Flying Change

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

 Soooo since you guys were so worried about Phillip in the last chapter I thought I'd give you another update and bring him back, don't worry he's not going any where! ;) 

Let me know how you feel about this one, where you think the story is going and who's going to cause trouble. 

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I must apologise for it being a short one but there are some super long ones coming up soon! 

Any way, I hope you guys enjoy this one!

XX 

Shan

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“You look good!”  Val smiled up at me and snapped a shot on her phone as I beamed down at her. I had been at the doctor at break of dawn that morning to have the cast removed, no literally, I had arrived before he had and I wouldn’t let him finish his coffee until he had taken it off. From there it had been straight back to THS and onto a horses back.

“I feel good,” I laughed and gave Johnny a pat, flicking a persistent piece of mane over to the right side of his neck. “I’ll see you later,” I smiled and pointed Johnny towards a hacking track.

We ambled along happily in the weak British spring sunshine. I took a deep breath and exhaled, feeling at home once again and in a better mood than I had been in weeks.

“Hey Lexi!”  I heard the call and turned in my saddle to see Kristina cantering up behind me, I slowed up and waited for her.

“Hey,” I smiled as she pulled up next to me and I leaned over to pat her horses steaming neck.

“Mind if I walk with you, I gotta cool this one out,” she drawled and we set off together on the sand track.

“So how does it feel to be back on a horse?” She gestured towards my arm.

“Amazing,” I laughed, “I think I’m on a little bit of a high.”

“I can imagine,” She agreed and we wandered on in companionable silence. Over the past few weeks we’d settled into a comfortable friendship or acquaintanceship or whatever it was. Anyway, we weren’t at each other’s throats. I didn’t exactly agree with everything she did but I was trying to bite my tongue, for the sake of the détente.

A détente was exactly what I was trying to keep with Nat’s, who was playing best friend and acting like I hadn’t been a bitch but we both knew I had crossed a line. I wasn’t sure how long the act would last. Or, how exactly I was meant to make up for it.  

“So, any special plans for a celebration?”  Kristina interrupted the guilt fest I was having.

“Oh,” I laughed, “Well actually I just found out my boyfriend’s flying over for the weekend so that’s a pretty special.”

“Wow, yeah! Nice boyfriend!”  She paused and I shot a look at her, feeling the air thick with whatever she was wondering. “You’re dating Phillip Andou right?” 

“Yeah,” I could hear Angie’s warning in the back of my mind but I shut it out. I was not going to let a little gossip get under my skin and ruin my good mood. There was quiet, a strained kind of quiet. I tried to resuscitate the conversation but it died and Kristina had zoned out with a strange kind of look on her face.