High School Populaire

Chapter 12

In the end, a race would take place as it was planned. However, this time the race would be between Gustave and Erik; to prove if the young man indeed possessed the skills he gloated about.

Standing in front of the stables, the younger of the two was on top of the white mare; he had spotted before while Erik was on top of Cesar, his loyal pure black stallion which he always rode.

The stable boy counted down to 3, and the two of them gave a strong kick to their horses. The magnificent creatures immediately galloped down the hill and raced side by side the path of the race.

At the other side, way righter, Nadir was sitting on top of his loyal Arabian with Esme by his side. He had offered her a pony due to her height and inexperience with horses. From their spot on the hill, they kept an eye on the race.

"Where is Angel?" she asked as she didn't spot her friend anywhere.

Nadir smirked as a blur of black shot like a bullet from the stables. It reached the two horses which were competing and past by them without stopping. The sudden attack shocked the two horses who rose to their back feet, but their riders immediately calmed them down.

Noticing black hair on the new stallion rider, the two of them quickly raced after it; not wanting to lose.

Angel smirked as she rode on Noir, the stallion she had risen since it was a mere foal. Son of Cesar and that White mare (named Bianca), Noir had his father's colours except for a white sock on the right back leg.

Holding the reins steadily, she rode without a saddle and found herself turning around only to see the two men catching up to her. The downhill's small momentum had long past, and now it was a race of skill and speed.

She focused her eyes on the front, but a familiar cry caused all three of them to come to a halt. Turning right, they saw Esmé holding on the rains of her pony with fear as the short creature had started to gallop down the hill.

It seemed to listen to neither her nor Nadir, as it kept gaining speed while the young girl was trying desperately to stay on top of the saddle. The first to snap from the shock was Angel, who immediately turned her horse and started to run after the pony.

Erik and Gustave quickly took a shortcut from the nearby forest and Nadir, hoping to appear in front of the pony and force it to stop.

At the same time. Angel pushed Noir to run faster and soon was side by side with the pony. As if the horse understanding the situation, it kept a steady road and tried his best to be next to the shorter horse.

Taking a deep breath, Angel slowly started to rise on the bare back of her stallion. Her knees shook as she tried to hold her balance on it. Seeing the tears that were running down Esmé's cheeks, she focused harder.

Slowly, she managed to stand with her legs bent and her feet on the back of Noir. Taking a deep breath, she jumped and landed right behind the scared girl. She grabbed the reins and pulled with force while Noir sped up and blocked the pony's path.

This caused the pony to come to a halt, and after a few pets on the neck by Angel, it calmed down fully. Simultaneously, the three men rode towards them, relieved that everything and everyone was okay.

Angel jumped down the horse and helped a shaking Esmé right after. Gustave jumped first from his horse and hugged his scared sister as Nadir and Erik approached them by foot.

Adrenaline left her body, and she found her legs weak, her mind replaying the crazy stand she had just pulled. Her father came right behind her and let her lean on his chest while Nadir patted her shoulder.