Healing hearts

Chapter 2:

Octavia's Pov-

I've finished my morning chores and I decide to eat lunch before starting to work with blue. I go inside and make myself a sandwich.

I eat my sandwich and a few chips. I drink a bottle of water before going to the round-pin to start ground driving blue.

After thirty minutes of driving him I feel like I'm getting nowhere.

"I'm sorry!" I yell out hoping he'll trust me somehow.

"Im sorry, that happened to you!" I yell out again my voice breaking in pain thinking about my mom who is in a coma because of his owners. I don't blame him doesn't mean I don't blame them.

I turn around my back facing him as I wipe the tears that had formed.

Suddenly I feel blue behind me showing me that we've built a level of trust and a bond. I rub his face and give him a great showing him he made the right decision.
And he can trust me

I decide to call it a day for now I don't want to over step. I just earned his trust. I take him into the barn and give him a nice brush down.

After I brush him down I put him in a stall and get him a bucket of oats. I add some herbs and honey that'll help him settle in. While I'm getting his oats ready Atlas walks in getting the rest of the horses oats ready.

"I'll help you, with the oats In a minute.." I say putting Blues oats in his stall. I go out of the barn and start to fill the water trough.

I walk back into the barn and help Atlas with feeding the horses. By the time I go back the water trough it's filled up.

"Octavia! Dad is still in bed he's kind of scarring me, he yelled at me when I tried to check on him earlier!" My little sister comes running up to me.

Dads been in a depression since mom's been in a coma I understand that it's scary and sad but I cross the line at him yelling at my sisters. What's next he hits them.
I mean I don't think he would do that but I don't really care right now. I will protect them till the day I die.

"Atlas?!" I yell.

"Yeah?" He pokes his head out of the barn with a questioning gaze.

"Can you look after my little sisters for me for a few minutes? I'll tell Athena to come out here." I ask

"Yeah, sure is everything okay?" He asks.

"Yeah everything's fine I just have to deal with something in the house." I say walking to the house.

"Athena go out to the barn with Scarlet and Atlas the new stable hand." I say in a serious voice.

"Okay" she says. She knows I'm serious I very rarely use that tone of voice.

I walk down the hall to dads room I open the door. I instantly smell the beer and the B.O not a good mix. God he's a mess.

"Dad! Dad! Get up." I tell him while pushing his shoulder.

He jolts up and pushes me away. Surprised I back away.

"Go away!" He yells at me.

"Don't you EVER put your hands on me or my sisters again, and definitely don't yell at them, do you understand me?!" I yell back at him.

I turn around to leave and see grandpa was behind me.

"Did he put hands on you?" He asked sternly

"He pushed me and yelled at scarlet." I responded.

"Ezra get your shit and leave." Grandpa said.

I walk out to the barn. I see Scarlet and Athena questioning Atlas. I laugh at this.

"Scarlet, Athena dads not gonna be living with us anymore." I tell them in a soft voice.

"Is it because of me?" Scarlet asks.

"No honey, dad is sick and he needs to get better okay?" I say. They nod.

"Why don't we go on a trail ride? Huh?" I ask

"Okay!" They say excitedly.

"Okay I laugh go get sage, and cowchip I'll go get oak." I say. We all saddle up our horses and head out on a trail ride.

We have the best views of the mountains.
We go down to the river and play in the river for a while.

We start heading back about an hour before dinner. We have to change and get ready for company.
Grandpa made dinner so we don't have to worry about that.

I walk in the house. I take a quick shower and I start get dressed

I decide to wear this and my caiman boots since I want to make a good impression but I don't want to get to dressed up.

I help my youngest sister brush her hair and pick out her out fit. Now all three of us are ready.
Here we go...

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