"What's the matter, Surgar flake?" I asked my white mare. She shook her head and nibbled on some liccorish I gave her. "Why dont we go for a ride?" I asked.
I put on her yellow saddle, laced on a birttle and we headed out. My back yard is ginormous. I have a horse stables and a huge medow to ride them. I have been riding since I was about four years old, and I've had Sugar Flake since I was about one. She was just a little filly.
I gave her a small kick and we began to break into a trot. "Come baby, a little faster!" I said, giving her another kick.
one, two, up, three, four up. I thought. I began to post to the horse wouldn't slow down.
Left at the pine, right at the rock, jump the mud pile. I though.
We ran around for about two hours, just feeling the joy of the ride.
When we stopped, we walked a little.
"Good job, Sugar!" I said and released her into the pen with my other horses. She ran to her boyfriend, Paintball.
I took off my helmet and my muddy riding boots.
Really muddy.
You can even tell what they are anymore.
I'm gonna need new ones for chaunnakah.
"There you are, Carls!" My Papa said when I walked inside.
"I have great news!" He said, smiling.
"Well, what is it?" My Mama asked and looked up from her computer.
"Ggguuuueeeessssssssss" Papa grinned.
"We are getting another horse?" I asked.
"No, we have too many already" Mama said before Papa could answer.
"Im getting new riding boots?" I asked, hopefully.
"Nope" Papa said.
"Well, Harry, she does need new ones. Have you seen hers, they blend in with the ground! They're gross!" Mama argued.
"one more guess!" Papa said, ignoring her.
"I dont know, Papa! More horse showers or something!" I snapped.
"C'mon, Carly! Your no fun!" Papa laughed.
"Oh, Harry, just tell us the freakin' news!" Mama scolded.
"Ok, fine. My sister, Martha, her huband, Jake, and their daughter are coming for thanks giving!" Papa yelled.
Mama and I stood there, stunned.
"Harry! I wish you would talk to me about these things before you go and make plans all by yourself! Thanksgiving is two days away. TWO DAYS! I've never even heard of this sister of yours. Well, I should start cleaning now! Tommorow I'll have to go grocery shopping, thats three more mouths to feed!" My Mama nagged. "Not to mention get to clothes shopping for Carly, we are running short on liccorish and hay for the horses and I dont even have enough sheets for thier beds!" Mama started up the stairs.
"What's their daughter's name?" I asked.
"I dont know, we've never met her. She's fifteen" Papa answered.
"IM fifteen!" I yelled.
"Oh, yeah. I suppose you are" Papa thought about it.
"Where do they live?" I asked.
"I dunno. Atleast 16 hours away from here, they're taking a 7 hour plane ride, I think" Papa told me.
We live in Louisiana.
