Layla's story

Ch7

When school was over I raced out side to get fresh air. I felt like I could not breathe. Claire and Leon came outside. Claire started the car and Leon came to check on me.

"Your a little red girly. You ok?" No I was not ok. I was having a full on panic attack.

"Yeah I'm fine just need fresh air. I got in the car. I must have fallen asleep. The last thing I had noticed was when I laid  down. We had been half way to my house. I felt some one pick me up but was not all the way conscious yet. After a while I felt a soft surface under me and knew where I was. 

                                                                      ... One Hour Later ...

I woke up and looked around to see where I was. When I turned In my bed I rolled off and fell on the floor. I hit my head on my nightstand. I could hear my mom and dad rushing up to my room. 

"You ok honey?" my mom had to make sure I was ok, of course. Like always. I had hit my head so hard she thought I had A concussion so she took me to the hospital. I had to stay in the hospital for the rest of the night. That night I could not sleep. All I could think about was Chris. But I did not know why.

 The next morning mom picked me up for school. I did not wanna go today but I went anyway. When we arrived at school mom kissed my forehead and left for work. I walked to my locker and grabbed my books. I head towards Mr. Adamson's class but got stopped by Michelle. 

She dumped a cup of ice water on the ground. I slipped and fell. My clothes were wet now. Oh great. She turned and left for class. I needed to change fast. I needed to tell Mrs. Laycie, The secretary why I would be late first, then to the bathroom. When I reached the office and told her what had happened she understood and let me go change. I ran to the bathroom. Suddenly I was on the ground. I had hit my head and felt pain shoot in my skull. I tried to get up and saw someone reach their hand out to help me. I grabbed it and pushed myself off the ground. When I stood up I felt dizzy and almost fell again. Then felt someone reach their hand around my back to keep my balance. I looked up and noticed it was Chris. I looked at him for a minute then remembered to breathe.

"Thanks." I looked away and heard him whisper something.

"No problem. Would not want you to hurt yourself." I pulled away then started laughing. He looked confused. 

"I have been hurt worse the this before." He still looked confused but I noticed something else in his blue eyes. He felt hurt. I stopped laughing and looked serious.

"I ride horses". After I said those words I saw a light shine in his eyes.

"You ride horses. How long have you been riding?" I looked surprised and then giggled. I remembered the day my grams gave me Sophie, My white horse. She had fell sick. We all thought it was a cold and gave her cough meds. I Had just turned six. The day she died in the hospital. My mom came home crying. My dad was just sad. They had told me grams gave me her horse as a birthday present. I had trained her with grams. I could feel tears running down my face. Then the flashback changed to when Hardin left. His mom, Mrs. Alexander told me she had a gift for me outside from Hardin. It had been his  light brown horse Mari-Gold. I felt more tears run down my face then a hand on my wrist.

"Layla you ok? What's wrong." I looked up at him. He looked concerned. 

"I don't know how to ride a horse. My grams taught me only how to take care of them. She never got to the riding part before she died. I have not really rode since she died. She died on my sixth birthday." I felt more tears run down my cheeks. He pulled me into a hug. 

"I can teach you if you want." I let go and giggled.

"Ok when do we start?" He grabbed a piece of paper out of his bag and scribbled something on it. He handed me the paper.

"After school" I grabbed the paper. He had gave me his number. He grabbed his bag and left for second hour. I went into the bathroom to change.