trust your friends. They helped you against the bully. If they wanted to hurt you then don't you think they would have by now??".
I cross my arms.
"Remember what happened with Trixie??".
Trixie was a girl I knew in one of my old schools. She pretended to be my friend. Then a few months later I trusted her enough to tell her my story. She ended up telling the whole school. I came into school one day to have everyone laugh at me and call me names. I ran home and never went back.
Uncle Strike sighed and nodded.
"I do", he said. "Just.....give them a chance. I can tell they're different and wouldn't do anything to hurt you. Just try to be friends with them and the other and see where that goes. Okay??"
