He Saved Me

Chapter eighteen

Work went by surprisingly fast this morning. I got back to the Whites before it was even 12.

Mason was still passed out in his bed. His hair still styled perfectly. I swear, it never moves.

'I'm going to the barn. You can come if you want. x'

I leave Mason a little note and grab my boots, throw on some jeans and a t-shirt with a hoodie on top. I make sure I'm wearing a sports bra and some headphones.

"Hey honey, where are you headed?" Tara says as I walk downstairs.

"Hey Tara, I'm going to the barn right next door" I smile and she nods.

"Have fun. Text me when your done or if you need anything. Helmet" She says and I smile.

"At the barn already" I give her a hug and run next door to Crystal stables.

I had just recently leased a horse for myself. I can't afford to own a horse with my car and college coming up. So leasing is the best I can do.

"Hey bud" I say grabbing Jd from his stall and bringing him to the cross ties.

I quickly tack him up and we head to the ring.

The ride was going good until Jd started to act a little weird. I halted him and gave him a little break.

"Are you okay?" I say patting his neck. He bucks a little causing me to get frightened.

"Easy boy" I say shaking my hand a little, easing the nerves.

It's a pretty long way down. I've fallen before but they weren't that bad of falls.

We start to walk around the ring a little as a cool down when Jd starts bucking more often and picking up a trot.

"Jd, calm down" I say half-halting him, which he picks up his pace.

"Come on bud, you never act like this, whats wrong?" I say. Then I see it, the deer. Oh shoot.

He goes up on his back legs, catching me completely off guard.

I hit the ground with a loud thud.

Shįt.

A sharp pain runs through my hand at the slightest of movement. Oh, no, no, no. I can't have this, I really can't.

I wait a second and pick myself up, trying to keep the damage at a minimum.

Jd comes trotting towards me and I grab the reins, bringing him up to the cross ties up at barn.

"Leah, that was short" I hear behind me. I quickly wipe my tears and shake my head.

"Um, yeah" I say untacking Jd.

"What's wrong?" Mason says, standing next to me.

"Yeah, I fell off Jd. I think I'm okay though" I say, my hand in my pocket.

I struggle with getting the saddle off until Mason grabs it for me.

"Leah, you aren't okay. You were definitely crying. are you hurt?" He says placing the saddle down the correct way. Wow, I'm proud.

"Um, I-I'm okay" I say scratching my neck.

"Then why wont you use that arm? And why are your eyes bloodshot and puffy? I'm not an idiot Le" Mason says, concern lacing his eyes.

"I'm just nervous okay? And I landed on my wrist, its just sore. I'm fine" I say grabbing the saddle and bringing it into the tack room, also grabbing the brushes.