>be heartburn
>its rainy and cold
>your huddled up under a bench
>your freezing
>you need to find somewhere warm
>you start walking around
>you see one house with its lights on
>you run and jump to see in the window
>you see echo
>shes watching tv
>you open and climb through the window
>echo screeeees 
>you screeeeee
>she stops sceeeing
>so do you
>she just stares at you
>you tilt your head 
"Are you ok?" You ask
"Yea are you?"
>you don't know what to do or say 
"Now that I'm inside I am" you say
"Well duh why were you outside in the first place?"
>you lower your eyes and lay down
"Hey what the matter are you sick or something?"
>echo walk over and shuts the window
"Now why were you outside?" She asked
You answer fearing she'll throw you out into the cold "I-I'm homeless" tears whaling in your eyes
>you hated that word you hated being homeless and alone
>you start crying
>puting your face in your hoovies as you began to sob
>you sob into your hoovies
>your eyes start to hurt
>echo lean down 
"your homeless thats terrible how could a cute foal like you be homeless."
>you look up tears still roleing down your face
"cause my mommy and daddy didn't want me."
>you cry harder cause you realize no one loves you
>all of the sudden echo hugs you
>you stop crying
"hey don't cry it'll be ok why don't you stay with me to night?"
"R-really?" you wipe your tears with your hoof
"yea i mean it im not letting you go out there to freeze death."
>you jump on to her hugging her tight
>she hugs you back
>you go wide eyed you've never had a real hug before
>you close your eyes rest your head on her chest
>your stomach grumbles
>echo looks down at you
"You must me hungry"
>you shake you yes
"Come on I'll get somthing to eat" you both go into the kitchen 
>you look around the room is of modest size you sit down at the table
>echo presents you with a bowl of mango cut up so you can eat it
"So what's your name?" She ask sitting across from you
"Heartburn" you say quietly 
"Well heartburn I'm echo so how old are you?"
"7" you say quietly as you eat
>echo just kinda looks at after you said that you don't know why
"Your only 7 years old!" She exclaimed 
>your ears go flat against your head you start shaking fearing what she's going to do to you
>echo notice you shaking 
"Hey it's ok don't be afraid you surprised me I'm not going to hurt you ok?"
"Ok" you sqeak
>you finish eating the mango you yawn
>echo put both the bowls away
"Looks like someone's tired" she says looking down at you
>you nod your head
>she picks you up you've been picked before but you were beaten when that happened
>but this is defrent
>your taken to a bed room 
>she puts you down 
"Heartburn you want some pajamas to sleep in?" Echo ask going threw her dresser 
>you don't know pajamas are but you assume you seep in them
"Yes" you say
>echo wakes over giving you a pair of pajamas that have mangos on them you put them on
>you feel warm and cozy you yawn agin
>echo comes back with pajamas on as well
>she puts you bed and lay next to you
>the bed is the only real bed ever laid in its nice and soft and cozy
"Good night heartburn" echo says to you
"Good night"
>you fall asleep
>you had been with echo for few weeks now
>you loved it with her you had a home a bed a mom
>you never called her mom you didnt want her to get mad and throw you out
>you wake up one morning seeing echo next to you
>you reach out and hug her
>she wakes up
>you reach back not knowing how shed take it
"hey there cutie you ok?"
"yea m-mommy'
>fear washs over you 
>please dont yell please dont be mad you thought
>echo just kissed your head
>ok 
"hey i have a suprise for you too day"
"really what?" you exclaim
"youll just have to wait and see"
>you were excited 
>you went through you day normaly
>then you and your mom went to a buliding 
>the sign read hollow shades adoption center
>your eyes went wide you start to back away
"no no no please no i dont want to please no mommy" you say tearing up 
"heartburn no its not llike that im adopting you im not giveing you away"
"y-y-you p-promise"you say scared and crying
"yes baby dont you worry mommy loves you" she kiss you wiping you tears away
>you grab your mothers hoof
>you both go into the buliding and into a office
>theres a pony there youve seen she hands your mom papers
>you sit quiet as fills out the papers
"all right heartburn you sign here" say
"oh uh um i cant write" you say looking down
"thats ok baby" she writes what looks like a bunch of lines to you
>after a few more papers your mom is given a fancy piece of paper then you take her hoof and leave
"well heartburn im your mommy now how do you feel"
"r-really i have a home and mom"
>you hug her and never want to let go
the end