I Don't Think So Mr Robertson...

Rodeo

Emma's POV

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I strapped the straps together on Winter's blanket as he grazed.

I put on his shipping boats, and his favorite cozy halter that had padding so it won't rub against his face.

I pulled his water bucket out of the trailer and pumped some water.

When the bucket was full I set it back in little cutout, I then stuffed his hay-net full of hay, of course.

And dump some grain in his feed bucket.

I pulled him into his little stall that was smaller than usual.

He looked like he felt cramped.

"It's ok baby your fine." I cooed as I rubbed his neck and back.

"Hurry up Emma, we gotta go!!" Cole yelled.

"Yeah yeah yeah," I mumbled.

"Bye baby." I said as I walked out of the trailer, latched it shut and hit my fist on it twice.

I walked to the pickup to see John Luke and Lily in the front seat.

I opened the back door and jumped inside.

I saw Amy and Reed pull out of the driveway as we followed.

I took out my phone and went on YouTube pulling up barrel racing.

"Whatcha doing?" Cole asks as He scoots closer.

"Watching barrel racing." I said as I turned the phone to let him see it.

"Oh her gap was NOT big enough and she- yep she did knock it down." I criticized the girl and her horse.

Cole smiled,put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me closer.

We watched videos until we got to the rodeo. That's when Amy, Lily, and I set to work.

We set up a portable fence, leading the horses we just saddled in it.

We all went to sit on the bleachers.

We watched the whole rodeo until we needed to go and ride.

We warmed the horses up as we went to run.

We all placed with good times.

We went back on the bleachers.

I was sitting back when I felt a arm slide around my shoulders.

It was Cole and he pulled me closer I leaned my head on his shoulder.

I was getting tired suddenly a bull almost goured Ethan, a younger kid who I knew from both Amy and my meeting him.

All he ever wanted to do was live up to his brother who is in the national circuit but he almost did.. by being goured.

I lept up from my seat making Cole fall backwards.

"Get him outta there!!!!" I screamed wanting to run in the arena and drag Ethan out of there myself.

The clown got the bull distracted and I jumped over the fence, Amy and Lily yelling at me to get out of there.

I helped a man who was having trouble with his knees to pick up Ethan and run.

I grabbed his top half and we carried him to the medic waiting but hurrying to meet us.

We laid him down but I kept his head in my lap.

The medics had to examine his back and we turned him gently over.

He had some scratches and already had HUGE bruises.

I noticed he had a deep gash cut kiddy-corner from his spine, slanted down to his hip.

The medic applied some salve to his gash and wrapped his whole torso with gauze and a cast.

We carried him to Amy's pickup laying him down in the back seat.

We slipped into the front seat pulling out from the lot area.

We drove him back to his house making Lily,John Luke,Reed and Cole go back to Amy's house with the news.

When we got to Ethan's house we knocked on the door and explained what happened.

His mother started crying and his fathers eyes were glassy. He then set his jaw determinedly.

"Lets get him in the house." he said walking to the pickup.

We opened the door and started to pull him out slowly from the back seat.

We heard his moans as we walked him to the house.

We laid him on the couch and his brother came walking in slowly with the help of his mother.

"Good job little bro." he said smiling.

"T-t-thanks." Ethan managed to say, tired and hurt.

"Now let him sleep." His mother said as she guided Dan to a chair and started to care for Ethan.

We wished them the best and left as my eyes started to water.

Why did he have to be hurt? Amy and I both were responsible for starting him in rodeos he didn't want to do it until he saw us. I thought guilty.

Rivers started to flow, my mascara flowing as well.

I wipe them with my sleeve and tried to stop crying.

Amy pulled me out of the pickup and walked me into the house.

When Cole saw me he ran up to me and gathered me in his arms.

"Shhh it's ok, he's going to be ok," He said, stroking my hair as I sob.

He sat down with me on the sofa.

I cried the whole night until I was cried out, then I fell asleep from exhaustion.