Ryan's POV
I was sitting down on the ground as I leaned against the fence, Chloe was still in the same place as she gently stroked belles cheek.
She hasn't spoken for probably an hour now. It was getting dark and mr hosterman had brought over lights for us. I had them sitting down beside me. The full moon and stars gave us some light
"I think she's getting better" Chloe whispers after an hour of silence, I sigh as I look at belle. She wasn't. I think Chloe's just trying to make herself believe it.
"Chloe come have dinner" I tell her but she just shakes her head, I wasn't leaving her alone so I just stayed sitting.
"Chloe the vets here" mrs hosterman says coming over with the vet. The vet gives Chloe a soft smile before bending down beside her
"How's she doing?" The vet asks Chloe, mrs hosterman looks at me before back at her daughter
"I think she's getting better" Chloe says
"Can I take a look?" the vet asks, Chloe nods. The vet moves down and feels around belles stomach before opening her mouth. Something belle didn't like but she was to sick to fight. The vet continued to look her over for a minute
"Chloe, it's always hard when an animal has to be put down. But she's suffering, her age doesn't help, her body can't fight the poison off" the vet carefully explains to Chloe. I look at Chloe who's looking down at the pony's head in her lap. I get up and kneel down beside Chloe the vet stays on the other side of belle
"Just take a deep breathe" I tell her as tears blur her vision again. I could feel tears forming in my eyes
"C-can I have a minute?" Chloe asks, the vet nods before her and mrs hosterman leave
"I'll be just a call away okay" I tell her, she nods and I kiss her head before hesitantly getting up
Chloe's POV
Once I knew Ryan was gone I started crying, belle was very old, my parents got her when I was 3.
"Come on girl" I say patting her head gently "you can fight this off" I tell her crying, I didn't want to lose her. She was the oldest animal in the circus. But she loved preforming, dime. She loves dime. Oh god dime won't handle this.
"For me, for dime." I tell belle as I cry "you can do it" I say but she only looks up at me with her big brown eyes.
"Remember when I attempted to run away on you" I say smiling softly "I was six" I tell her, I know she's listening. She always listens "mum told me I couldn't ride you in the show, so I ran out to you. I attempted to saddle you but failed epically" I say with a laugh as tears roll down my cheeks
"I ended up getting on you bareback" I whisper looking down at her, my tears wetting her face "we got a fair distance. We got to the town we where in, then we decided to go back because I was hungry" I say laughing as I cry, I wasn't going to be able to make more memories with her
"I'm sure I probably annoyed you a lot, I was a terrible child. Climbing all over you." I say as I pat down her neck slowly
"But you never hurt me" I say starting to cry more "now I'm hurting you" I say leaning down and burying my face in her neck "I'm sorry" I whisper crying "I promise I'll make them regret doing this too you" I add "I'm sorry you got hurt because of a stupid feud" I add. I stop talking as I keep my face in her neck. Eventually I sit up and pat down her nose. Tears still running down my cheeks as the vet and Ryan came back
"Your mother didn't really want to be here for this, Chlo I don't think you should be either" Ryan says slowly as he kneels down beside me, I shake my head. I wasn't leaving her. It broke my heart to think of it.
I hear the vet sigh as she gets her gear out. Belle tries to sit up frightened, making me cry more as I bring her head back in my lap.
"Shh" I whisper crying more. I feel Ryan rubbing my back as I sniffle "your okay" I tell belle. I could tell Ryan was trying his hardest not to cry.
"It won't hurt her right?" I ask the vet in between sobs
"No it's just a needle" she whispers, I nod as I look into belles eyes keeping her head in my lap.
"Just one more sleep girl" I whisper as I see the vet has the needle, I take a deep breathe crying more the vet looks at me and I nod as I lean down kissing belles nose "I love you" I whisper as belles eyes start slowly closing
Oh god I re read this before I posted and I was full on crying.
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The Circus Girl
Adventure"Tell me, what do you love about the circus?" I ask her, she takes a breath as she smiles "We're a family, in the end we all have each other. It's freedom, when you preform. It's like nothing else matters. On the trapeze I feel I'm flying, I get to...
