A horse called Midnight (under editing)

I MUST win

I was up before the break of dawn. Midnight was loaded in the gooseneck by four thirty. The saddles got a quick shine up so they look there best and loaded them up. Me and Ned hadn't talked t me since the day dad told me. As I walk through the shed to make sure I got everything I see a note sitting on the hay bales, as I open it I find my self shocked by what it reads

My dearest May,

I can't tell you this in person, I know how much you hate this.......

I have entered the bull riding comp, please don't yell at me.

from your love, Ned  

I left at five,  needed to get a good start.

The show grounds was transformed into a rodeo world, I hope someone I know is on the gate because I left my ownership papers for Midnight in my bag witch is in the trailer, I pull up and Snowy comes out "what are you doin' on the gate Snowy" I ask him in surprise, I thought he was now living in the Blue Mountains  "i didn't like the blues, to much bush, not enough flat. Any way I missed Lila, when I returned I found her married and that she had moved to Brisbane" I could see the sorrow in his eyes, he really did love her. They had a thing, I think that's what you could call it but after a while and Snowy moving away for nine years thing have changed, Lila met Robert a stock agent from Brisbane and Snowy wasn't around "i have heard a lot has changed, like you still don't have your licence, Miss May" that's what Snowy called me, Miss May I don't now why but he has called me that since well ever. "do you have your paper work, Miss May" did he have to ask that. I gave him the stare of 'really'. "ahhh, Missy you can go through, I know you" I gave a look of relief and dove through, I had my number in hand and all my paper work on the chair beside me. My parking space was all there for me. I unload Midnight and tie him up to the ring on the side of the trailer. People were already there and setting up like me, this was going to be a long day.

Inside my gooseneck I get ready, jumping around the trailer trying to get my jeans on, I fall on the bed and look up. Is this what I want to do with my life? HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what about collage, ahh worry about that late. My mascara opens my eyes wide open and I instantly fell awake and ready, time to warm up in the arena, I take up Midnight and walk him over to the practice area, my watch says 10:05 I was a bit a head of time so I took a walk around the place to see when to get some food later when out of the corner of my eye I see the maddest animal I had ever seen, it was bashing agents the stock crate trying to get out, a man aged about 30 jumped out of the T9O9 Kenworth truck  "are those the bull riding bulls" I ask him as he goes to open the back of the crate "yeah, there a bit shook up" his voice was rusty from not talking to anybody "why are the 'shook up'" I tell him in my most serious voice "there was a car pile up about, ahh I don't now a K of so truck was right in front of the car. Been jumpy ever since" that was just perfect, Ned is going to kill himself.

After grabbing so nice hot chips with tomato sauce, I walk back to the practice area. I see lots of girls warming up the horses but mostly the little girls on there pony's I check my watch 1:59PM my comp doesn't start until 7:30 and the kids start at 4.

"hey, miss can you help me, my mum and dad had to go to an emergency in town and I, I, I don't think they will be back for a while" I look down from where I was sitting on the fence, I was watching the younger kids warm up " I guess. What time so you go on" I was unsure if I could help her. I don't even know her. With all these thoughts going through my head I just bleated out "yes" Oh Crap did I just say that "great" the girl squealed "i'm Tess. It's great to meet ya" I was unsure what to do at this point should I help a stranger. What would mum do? HELP. "it's great to meet you Tess, i'm May" her face lit up "your May! Wow it's great to meet you did you really nock Peter out with one punch" did the whole town know about that "i guess I did" "great come and help me" I walk over with her to the practice arena, she jumps on her little pony and does a few laps of the arena "how fast can your pony go" I ask her as she rides up to me after about the 3 lap "pretty fast but he won't do that for me" then I got an idea "just wait her a moment. I walk as fast as I could back to my trailer, as son as I enter I rummage through all of my stuff trying to find what I was looking for and there it was.

Once back with Tess I pull it out "a riding crop?" she asks "yep, a riding crop" she looked surprised and a little worried "i don't use a riding crop, it will hurt him" "it won't if you only do it when you have to" she gave a shrug and turned around to do some more laps, the pony named Princess started off in a slow trot then in a trot, when she used the crop the pony went fast. He wasn't a bad little pony nice and fast, sharp turns and it loved that little girl.

4 o'clock came fast at quarter to I went back to my trailer to get something special for Tess. "Tess I got you something" she turned around from patting princesses "oh, it's, it's amazing" her eyes sparkled " and it's yours" her eyes lit up even more "i love it. I, I have never had a sparkly riding crop. When did you get it" "it doesn't matter but it's yours now lets show then what Mt. Isa girls can do on horse back"

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