Riverwood Academy - AIRLINE BLUE

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i rode into the arena. pharaohs walk was very royal like with his head held high.

"not the grandprix, its  a lesson." i whispered to him in an attempt to get him to stop. cause brook and alex couldnt make it cause of the fact they are on the verge of death so i joined the other group.

I Warmed up quickly, people slowly started to join me but i just ignored them. im just happy to be with pharaoh. i moved him into a canter. i held the reins firmly and asked for a flying lead change. he did it sucessfully and i gave him a pat. after a few attempts i manged to get multiple fly changes in a row. i halted him and gave him a pat.

"atta boy." i said and hugged him. he snorted. i knew he knew how to do it easily i didnt.

"okay everyone, where doing pole work today. while i set them up sitting trot please. Alice you can rise."  mr. corner said walking into the arena. we all nodded and found a place on the rail and trotted. i pushed my legs into the stirrups and sat his trot. pharaoh threw his head up and pranced a bit. i pulled him back to the wall. 

"easy." i said strking him. Pharaoh skidded and backed away from the rail. i could feel the reins slipping through my fingers as i began to loose control. tears of stress pricked in my eyes. i could feel everyone watching me, as i, one of the best under 18 riders lost control of her horse.

"please." i begged as pharaoh moved into a gallop. i shortned the reins and yanked his head forcing him to circle but he didnt listen and yanked his head trying to take the reins from my hand. he threw a buck. it took me my suprise and i lost my balance but grabbed the oh shit strap ( monkey grip) to stop myself falling. i shortned the reins as i felt him leap forward. 

everythign went blurry as i fully lost control. pharaoh reared up. i grabbed his neck and yanked the reins pulling him back down. i gasped for air as pharaoh stood there.

" i'm gonna get off." i said my voice shaky.

"no." mr. corner said walking over. i closed my eyes and gritted my teeth so i didnt scream. he grabbed pharaohs bridle and looked at me.

"you can do this okay."

"no i cant. i cant stay on any horse!"

"you just get nervous when riding and it makes your horses nervous." mr. corner said but we both knew it was a lie. im just a bad rider.

" just walk him okay." he smiled at me and lead pharaoh a few strides. i took a deep breathe. my grip on the reins was tight.

by the end of the lesson i'd been thrown off. reared with and nearly fallen into a wall. pharaoh has run into someone else and refused to move. great lesson.

i put pharaoh in his paddock and headed to the dorm. it felt so lonley with out brook. i lay onmy bed and closed my eyes so i couldnt cry. i miss brook and alex. i sat up and called alex. he didnt pick up. i sighed.

i texted alex and brook asking them to call me as soon as they could. i moved to my desk and started doing homeowkr. im super behind but oh well. i scribbled down answers but nothing feels the same.

after an hour or so i got up and finally changed out of my riding clothes into yoga pants and an over sized hoodie. i could go to the cafetria to get dinner or i could have an apple. i got up and went to the mini fridge and grabbed an apple, cut it up and ate it. 

i just stood there. it really is lonley without a roomate. i heard a knock on the door. i sighed and opened it. it wa sone of the girls from my lesson.

"hey, i'm alice. cause you dont have a roomate for a bit i was wondeirng if you wanna get dinner with me?" she spoke fast, but not a nervous fast. and exicted fast.

"yeah sure." i smiled at her and put some shoes on and grabbed my phone. we started walking to the cafetria and alice yabbed on about her life and horses. she was really sweet and kind.

"what should we get? tacos?" she asked as we joined the line.

"yeah sure!" i said smiling. it was funny cause everyone else was dressed up in nice and fancy clothes. me and alice where in yoga pants and hoodies.

we got out tacos and sat down eating.

"the advanced team is so stressful. honestly i just want to do a chase me charlie and gallop in and open field. but its all about being such a good rider and shit. FUCK." alice said but she swore when her taco fell apart.

" i want to eat my taco but it keeps breaking." i said as i went to take a bite but eveyrthing fell out.

" i hate soft shells but hard ones make me wanna cry." alice said putting everything back in her taco.

"honestly. i kind of want to quit the team and just ride for fun." i confessed to alice.

"i agree, riding every day is so tiring and takes the fun out of it."

" i know right! my first coach would randomly hide parts of our tack, bridles, saddles, bits and we would have to ride without it. we would do chase me charlies and pony swaps. she taught me how to flip off a horse onto another horse." i said.

we talked for ages and ended up at her dorm eating warheads and complaining.

"and my math teacher gives us so much homeowkr." alice grumbled.

"my tech teacher is just like that. like woman i have other classes." i rolled my eyes. alice smiled at me.

"CRAP ITS 11PM!" i screamed.

"i've gotta sneak back to my dorm. i'll see you at tomorrow after noons lesson." i smiled at her and opened the door and slowly crept back to my dorm. somehow i made it back safley. i got into bed and turned the light off. it was dark but i wasnt tired so i just scrolled on my phone mindlessly. alex and brook still hadnt called me back or texted me.

see you real soon aella

" that better be from alex or brook." i mumbled seeing the notfiction. my breathe caught in my throat. it was from an unknown number.

flin.