Lost

Chapter 9: riding Flame and meeting Veronica

The horse is Flame, as you can see!

~SATURDAY~

I woke up at 5 am, so I took Sprinkles for a jog. Then I made pancakes for breakfast. I waited for mom to wake up and we ate. Mom was going to her book club in the afternoon, and I was going to the ranch to have the lesson.
After eating I had a shower and helped mom with her new gardening idea (when she has an idea stuck in her head, she just does it!). Then at around 11 am I biked to the ranch.

Suzan was there brushing Charm and told me:

-"Hi! Hazel is riding Daybreak on a track over there. I guess you can go and join her if you want..." I shake my head in reply. "Okay, well I think you cab try riding Flame now... But you should wait for Hazel, or she'll kill me! And she can help/watch you."

While waiting for Hazel, I went to Flame's stall and brushed him and then tacked him. He was calm and a bit curious, looking at what I was doing but still letting me work on him.

Just as I finished tacking him, Hazel came and said:

-"Hi! I just untacked Daybreak, Mom told me you were going to ride Flame."

We led Flame to the arena and I slowly mounted him. Just as I was about to swing my leg over him, he moved forward, but I managed to hold on.
I set him off on a slow walk. I think he was excited to have a rider. Hazel told me (well, she rather screamed at me) to put him on a slow trot. I did. He was quote good, except when he tried to go into a canter, so Hazel told me to slow down. I slowed into a walk. After a while I made him trot again. Flame set off into a smooth trot around the ring. He was perfect! Until he bucked a bit, from the excitement, I guess and I fell on the floor. Great. Not.
A girl came in just at that moment and saw me and started to laugh meanly. She added:

-"Ha ha ha, so you're the new girl that is going to join are new lesson! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!I really wonder why Suzan put you in this group... Probably so you can clean the floor for us! Ha ha ha!"she said laughing at her own joke as if it was the funniest thing on earth."Well, I don't want to stay here longer, it stinks!"

She sashayed out of the arena. I was about to burst in tears.

-"Don't worry, she's just Veronica, a mean girl who makes stupid jokes, a bitch."she said to me kindly."Anyway it only stinks of her perfume! She probably rolled in some dog poo this morning, and didn't shower! Come on, I think we'd better untack Flame and eat lunch."

We went back to the stables and I untacked Flame. Luckily the arena wasn't muddy, so I just had to brush off some dust. Hazel ran inside and made a quick sandwich . Mom already gave me a sandwich this morning, so I was fine. We ate on a small hill near the paddocks, so we could watch the horses.