Caramel - A fantasy love story

Caramel

None of the girls dared to speak after Carrie made it very clear how important is that we behave infront of the horses. Most of us thought the horses were spoiled but we respected Carrie's wish. Carrie opened the stable door and our eyes were greeted by pure luxury. Someone had spent a fortune on the stable. The stable was bright and illuminated with chalk crowns hanging from the ceiling. The horses' stalls were spacious and large.

Carrie represented one horse at a time and walked slowly through the entire stable. Most of the horses belonged to the breeds Andalusian and Lusitano but in different color combinators. My eyes caught on a brown horse with a white marking on his forehead. Carrie represents him as Caramel. He was the most beautiful horse I had ever seen. His fur was smooth as silk and his wild eyes sparkled like diamonds. I was ready to break the law and run away with a horse.

Carrie and Emmy unleashed two horses at a time. Carrie made it clear that you should stand still and be calm when the horses circled around us. All the girls stood scattered in a ring with meters distance. If they nibbled, it could be a sign that that horse had chosen you. I could not help but be nervous when surrounded by all the horses circling around one. A gut feeling worried me if I was not chosen by a horse, I would have to return to my boring life in the city and miss something to look forward to. Most of the horses had chosen someone besides me and Emmy who was still standing in the circle. The horse Royal chose Emmy and she could safely leave the circle with her horse. It was just me left and the unwanted gut feeling only increased, I would have to go home. I was ready to start crying in disappointment until a horse stopped walking and stood still behind me. The horse screamed loudly so it echoed throughout the stable. I was unsure what it meant but I was hoping it was nothing negative. Carrie applauded loudly and left the stable calmly. Emmy took over and was going to tell us what's going to happen now. I still did not know if I was safe or not.

- " If you have been chosen, the horse is yours. Again I just want to clarify this, no one takes care of someone else's horse. It is a rule of loyalty between human and horse. You should spend the rest of the day with the horse that has chosen you. Feel free to talk and pat the horse, get to know him and him you. Lunch will be served on a table outside the stable at 1. It is in two hours and during these two hours you will be in the horse's box." Said Emmy to the group.

 - " Sonja, you can come with me outside the stable." Said Emmy to me and dragged me out from the stable.

When we had left the rest of the group inside the stable, a big grin began to appear from Emmy's face.

- " Oh Lucky you. Caramel is the most difficult-to-flirt horse in the stable. I have ridden most of the horses in the stable but I have never gotten the chance to ride him. " Said Emmy and laughed out loud.

I felt extremely relieved that I had been chosen and by the horse I liked the most. The awful gut feeling could finally leave me. Things could get exciting and give me something to look forward to.

- " Now that Caramel has chosen someone, it can get a little tricky. He can be perceived as an angry and difficult-to-read horse. He will most likely not hurt you but be careful and obey him. You can go back to the stable and be with him now."