Chapter 5- Day 1 of Suspension

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The sun creeps thru my window shining into my room. I squint my eyes looking over at my alarm it's 6:30 am. I roll over covering my face with my pillow to try to go back to sleep.

I hear footsteps coming from the hallway and my door opens.

"Rise and Shine, time to get up" Garrett says running my light on coming over to me pulling the pillow off my head tossing it to the end of the bed.
I squint my eyes because it's so bright.

"I don't even have school today I don't need to be up this early. I'm going back to bed" I say.

"No ma'am you're not, just because you're suspended from school does not mean you get to sleep in. You have homework to do and chores to do around here, now get up. Breakfast will be ready in 10 minutes" he said with a firm voice.

"Ughhhh okay!" I yell

"Katie... I suggest you change your attitude this morning or you're gonna get an attitude adjustment. Now get dressed go to breakfast. Don't make me come back up here or you will not like the outcome...." he warns.

"Yes sir" I say

"Good" he says walking out of my room leaving my door open.

I throw my head on the pillow and sigh. So much for sleeping in like I wanted to. I get out of bed walking to my closet and grab some clothes. I pick out blue jeans with a black t-shirt and black converse.

I go to the bathroom and brush my hair rinsing my face off. I change into the outfit I picked out.
I then make my bed because I know Garrett or John will tell me to anyways. After I'm done making my bed I head to the kitchen

"Good morning John says as he looks up from reading a news paper with coffee in his other hand.

"Hi" I say walking to the fridge grabbing orange juice and a glass from the cabinet.

I poor myself some orange juice into my glass. I walk to the table to take a seat, Garrett just finished making breakfast. We're having scrambled eggs with a side of toast and bacon.

Garrett brings me my plate setting it down in front of me. We all sit down and start eating. John and Garrett start talking about how they need to move the cattle to the other pasture for this month.

"Katie when you're done with your breakfast load the dishwasher, then go change into bootcut jeans and put your boots on. Then meet us at the barn" John says getting up from the table putting his plate and coffee cup in the sink.

He walks to the door grabbing his cowboy hat off the coat rack putting onto his head. Garrett follows him doing the same thing. The walk out the front door to the barn.

I finish my breakfast and drink my orange juice. I grab my glass and plate putting them into the sink. I start loading the dishwasher. After I head up to my room and change into bootcut jeans and my boots.

I head down to the barn, I walk into the barn and see 3 horses saddled.

"Come here Katie" John says walking into the tack area of the barn. I follow him and he grabs sunscreen off the shelf. 

"We gotta go move cattle and since you're not in school you have to come, now close your eyes you need to put sunscreen on so you don't burn" he says.

He sprays my skin with the sunscreen.

"I don't want to ride a horse" I say

"You have no choice you need to learn any how" John says as he walks out of the tack room.

"But I don't want to" I say following him.

"I don't care what you want to do. You're going with us and END OF STORY" he warns.

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