Prove It

4

A pic of Rowan--->
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I was at home after my first day of school, when my mom came home. "How was school honey?"

"Not the best. I'm going to ride, ok? I'll be home for dinner." I replied.
"Alright. Be safe! Love you!" She yelled as I walked out the door.

It was a nice walk to the ranch. Once I got there, I said a quick hello to my uncle, and walked out to the stables.

And there he was. My beautiful baby. My best friend (don't tell Ellie).

Rowan. A beautiful grey, spotted brumby that I was proud to be able to call my own. He was fast, which was great for times like this when I just needed to go.
I set up his bridle and saddle, and rode out of the stables.

"Go, Rowan. Just go."
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Nobody knew about Rowan except my mom and my Uncle Nes, and Ellie.
I guess you could say Rowan was sort of an escape for me. When I rode, I just felt...free. It was a way I could just leave all the drama of life behind me in the dirt and just ride away. It was my space where no one could judge me, nobody could hurt me, and most of all, I could just relax and be me. I didn't have to pretend to be someone I wasn't, and didn't have to hide from anybody.

I had a tough time letting people in. I had been hurt so much, I just decided that I should put up walls, and not let anyone break them.

I had my reasons, though.

When I was little, only 7 y.o., my dad left us with a blonde slut only a couple years older than I am now. I was always really close with my dad, and when he left us, it hit me deep, deep down. He never called, never wrote. The last time I saw him, he was at the ranch collecting money he had been "borrowing" from my uncle for years. He never paid it back.
The other reason I didn't trust anybody (especially boys) was the fact that they had always done nothing but lie, and in the end, leave me. In freshman year of high school, I had a boyfriend. He and I had what, for me at least, was the real deal. I had loved him. And he said he loved me back. We dated for a year, even lasting over the summer. But the beginning of 10th grade, it all ended. I walked into a bathroom in the school, only to see him doing it with Chelsea Allistaire, queen bitch and biggest slut of all time.
Anyway, I called it quits after that, and he laughed at me, saying that I was stupid and naive and just a dumb little girl. He moved to Texas in the middle of the year, for his dad's work. Needless to say, I didn't miss him.

Ellie was the only person I could trust, along with my mother and my uncle. I met Ellie in 11th grade, after the whole breakup, and after I had decided to put up my walls.

But Ellie somehow got past them. She was the best of friends, always there when I needed her, and staying with me when I pushed her away.

So in a way, I needed Rowan. Everyone had their person or hobby that they could turn to when they needed to talk something out, or just forget about it for a while.

And Rowan was mine.

Sadly, judging by the way senior year had started, I would be riding Rowan a lot, lot more.
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A/N-- Hi :) I hoped you enjoyed the chapter. I tried to use this so you guys could kinda get to know Vic better, and understand her and her actions better.
Do you guys have any recommendations or suggestions on what I should include or put in?
Thank you all!
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