My Fatal Time Capsule

The Announcment

Lylia woke up to find the t.v. on and Freddie watching, hypnotised.  It was the president speaking about Lornofocus killing unicorns.  The president  makes announcements to unicorns about once a month, it's a mandatory task they've always had.  It was something they could actually look forward to durning the long, monotonus days of staying at home, not being able to go anywhere.  The episodes were always put on a specail channel that could only be picked up by certian households and unlike the average show, this one was different.

"Attention all citizens of areas 534 and 609.  There has been a wide out spread of Lornofocus in unicorns under the age 15." he started, "Please consult your doctor immeadiatley if you've found pain or swelling in or near the area of your horn.  These could be possible symptoms of the disease..."

"Lylia I've had those! Do-does that mean I have it?!  I don't wanna get hurt!"  Freddie interrupted, scared.  He looked like he was about to cry.  Lylia's mind was racing a thousand miles a minute trying to find what to say.  She figured that if there was anytime to tell him it'd be now, but before she could figure out what to say his attention was back to the t.v., paralysed in fear about what to think.  She decided tp leave him be as she hurridley trotted into the house to tell her parents.  She doubted they'd be able to help, but she figured they should atleast know.

She walked in to see them on the living room couch watching the president speek and she could tell that they were trying to figure out the same thing as her.  Julie was sitting and anxiously biting at her nails as her dad and mom were holing hands giving each other frequent nervous, anxious looks.  Freddie's surgery was going to take place in a week and he still had no idea what was going on, but this episode could change everything.

"What are we going to do?" Lylia asked her family.  They all looked just as clueless as her, and glancing to the t.v. for help.  Julie finally decided to break the silence and speak out.

"Well we can't let him find out by himself," Julie started,  "I mean, we have to tell him sometime.  His surgery is coming up so soon, are you seriously going to let him find out by watching t.v.?  Or is someone going to face the facts and actually say it to his face?"

Mom put on a tough face and said," I'll go tell him, someone has to before he figures it out himself."  Then she walked out to stables where Freddie was anxiously watching the t.v. 

I snuck behind mom and watched in horror as she delivered the bad news to Freddie.  I wished I could do something, anything to make this go away.  I saw my mom go up to him, it was as if he was expecting what she was about to say.  She wasn't one to  sit there akwardly and slowly tell him, she just blurted out the truth with as much love as she could manage.  It must of hurt so much that we didn't tell him, but we just wanted him to live his last few days happy, not anxiously pacing, waitng for the surgery.  I guess that was all for nothing then.  He didn't seem like he took the news that well, but who would?  He looked shocked for a few seconds before busrting into tears and galloping away to his stable, I was tempted to chase after him, to tell him it was all going to be okay, but we would both know that wasn't true.  All he needed right then was some time alone to think about things, and a lot of it.

He didn't join us for dinner that night.  It was akward between the whole family.  I had thought we did the right thing, but I was beginning to change my mind.  He could of been so much happier!  Not having to worry about this whole mess.  Now the poor boy probably thinks he's going to die next week!  But... he would of just figured out anyway, right?  I mean the president was practically telling him right there on the t.v.!  I'm probaby sure everyone else was thinking the same thing durning dinner, while poking around at their food because the guilt was so overwhelming they couldn't eat.  That night when I was going to bed I could still hear him crying under the stars, dreading the day his horn would be gone along with all of his magic and saftey.