Girl Meets Texas Part 2

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Lucas' POV

"Just so you know, I am going to be riding Tombstone the bull instead of him and none of you will say a word about it now or after. You get that?" When I hear Verity say these words aloud with such fire and determination I have never seen in my life, I cannot help but feel my jaw drop. I thought nothing can shock me about the girl anymore, but I was wrong. 

Unfortunately, the shock is so strong that it's like I'm physically unable to move or really do anything to stop her from leaving to get ready to ride the furious beast. I don't think I can bear to watch that, but then again, that seems to be the only option now. Not being there would be much worse. And there is probably nothing that will cause Verity to change her mind about doing this. Missy tries to anyway, but doesn't succeed.

The worst thing is, she is doing this because of me. It's my fault and if anything happens, I'll be the one to blame. 

I somehow find myself standing as near as possible to the ring where Verity is about to get on the bull. I'm next to Daniel and Missy, but I find it hard to breathe. It's impossible to focus on anything else but Verity, standing there. She looks like she might be having a debate in her mind to encourage herself. She probably succeed doing that because she gets on in a matter of seconds. 

I'm really scared for her. I'm sure she has never done anything like that. Trying for the first time on a beast like Tombstone the bull is far from ideal or even remotely safe. How is it possible that she is still able to radiate confidence?

I hear the shrill sound that informs everyone that Verity's ride starts. It's way too loud and abrupt for my ears. I have heard it many times in the past, but the sound has never seemed as terrible to me as it does now. I cannot imagine how she feels at the moment. The sound means that now there is nothing holding Tombstone back and he is free to move as violently as he can. 

It's as if the time stands still for about a second and  then slows down to minimum. Everything seems to me in slow motion, but even so, she still manages to keep her balance for too long given the fact that she has never done this. It would be too long even if she spent her whole life doing this. Almost inhumanly long. It's as if there was a cast over my mind, causing me not to hear or feel anything at all.

But then, she slips and is thrown to the ground violently. The time returns to its normal state and so does the fright I felt before, except that now it is amplified. For about a second, I wait for some sort of reaction from Verity, a word, a sound, a movement, anything. But terrifyingly, there is nothing. I realize this and look at Missy and Daniel in panic. 

They look like they noticed the same, because the three of us react at the same time. We jump over the fence that separates us from Verity as fast as possible. I don't know who gets to her first, if it's me or Missy, but we both hold onto her, but there is still no reaction. 

Deep fear claws at my heart when I realize that something may be seriously wrong with Verity. I'm about to call for help, but Missy screams for someone to help before I get the chance to. I feel like I'm underwater, all sounds are muted. But I still manage to hear faintly, as if coming from a great distance, "Verity Avalon Bradford, official time 33.2 seconds." I don't know how the crowd reacts, if they cheer or remain in suspense if she will be fine or not, but nobody can feel the suspense stronger than me, Daniel and especially Missy. Even so, to say the time Verity stayed on shocks me is an understatement. 

Medics finally arrive to check on Verity. They check her vital signs and luckily, she is breathing fine and her heart is beating as well. When she still doesn't wake up, they put her on a stretcher to take her to the medical tent. We follow them, of course, but are told to wait in front of the tent. We comply, though not very willingly. 

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