Race With the Wind

Chapter 18

I wake up. I'm still here on the cliff. I think I passed out. All I can remember when the Sarah's mother was there. She was in a white dress. I guess they dressed her in that dress for her funeral. Poor Sarah. Then I remember my mother's voice. She spoke to me. How? What's going on? Then I think further. No. No. No. God no! She couldn't be. She's not. Scooter stop. She's not gone. I feel a lump rise through my throat. I feel the tears. No. I stare into the sky. It's blurry with the tears rising in my eyes. All I can see is the blurry pink-purple sky. The big blinding sun. The fluffy clouds. I fall to my knees. I try to fight the tears back. She's not. You're over thinking. I stay on my knees. Waiting for the waterworks to stop. I get up and I stare into the sky again. I breathe in slowly. Then I let out a long, loud sigh. I hear someone walking up to me. I turn around quickly, alerted. I see Glic. She walks up beside me. ''You didn't come back? What's wrong?''. She asks worried. ''Glic. When you lose someone...can you feel deep down in you're heart...that they're gone...you know...dead?''. I ask her sobbing. ''Oh, Scooter. If it's someone you love and was close too for a long time, then I guess yes''. She answers quietly. She stares off into the sky. ''It's beautiful, isn't it?''. I say to her. She nods. ''This is a beautiful place. It's quiet and away from everything. You can think. You can have some alone time''. She says amused. I nod. ''Scooter, how did you find this place?''. She says. ''Glic, she was there. I swear. Sarah's mother. She showed me the way. She told me to protect her, to take risks no matter what gets in my way''. I say confused. ''Glic, I heard my mother speak to me. She whispered my name right into my ear''. I add. I look at Glic. I feel the tears coming back. Glic looks at me. I see the knidness. ''Scooter you're...possibly...just imagining. You miss your mother so much. I understand''. She says. I think I am just imagining. I miss her so much. I just want to see her and hear her voice again. But that still doesn't explain Sarah's mother. I lean on Glic. She stands solid. Like my mother. We finally decide to leave the cliffside and go back to all the other horses. We walk down the hill and back through the fence opening, in silence. We end up grazing.

Leona takes me out of the fields and she tacks me up. She hops lightly into the saddle and she walks me out to the gallops. She trots me for a few rounds then she tries a light canter. ''Right girl, lets take this nice and easy''. She says softly. No! I want to gallop please. Leona squeezes my sides and I leap into a canter. She stands up in the saddle letting my back stretch and move freely. After a few laps Leona loosens up and gives me rein. Yes! Thank you! I gradually become faster. After three laps of the galloping, Leona takes me in and she hoses my legs with freezing, cold water. She walks me around and gives me another massage. After about an hour of the massage she gives me a feed and leaves me in the stable. She pats me and grooms me as I eat my feed. ''Sarah should be back by tomorrow. She'll be late though''. Leona explains. I snort, telling her that I understand. ''Hey Leona, your mam is here to collect you''. Sean says as he walks into the barn. ''Ok tell her I'll be with her in a second''. Leona says. She secures a rug on me and she kisses my star.

I lie down in the corner of my stable. I think of what's going on. Am I in danger? I obviously have to make a big decision. A decision that will change my life I guess. I hear my mother's voice ringing in my head. 'Race With the Wind'. 'Fly Like A Bird'. I keep hearing her repeating these words. I get up slowly. I face the wall of my stable. I keep hearing the words my mother told and the words that Sarah's mother told me. 'Protect her. Take the Risk'. I get very frustrated. I remember the shady man. I swear to God I will find out, what that man wants? I stare at the cold wall. The camera. The jeep. The messages. Sarah's mother. My mother. The race. The Sky Princess. The Stud. My friends protection. Sarah. My dream. I feel rage rise in me. Anger. ''RAAAAHHH!''. I scream as I kick the wall, rearing on my hind legs. ''Why. Is. Life. So. Freaking. Difficult!''. I shout as I still continue to kick the crap out of the wall. ''Why. Do. I. Have. To. Live. Through. Such. Crap!''. I shout still kicking the wall. I don't notice that I have woken the other horses. ''What. Has. My. Life. Brought. Me. Into!''. I shout. ''What. Is. Going. On. With. All. These. Voices. Inside. Of. My. Head!''. I continue. ''Why. Was. I. Picked!''. I scream. I stop attacking the wall. I look up ahead of me. The wall is in bits. The concrete is marked and scratched. I breathe fast as I stare at the wall. Why did I do that? What has gotten into me? Where's my mother? I calm down. I look behind me. Sarah is standing right behind me. She is in my stable. She comes closer to me. I stand staring at her. She opens her arms out. I walk into her arms. She grabs a tight grip around my neck. ''Hey, hey, hey, it's alright! Scooter. I understand. I came home a day early. Scooter, what's gotten into you? It's alright. It's just me. I'm here, sweetheart''. She says softly as she strokes my sweaty neck. She still stands there, giving me support. She grips tight around me. She lets go. I see tears running down her cheeks. ''Oh, Scooter! I'm so sorry. You have me worried''. She sobs. I lie down. I didn't mean to Sarah. Please forgive me. I'm so sorry for everything I did and said. ''Hey, Shhhh. It's alright. I'm here, with you''. Sarah says softly. She lies down beside me. She strokes my neck. ''I'll stay here with you, Scooter''. She says tired. I let her get comfortable and use me as a pillow. She lies down beside. She soothes me sleep. She's now helping me overcome my problems. I will protect you Sarah, no matter what gets in my way, I will take risks. I fall asleep with Sarah who is snuggled up beside me.

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