Galloping Hills Academy Book 1: Secrets

Chapter 11- Tragedy

          I hurriedly cooled and untacked Justin after my lesson so I could find Katelynne. I was really worried that something bad had happened. I walked Justin around for about ten minutes after untacking him, then I put him in his stall. I tried to call Katelynne but she wasn't picking up so I decided to go find Sadie. I speed walked down the aisle to Lavendel's stall.

          “Have you heard from Katelynne?” I asked her frantically.

          “No, I was just about to come and ask you the same thing. I'm really worried.”

          “Me too, I saw her in the stable getting Cheyenne ready but then she disappeared. Should we tell someone?” I questioned, still in a panic.

          “No, let's go back to the dorm and wait a little while, then if she isn't back or we haven't heard from her in a couple hours then we can tell a teacher.

          “Okay, let's go back and watch McLeods Daughters, that will hopefully distract us, I'm sure she's fine, I like being positive.” I said trying to sound less worried then I was.

          “Let's go, I need a distraction, now.”

          We walked down the sidewalk to our dorm willing our phone's to ring with news from Katelynne. We walked into our dorm and froze in our tracks; someone had totally destroyed our room. Everything was everywhere, and after checking our things, we found nothing missing.

          “Why would someone do this if they didn't steal anything, It makes no sense.” I said, confused.

          “Unless they just wanted to scare us, I bet you it was Maddy and Isabelle.” Sadie said drawing a conclusion.

          “I'm kind of nervous now, I thought they were all talk and know action, but this proves me wrong for sure.” I said in a shaky voice. “Oh, and I didn't want to tell you but I think you should now, I heard Isabelle talking to Megan in the tack room today and she said that someone was better than they thought and that they would do anything to make sure they made the advanced team.”

          “Wow, and you didn't want to tell me because?”

          “I don't know, it didn't really seem important at the time, but now it does.” I said.

          “That makes things a little more serious, I really need to tell you something that might make you scared. You might want to sit down.”

          “Okay.... just tell me already.” I said sitting down. Nothing could have prepared me for what she was about to say.

          “Last year things happened and at the time I had no idea what it meant. Now I'm putting the pieces together. A girl went missing last year and everyone thought she just couldn't handle school and riding. But she was a really good rider...... and getting rid of her would give SOME people a better chance at making the intermediate team. I think Isabelle might have “Gotten rid of her.” My whole world turned upside down. I gripped the bed and tried to take deep breathes in. What if they took Katelynne, or worse, what if they’re going to “Get rid of” me?

          I turned to Sadie. “Do you think...... they could have taken Katelynne?”

          “That's what I'm worried about. No one ever saw the girl that disappeared last year again.”

          “We can't just sit around when Katelynne could be in trouble, we have to do something!” I said in a panic.

          “NO, you can't do anything yet, if we tell someone that Katelynne is missing, then if Isabelle and her friends have her, they might hurt her. Trust me; I think that's what happened last year.” Sadie warned.