Cowboys and Mustangs

You Again- Codi

I tied the purple lead rope around a low branch, giving Spirit enough room to move and eat. I take off my moccasins, pull off my shirt, and then stand in front of the place I missed the most. A small swimming hole on our property. The water was made of runoff from the nearby mountains from a small connected creek, and then at the end of the hole was another small creek, taking the water somewhere else. The hole was surrounded by beautiful, dark green, tall coniferous trees. Behind the trees, you could spot the peaks of the mountains, perfecting the area.

My brothers and I would always come out here when we weren't working with our dad. It was fenced off from the cattle and the horses, so it wouldn't be filled with cow shit. I had developed a routine of coming out here whenever I needed to clear my mind or I wanted to be alone. It's so quiet out here. I loved it.

It's even better at night. I always got a nostalgic feeling when the moonlight glimmered of the water and made a more special kind of light. It's even better when you're in the water while it happens. The water felt amazing. Some would think since it's runoff from the mountains, it would be freezing, but during the summer, it's actually quite decent.

I'll never forget the moment I fell in love with this place. I remember it being a full moon, so I went down for a swim. In the water I was floating on my back with my eyes closed, enjoying how the water felt against my skin. I remember thinking 'How could this get any more beautiful?', and when I opened my eyes I was flabbergasted when I saw the northern lights in the sky.

Assortments of blue, green, orange, and lavender danced in the sky. I had never seen the lights before, and I was instantly captivated by them. I felt alive, more than alive. I felt like the lights in the sky were a symbol of someone watching over me, my ancestors. They brought a calming peace to me, I stood in the water for hours just watching the colors float in the sky. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in my life, I wanted to remember it.

My parents were furious because when I came out, my whole body was as wrinkly as a prune and my body temperature was 89 degrees. I didn't care though, those lights changed my life.

I shimmied my shorts down my legs and flung them over by my shirt. I walked closer to the rocky shore, letting the water creep up to meet my toes. I smiled once I felt the water, making me step in further and diving all the way in.

"How was the swim?" My mother asked me as I walked through our porch screen door.

I offered her a smile as I ran a hand through my damp hair, "It was great, where are the boys?" Looking at the empty table.

"They're getting ready to meet with a potential sponsorship." She says casually but my eyes go wide.

"A sponsorship?! Why wasn't I informed of this?" I panic, I needed to take a shower and get myself ready to look presentable.

"Your father and I had nothing to do with this," My mom defends herself, "He's going to be here at 11." I looked at the clock, 10:15.

"Shit." I breathed out as I ran up the stairs to my bathroom. I knew one thing, I was going to kill my brothers for not telling me. What were they thinking? Obviously we had to talk the full deals and details about what the rider would get out of us sponsoring him.

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At least I had the time to put on mascara, but my hair was no where near to being completely dry. I just decided to throw on some flare jeans, my tooled leather belt and buckle, and a olive green shirt. I looked at the time, 11:01, crap.

I groaned to myself as I ran downstairs to the office and opened the drawer and pulled out a sponsor agreement/contract and clipped it to a clipboard. As I ran out of the office, I stopped and turned on my heels, grabbing a couple of pens. I looked outside and saw a Chevy pickup parked on the grass by the barn it must be the potential sponsor.