Lost

Chapter 11: Flame

~SUNDAY~

I slept till 10 am. When I woke up mon was in the kitchen. She was making omelettes. Well, she's a...very bad cook, so they were all burnt! Why did mom have to try to cook when she knows that her food is...well...DISGUSTING!
I know she was only trying to be nice but... She put them on to plates and we went to the table. I decided I would be nice to mom and I ate a piece. It was...disgusting, just as I thought! Mom tried one and looked at me and said:

-"Another of my cooking failures! I'm sorry darling, to make you eat this. Pff... I'll throw it in the bin."

She took our plates away and I followed her to the kitchen. I toasted some bread for both of us and spread some honey on them. We ate in silence, mom was thinking and I well...

I had a shower and got dressed, Then I walked Sprinkles. I wonder what I would do when there was school! Luckily it was the summer holidays.
Apparently mom found a good school for me, a normal one. I hope everyone won't make fun of me there because I can't talk!

I left Sprinkles at home and biked to the ranch. I took Flame on a lead rope and tacked him.

I led Flame to the arena and set him off on some simple exercises. He went through them almost perfectly. Then I started some diagonals. He responded perfectly. Then I set him off on a trot.
Hopefully we would soon get too canter! He was behaving perfectly!

I decided to take him put side, to see how he would react to water. I led him to the pond. When he saw the pond he backed away. I took off my boots, chaps and socks and rolled up my breeches, so I was barefoot. I slowly walked in the water without him, and tried to show him that water wasn't dangerous. I stayed in the water for a long time. Flame slowly came closer. He dipped his front hoof in the water and backed off. I decided it was enough for today. Just then I noticed Hazel's father watching me. I didn't see him very often and I was surprised to see him.

-"You should try bringing another horse that isn't scared of water in the pond, and maybe he'll come in."he said.
I nodded. I could try the next time I take him out.

He slowly walked away.
I left Flame in his stall (after untacking him and brushing him, of course) and went to find Suzan. She said that I could go home. So I biked home.

Mom asked me what happened yesterday, at the lesson and I told her on my whiteboard. She smiled when I told her about Jessica, Charlotte and Hazel. I didn't tell her about Veronica.

-"They seem like really nice girls! Why don't you invite them over tomorrow?"she asked. I nodded and smiled.

I started texting them messages. What I like about texting, Skype... Is that I have too write and the others also!
Jess replied straight away:
"Gr8! See u tm!"
Char soon replied:
"Ok! I'll be there!"
And Hazel also:
"Yep!"