Brooklyn Harris is a competitive rider with more money then she could possibly want, the most beautiful horse and history with Pin. How will Zoe react when she learns of their history? What will happen between Brooklyn and Pin? Will Zoe and Pin stay...
I finished packing my suitcase and I dragged it downstairs. "You're forgetting something" my mom called from upstairs. My mom handed me a dress bag and my black stilettos. "I don't need it anymore" I mumbled thinking about Callum. "You never know" she mumbled laying a kiss on my cheek. "I'll see you on Saturday" she called as I got into the drivers seat.
As I arrived at Holloway, I pulled my car into the parking lot. A long trailer was attached to a large truck.
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The four horses were lined up along the trailer while stable hands loaded tack and grooming kits into the trailer. "You're here!" Gabby smiled. "It's good to finally have girl on the team to do stuff with" she explained. "I'll give you a tour of the trailer" she said leading me towards it. The trailer had a bathroom, kitchen, bedroom as well as a large tack room and spacious areas for the horses. "Wow" I gasped at the sight. "Callum's dad donated it yesterday" she shrugged. "Of course he did" I mumbled to myself. My attention was focused on the stable hand that I could tell was about to load Krieger up. The warm blood had his ears pulled back and his hind leg placed ready to kick out. "Stop!" I called out to him. I took the lead rope from the stablehand. "He's sensitive when it comes to loading, let me do it" I told him. I walked Krieger in a circle, he snorted and nickered at the direction of the trailer. I took one step towards the trailer and Krieger followed close behind. He began to ease into the trailer, taking slow steady steps until he was in the trailer. I lead him to his hay net, the stable hand followed close behind closing the first gate off. I gave a Krieger a kiss on the nose and left the trailer so other riders could load their horses in. James pulled me aside while the team went to gather their things. "Can you and Gabby leave in your car and pick something up on the way?" He asked. "What are we picking up?" I asked. "The team jackets I had ordered, it's about an hours drive from here, they're finally done they just need to be picked up" he said. "And then we meet you where?" I asked. "At regionals" he mumbled. "We'll go with" Alex piped up alongside Callum. James handed me a piece of paper with the address on it as well as the money for the jackets. "Don't be late, it will look bad if we don't show up together" he said. Everyone piled into the car, Gabby taking the passenger seat with the boys taking the back seat. Gabby began making a playlist for the ride while the rest of us sat back in agreeable silence. Gabby and I hummed to the song 'dead' by Madison Beer.
1 hours later We finally pulled into a small shopping centre a few towns over. The shopping centre was dead quiet. With one other car filling a space in the parking lot. "Stay here, I'll be back" I told them turning the ignition off. I entered the small store, it smelt off moth balls and lavender laundry powder. "May I help you?" An old lady asked standing by the counter. She was hand stitching an old vest. "I'm here to pick up jackets, for Holloway" I stated watching her hands work. "You sew?" She asked putting down the needle. "No but my grandmother loved it, I still have every sweater she made me" I smiled at the thought. "Did she ever teach you?" The lady asked tallying up the cost of the jackets. "She tried many times, but let's just say I'm not very coordinated with needles" I giggled, the lady giggled along. I handed her the money. "Good luck" she smiled at me before I disappeared out of the door. "What took you so long?" Callum whined. "It's called a conversation Callum, get over it" I rolled my eyes throwing the jackets to the boys. I heard Alex tearing open the plastic that covered them and his smile widened as he looked at them. I dialled James's number while the boys passed around the jackets. "How far are you?" James asked. "We just picked up the jackets and we're about to leave" I told him. "Okay, keep me updated" he said hanging up the phone. I started the car and handed Gabby my phone to select another song to play, the boys complained but Gabby quickly shut them up threatening to play One Direction. I turned into a long gravel road that looked like it went on forever. The music was cut off and the car was filled with my ringtone. I looked at the caller ID that showed on the small screen, it was Pin. I looked back at Callum's face and he only rolled his eyes and turned to face the window. "We need to talk about..." he started before I cut him off. "Pin I'm in the car with Gabby, Callum and Alex right now, you're on loud speaker can it wait?" I asked. "Okay I'll see you at regionals" he mumbled hanging up. "What was that about?" Gabby asked. "Nothing important" I mumbled turning the volume up on the stereo and drowning out her questions. Camila Cabello's 'never be the same' came on and I couldn't help but share a glance with Callum through the rearview mirror before turning back to the road.
I pulled into the first petrol station I spotted after listening to everyone complain for 20 minutes. They all raced for the bathroom while I filled up the car with petrol. Callum went to gather snacks and drinks for everyone and after paying for the petrol I followed the direction of the bathroom. The toilets were gross and looked as if they hadn't been cleaned since the 80's but I felt as if I were about to explode. Gabby was washing her hands when I rushed in. "I saw the look you and Callum shared" she smiled at me. "I'm not talking about him, there is nothing going on" I shrugged dashing into the stall. "You guys are so on and off, I don't get it what happened?" She asked. I sighed I knew if I didn't tell her she wouldn't stop asking. "If I tell you, you have to swear not to say anything to anyone" I told her. "I swear" she promised. I flushed the toilet and went to wash my hands, she stood beside me. "Callum's the one who did the graffiti" I blurted. Her eyes widened. "Do you have proof?" She asked. "I found his jumper with the same red paint stained on it" I explained. "I'm so sorry Brooklyn" she said softly wrapping me into a hug. "We have to go otherwise we're going to be late" she said pulling me towards the bathroom door. "Ready?" Callum asked. "Let's get out of here" I nodded unable to look him in the eye. When we got back into the car, Gabby turned on Zara Larson's 'I can't fall in love without you' earning a nasty glare from me. But she smiled it off and sang along. The rest of the car ride was silent, Alex was texting Becky, Gabby was singing along and Callum and I had nothing to say to each other.
I spotted horse trailers pulling onto a large oval, jumps were already set up and a large showjumping arena sat next to the course. Riders and horses were already practicing the courses. Trainers and staff sat alongside the course, correcting the riders and clapping along. "There's James!" Gabby said, our large trailer stood out among the other smaller ones. The horses were lined up alongside the trailer nibbling at the grass beside them. "I have us booked into a hotel not far from here. So when it starts getting late we'll all head over" he said. I handed James his jacket and slipped mine on. My name was written on the side in cursive writing. "Get dressed, we have a couple hours of practice before you guys need to get ready for the dance" James said. "I'm actually skipping the dance" I mumbled. "Same" Callum agreed. "I don't think so, the both of you are going whether you like it or not" He ordered. "Brooklyn you have your dress in the car" Gabby said. "Only because my mom doesn't understand the word no" I murmured. "Go get dressed" James rolled his eyes.
As I lead Krieger into the showjumping arena and I circled the jumps I could feel eyes on me. A lot of them. I looked up to find a crowd staring at me. I spotted Zoe and Pin in the crowd as well as the rest of the bright fields team. I know I was going up against Pin when it came to the solo rides. But a pair of blue eyes caught my gaze. Callum. I took a deep breath and gave Krieger a small pat on the neck before heading towards the first jump, the jumps were smaller then the jumps James had us practicing but the turns were tighter, the sequence more complicated and the water jump longer. The water jump consisted of two seperate oxers on each side of the jump. As we closed in on the water jump, I held tight, watched my seating and as Krieger's front hooves left the ground I knew there was nothing I could possibly do now. Everyone would be judging me by the way we land this final jump. Those few milliseconds in the air felt like an hour. When we finally landed I looked back at the jump after pulling Krieger to a walk. The jump was still standing, they were all still standing. I released the deep breath I was holding. A few cheers came from the crowd mostly from my team and other competitors just glared. The next competitor began circling the jumps and I quickly lead Krieger out of the arena. "If you ride like that tomorrow, you're gonna win" Gabby smiled wrapping me into a hug. "Thanks" I replied turning back to Krieger. "Good job Brooklyn" James smiled patting me on the back. "Let's get over to the cross country course, it's ours for half an hour" James said walking towards the start of the course.
As Gabby and I laid our suitcases on our beds and began to hang our clothes up for tomorrow. Callum was brought up. "You guys can make up at the dance and be all romantic" she smiled. "Or we could not" I shrugged. "Come on Brooklyn, he did the wrong thing but you never gave him the chance to explain why he did what he did" she defended. "You spoke to him about this?" I asked. "Should I not have?" She questioned raising an eyebrow. "He's just next door, go talk to him!" She encouraged pushing me towards the door. "Stop Gabby just leave it alone!" I shot back stepping out of her grasp. "Just talk to him, at least give him that" she mumbled going back to unpacking her clothes.
