Anga's Origin

Chapter 5: That Moment

Six months had passed since Miss Merry Loo took Anga in. Over that time, while getting in contact was difficult, they got Anga's biological parents to officially let Merry Loo adopt Anga. While there was the option to file for child abuse, they decided against the charge due to Anga not wanting to recount the incident.

While all this happened, there was one event that had not yet occurred in Anga's life. He was still cutie markless. He may have been good at math and school in general, but he hadn't found what his purpose is yet. That is until one fateful moment.

Anga was reading a book in his new room Merry Loo had given him. It was a small room, but big enough for Anga. His adoptive mother was pretty good at decorating rooms, so she made it look bigger than it was. She was so good, Anga didn't realize their house was a modern, flat roof home. He could've sworn they were in a cottage the first few days of living there.

Anga heard a light knock at the door. He got up from his book and opened his door to his new mother.

"Hey Anga, I just wanted to let you know I'll be on the roof for about an hour. The air conditioner is out and I'm going to see if I can fix it." She informed the young colt.

"Can I come, too?" He asked, having a brief moment of excitement.

"Sorry, Anga, it's too dangerous for you." Her words disappointed Anga. She had given him so much, yet he hasn't gotten the opportunity to return the favor. He wanted to do something for her, something to help. She continued, "besides, I do not have a ladder for you to climb, and while you are still young, I do not think I could carry you. My older body is getting to me." She giggled a little bit, making Anga chuckle a bit.

"Be a good little colt while I'm up there." They shared a hug before she walked out of the home and flew up to the roof. Anga went back to reading his book.

About an hour had passed and Anga didn't even notice. He was so indulged in his book that it didn't occur to him that he could no longer hear any noises coming from the roof like before. When he finished the book, he stretched and walked out of his room, hoping to see Merry Loo. However, he didn't, which brought a little disappointment to him. He was hoping they could do some math together. He then looked at the time to see when she'd be back. The clock read 2:45.

"Wait, that can not be right, Miss Merry Loo said she would be done in an hour. If I am not mistaken, that was at 1:20.." Anga began to fill with worry for his mother.

He walked outside and looked up to the flat roof. He couldn't see her, but that could've been due to her being in the center.

He called out, "Miss Merry Loo? Are you almost done?" No response. That's when Anga really started to panic. Had something happened to his new mother? Was she in trouble?

"Miss Merry Loo?! Miss Merry Loo?!?!" He kept calling for her, still getting no response. He quickly looked around for someone to help. No one was around. Now of all times booing was out on a walk or anything. Just Anga's luck.

He then looked around for a way for him to get to the roof. A ladder, a trampoline, anything. He then remembered the tree in the backyard was tall enough to reach the roof. He ran around the house to the backyard and started climbing the tree. It wasn't the sturdiest tree, but up until the top, the branches should hold the weight of a colt. He started climbing the tree, inching his way up slowly due to his lack of athletic ability. After a few moments, he got high enough to see the top of the roof. Though he couldn't see his mother yet.

"Higher, I must get higher." He climbed to the top of the tree where the branches got really thin. However that didn't stop him. He managed to get the best view he could of the roof. What he saw was his biggest fear. Miss Merry Loo laying motionless next to the unit, barely breathing. Anga stood there for a moment, shocked at what he saw. The air conditioner must have been leaking a toxic fume because Anga could smell something strange coming from it. However, that was in the back of his mind. All he knew was his new mother was in trouble.