Whispers of the Heart

Chapter 6: Lucas

Chapter 6 Lucas

With dishes done and put away and hours until lunch, I knew that it was the perfect time to find out the truth. Watching her as she took inventory of the food in the fridge, I couldn't help but laugh slightly.

"Why don't you take a break?" I called out to her, watching her tense. Shrugging it off, I walked towards her, sliding my body between her and the fridge. Her bright blue eyes looked up at me in surprise and humiliation before turning around and putting the list on the table. Walking towards her, my flingers slid around her wrist and tightened around it. "Come on, if you're going to live on a ranch, you need to learn how to ride."

Then again, she knew how to ride. Whether or not she wanted to admit it right now meant nothing. I knew exactly who she was and I knew that this was the only way to get her to admit that it's her.

"You won't let this go, will you?" Her voice was low and pleading and it broke my heart to hear it, but I had to do this. For both of us.

She came back here for something. She needed us to help her and we didn't have a clue why. If I can get her to tell me that she's Mira, than I know I can get her to tell me what is really going on.

"I will, if you tell me the truth about who you really are." I could feel the cocky smile on my lips, the confident way my eyes looked at her, but that wasn't what I was feeling on the inside. I was so confused, so lost, and not understanding anything. All the memories keep coming back, plaguing me over the years, and I deserved an answer. My family deserves to know what happened all those years ago.

"My name is Alisha."

"Has it always been?" Her eyes turned to me, surprise filled them as she knew that there was no way out of it. She would have to admit that she was Mira or I would train her to ride. She turned her eyes away and I felt awful. I knew I was pushing her, that I was trapping her, but I couldn't and wouldn't stop myself.

She trusted me once. I just need her to realize she can trust me again.

"Well then, let's go." The laughter in my voice sounded flat, even to me. She didn't react or try to pull away as we walked outside and towards the barn. Shoving the barn door open all the way, I led Mira to the last stall on the left.

Snow's muzzle shot out of the stall and shoved her head into Mira's chest, nuzzling against her.

"Snow." The word escaped Mira's lips as a whisper, a sound that no one but Snow and I could hear. A small smile played on my lips as I unlatched the stall, motioning for Mira to walk in. "She's beautiful." She said loudly after a moment and I nodded in agreement, the smile on my face feeling genuine.

"She is. And she seems to like you." I chuckled slightly as I walked forward with a couple of horse brushes in hand. "Though, I think she'll like you more if you brush her." Handing her the brush, it was almost like I saw my old Mira, the little girl who would always help me take care of all the horses.

The brush flowed through Snow's coat as I brushed her, keeping my other hand on her rear so that she knew that I was there. Peeking over the top of her, I could see Mira doing the same thing and I couldn't help but smile. I knew that this was going to work out.

"She's so big." Mira's voice was filled with awe as her eyes measured up the horse. In response, Snow brushed her nose against Mira's shoulder.

"She is." I nodded before stepping back and tossing the brush through the empty space between the poles. "Well, now that she's brushed, I say we should saddle her."

"I-I don't know how to do that." Her eyes stared down at the ground and guilt dripped from her voice. She always was a bad liar to me. I always knew when she lied and she always felt guilty for lying.