I grabbed a snack and a carrot for Prince then ran out the door towards the barn. As I walked in I could hear Princes slight neigh coming from his stall. I quickly grabbed his halter, rope, and brushes then ran to his stall.
"Hi boy how are you," I said softly trying not to spook him.
I slid his halter over his head then tied him up in cross ties. I slowly brushed him trying to get every speck of dirt off. He was such a good boy. I lifted up each leg and I was about done and ready to put Prince back in his stall whenI heard Mr. Walters call my name.
"Jenna come her for a minute," Mr. Walters yelled from the tack room.
I ran over to the tack room leaving Prince in his cross ties.
"Yes sir," I asked
"Would you like to ride today on the paint," he asked me
"Oh my gosh yes yes thank you thank you, also does the paint horse have a name," I said with excitement
" No I was actually hoping you could come up with a good one," he replied
I smiled a big bright smiled and told him the name I came up with then I grabbed the saddle that he had handed to me and skipped over to Prince. I hugged Prince then saddled him up. I put a bright purple saddle pad one and wrapped his legs in matching polos. I followed all the instructions from the paper Mr.Walters gave me. Then after I got everything on I unclipped his cross ties and headed to the indoor arena. The room was filled with dust and girl and guys were running their horses around and around the arena doing amazing jumps and barrel and pole patters. I looked around the arena as I opened the gate and walked Prince into the arena. I saw Mr. Walters standing next to the new kid in my school and talking so I walked over.
"Good job tacking up Jenna," Mr. Walters said," this is my nephew Jack he is from Texas and will be giving you your lesson today."
I looked at the boy and a warm feeling came over me. He smiled and helped me get up on Prince.
"Okay, Jenna I think my Uncle said, why don't you just walk around one time that kick him softly him into a slow trot," he said with a cute Texas accent.
I kicked him softly and Prince started to walk. We made it around the arena safely after dodging a few other horses. Alright I thought I kicked him softly and sat a little forward in my sit waiting for the bumpy ride. As soon as I kicked Prince lunged forward into his trot. The trot was very smooth. Then as I sat on the back I thought this is to smooth for a trot. Next thing I knew Prince was going faster and faster and he would slow down to me pulling on the rope. Prince started running right at the gate then he stopped completely stopped and I flew over Princes side on to the ground landing on my arm. I looked up them blacked out.
" Jenna, Jenna wake up," I heard Jack whisper into my ear
I slowly drifted back to consciousness. Jack was standing above me and pushed back my hair from my face. He slowly picked me up into a cradle and carried me into the lounge.
"What happened,"I suddenly asked while trying to sit up, but my arm ached in pain.
You were doing just fine and kicked him very softly and he should have gone into a trot but I don't think you could see it but the horse behind you bit Princes but and he got scared and ran. You did very well hanging on though," he said kindly
"But I still fell off," I said embarrassed
"The best rider in the world would have fallen off if that happened," he stated
He looked into my eyes and I looked into his. His bright blue eyes shine into mine and his lips tightened and he leaned in... And we kissed. It was like electricity flowing into me. I felt so warm and happy, so we kissed longer.
"Hey you two, Jack get off the injured girl and help her out to the car she needs to go get her arm and head looked at," Mr. Walters said as he bursted through the door.
Jack quickly stood up and helped me to my feet. My arm was swollen and looked as big as a ballon. My head had a giant black and blue bump on it and I felt dizzy as I stood. We slowly made are way out to the car my arm and head hurting every step I took. I finally sat down onto the cushioned seat of the warm car and fell fast asleep. I woke up an hour later and found myself on a hospital bed with my family and Jack around me. On the table next to my bed laid balloons and a giant teddy bear. I looked around at my family and they finally noticed my awakening. I looked over at Jack and saw him staring at my with sympathetic eyes. I remembered the kiss. His lips touching mine and the electricity that bounced through us. I thought about how he helped me. My last thought was he is my a Prince Charming then I fell back asleep.
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Wasn't very long but I felt like it needed to end there
