Summertime in the Country

Horseback in Athens

Good morning Wendy," Aunt Patricia called softly. I groaned.
"What time is it?"
"7:00 am"
"Why so early?"
"We need to be at the stable by 9:00"
"Ugh"
She leaves and I get out of bed. After brushing my teeth and hair, I look into my closet, wondering what to wear.
"Hey Aunt Patricia," I yell. I hear footsteps.
"Yes dear?"
"What should I wear?"
She helped my choose a practical outfit for riding. I selected some jeans, a sweatshirt, and my combat boots. She left me to get dressed. As I slid on my sweatshirt over a tank, Aunt Patricia announced breakfast. I went downstairs to the smell of pancakes. Yum. After finishing my pancakes, Aunt Patricia announced that they were watching Modern Family, which happened to be my favorite show. I sat on the couch.
"Is it okay if I watch with you?" I ask
"Of course!" Aunt Patricia replied.
Teresa looked as though she wanted to speak up, but Aunt Patricia gave her a look that said be nice. After we finished the episode, we got our shoes on and got in her car. After about 7 minutes, we arrived at the stable. We get out of the car and head inside.
  "Morning Ms. Fronta. Who is this young lady?" A man asked.
  "Morning Jim. This is Wendy, my niece."
  "Nice to meet you Wendy. I'm Jim" We shake hands.
  "Nice to meet you too"
  "Well, y'all know where your horses are so go on ahead." We walk over to 4 stables in a row with a sign that says "Fronta".
  "This is Arabelle, she'll be your horse," Aunt Patricia said.
  "Okay," I said.
  "We will also have Teresa's friend come to ride Hannah," she says. A redhead walked over to us.
  "Hey Becky!" Teresa said to her, suddenly becoming very nice.
Aunt Patricia coughs and gestures to me.
  "Oh right, this is Wendy," she says, sounding disgusted.
  "Nice to meet you,"I say nicely. She smiles at my without Teresa knowing. I like her.
  "Let's get riding," Aunt Patricia said and we got ready.
  Aunt Patricia quickly shows me the ropes (haha I'm so punny) to horseback riding. I quickly learned and we rode for a few hours. I had so much fun. We get in Aunt Patricia's car, exhausted. After riding I felt dirty, sweaty, and tired. I wanted to shower and sleep.
"We don't usually ride for this long," Aunt Patricia said. "But we wanted to give you a special treat"
"Thank you! That's so nice. I had a lot of fun," I replied. We took Becky with us so she could hang out with Teresa. When we got back, Aunt Patricia asked for my McDonald's order. I told her I wanted a quarter pounder with fries and a Coke. I went up to my room and checked Wattpad. The Bad Boy Saw Me Naked was updated. I read it and then continued reading another book. When Aunt Patricia got back with our meals, I went downstairs to retrieve it. On the way, I bumped into Becky.
"Ohhh sorry Becky," I say.
"It's oka-"
"No actually it's not okay. Watch it blondy," Teresa says. I grab my food and head to my room. After I ate, I hung out until dinner."Kids! Dinner!" Aunt Patricia shouted. We all went down to chicken noodle soup.
  "Thanks Aunt Patricia," I say when she puts my food down.
  "Oh you can call me Aunt Pat," she says.
  "Alright Aunt Pat," I say. She smiles. I start eating.
  "Mmm this is delicious!" Becky says.
  "Thank you, Becky," Aunt Pat says, smiling.
  "It's nice that you don't work in the summer," she says. Aunt Pat is a 5th grade teacher, so she has the summer off.
  "It really is," she replies. Becky's phone buzzes.
  "That's my mom. She's here to pick me up," Becky says as she gets up. "Thanks for having me," she says.
  "The pleasure was ours," Aunt Pat says.
  "Bye!" Teresa said. I wave.
  "Bye," She says and leaves.
I go to my room, shower, and get ready for bed. I'm exhausted, so I sink into my sheets and sleep.