The Outsider (Original Version)

Chapter 16- Horses

It took forever but I had finally got those two on a horse.

Now the even harder part.

"Okay, you will want to hold onto the reigns and just let the horse move around freely, get a feel for staying balanced." I instruct from the back of Spirit.

As they let their horses walk around I can't help but let my mind drift to what's behind that final door.

Its been bugging me for the entire day, but I'm not sure if I want to go into the door.

Every other door needed some kind of scan or 'blood test' to get in.

Yup, I'm still holding a bit of a grudge for that blood test thing.

"So what next?" Tucker asks as Lindee already gets the hang of controlling the horse.

I smile at how fast she learned, and I'm not entirely sire why pride wells up inside me.

"Try to do what Lindee is doing, control your horse, steer it in the direction you want, how fast it runs, how slow it walks." I say, making him nod.

Lindee speeds around the small pen on Cloud Jumper, making her laugh.

Hazle, the final horse, was watching from the doors, almost like it was lonley.

It stared at me a lot as if I reminded her of someone, which was odd.

I steer Spirit over, making the horse perk up a bit.

My feet land on the ground, making me stumble slightly.

I hold myself up with my hands as the horse lowers his light brown head level to mine.

"Hey girl." I say, rubbing its snout lightly.

It rubs my hand back in response, making me smile.

This horse needed a rider, I'm just not entirely sure who to trust with her.

"I'll find someone for you too." I whisper, putting my fingers through its stringy brown mane.

It runs its head up against me one final time before trotting away sadly.

I mount Spirit again, taking one last look at the barn before going to the others.

"I think I've got the hang of this." Tucker says, making the horse charge over to me.

Impressive I must admit, but he hasn't seen nothing.

"Want to ride around the city? It would make great practice. We could even go to the park to do some jumping." I add, making them nod their heads egarly.

A smirk grows on my face before I hold onto the reigns, making Spirit rise onto his hind legs before charging at the fence.

He leaps gracefully over, landing on the other side in time to see Lindee land well for a beginner.

Tucker however almost got thrown off the horse.

I laugh hysterically as he holds onto the neck of his horse tightly, his expression of fear priceless.

"Alright then scaredy cat. Let's go." I mock, making him roll his eyes and blush slightly.

I take off at the front of the group with them directly behind me.

"This is awesome!" Lindee shouts, making me laugh.

We attract some attention from the people that are already up, considering it's still fairly early.

Tucker laughs as his horse matches pass with me.

"So what was behind door number three?" He asks, making me shrug.