The Course That Started It All

Chapter 7

Trail Ride of Truth

     I was excited to be able to go trail riding with my friend. It had been a long time since we just went trail riding and I missed it. Today wasn't going to be like any other trail ride though. I was going to tell Logan I got accepted into an elite equestrian academy in England. I was afraid he would get really mad and upset with me but I had to tell him. He wasn't even going to be the hardest to tell. That was going to be Cassidy. She has been my best friend since kindergarten. Both sharing a love of horses and being each other's best friends. So as Logan and I went further along the trail I knew I had to tell him. We went a little further before I stopped Logan.

Isabelle-"Hey Logan can I talk to you?"

Logan-"Are you okay"

Isabelle-" Yeah I'm fine, but there is something I need to tell you."

Logan-"okay whatever it is you can tell me that's what friends are for."

Isabelle-"yeah I know I just don't know how you will react."

Logan-"okay well try me."

Isabelle-"okay here goes."

It took all of my might to tell Logan, and I was really afraid of how I would tell Cassidy.

Logan-"okay"

Isabelle-"so you remember the show we went to a couple of weeks ago?

Logan-"Yeah, why."

Isabelle-"Please don't interrupt me. Even if I ask a question. Just let me say what I need to say please.

Logan-"Okay I promise."

Isabelle-"Okay well I did the course on Infinity, and you remember I placed first. Well apparently there was a coach from an elite riding school in England there and she saw me ride. The day after, she came to the stables and the school offered me a full scholarship for the next four years.

Logan looked completely surprised and I could tell he wanted to say something but didn't. The next part is really hard for me to say and I think you know what I am going to say." (after I said that Logan kind of nodded his head but still didn't speak.) I took the scholarship and I will be leaving for England by the end of the year.

Logan looked hurt but didn't say anything for what felt forever, but I know it was only a couple of minutes. He told me congratulations and he was excited for me, but I could tell he didn't want me to go. I said that this would put me one step closer to my dreams and he said he understood. He then looked at his watch and said that he needed to get back to the stables before his mom got there. I said okay and we headed back. Well now every one of my friends except Cassidy knows and I still have no idea how to tell her.

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I decided to text Cassidy and try to get together and just tell her. It is really hard to keep secrets from her and I hated it.

Isabelle-Hey Cas

Cas-Hey Izz...wryd

Isabelle-Heading back from the stables...wbu

Cas-oh I am going to the stables.

Isabelle-Oh I wish I hadn't already ridden.

Cas-yeah, I wish you could ride with me too, but how was riding.

Isabelle- Infinity was great as normal and Logan took Harmony and Opal on a trail ride.

Cas- oh cool I wish I was there.

Isabelle-yeah me too.

Cas-Can I come over tonight? I need to talk to you.

Isabelle-yeah, my mom and dad said it was fine. Are you okay Cas? Whatever it is you don't have to be afraid to tell me.

Cas- Yeah I know, but I need to tell you in person.

Isabelle-oh is it that bad?

Cas- No it isn't bad...but there are mixed emotions for me and I am kinda scared how everything will turn out.

Isabella-yeah same.

Cas-what do you mean? I am the one who has to tell you something? Are you alright Izz

Isabella- Yeah I am fine, but the truth is I have to tell you something to and I have been dreading it all week.

Cas-oh are you scared to tell me? Because you know you don't have to.

Isabella-kinda and I know that I don't have to be but I am because I don't want it to hurt us.

Cas-okay I understand. I will text you when I am on my way to your house. I just got to the barn.

Isabella-okay see you later. Have fun at the barn.

Now I didn't have a choice other than to tell Cassidy the truth. I wouldn't be able to hide it from her since she knows that I have something to tell her now. I just wondered what Cassidy had to tell me that was so important she was asking if she could spend the night with me. She has never asked to spend the night with me. We have always asked if the other person could stay with us, not if we could stay with them. We always thought it was rude to ask, kinda like inviting yourself over to someone's house or along with someone.

I also just realized that today is December the sixteenth, like fifteen days until I am heading to England for an elite horse riding school. I am so excited. The only thing I have to do is tell Cassidy then I can start packing. There was just one thing that still really freaked me out I had never really ridden with a high up equestrian center so I didn't know what to expect. I did know someone who may know a little bit, so I decided to text her. We met at Canter Creek Equestrian Center and had talked some since the show that I did there, but that was it.

Isabelle-Hey

Karley-Hey

Isabelle-Can I ask you a question... about equestrian centers kinda like yours?

Karley-Sure what is it?

Isabelle- You remember I told you I got into that school in England right?

Karley-Yeah.....

Isabelle-Well I am kinda freaking out since I have only ridden for Amber's stable and it is really small and I don't know what to expect.

Karley-Well I can tell you some if you want me too... it may help but I don't know for sure because most equestrian centers are kinda the same but they aren't.

Isabelle- Yes, pls... and I know.

Karley-Ok well the school probably has a mean girl (most do) like Canter Creek has Jessica that rude girl you talked to at the show you have done.

Isabelle-ok

Karley- they will probably have the mean girl posse to which consist of the mean girls best friend(not a true best friend)... and the mean girls' other people she calls friends and if there are boys there, watch out for the mean girls' boyfriend if she has one which she probably will.

Karley- You seem more laid back so I would try to find a group of people that are nice and whatever you think is cool... just make sure they are nice to the horses.

Isabelle-okay thanks I will try to remember that.

Karley-bye

Isabelle-bye

Okay, now that I was a little less freaked out I could concentrate on something else. Like what horse will I ride? Will that horse be a good match for me or will it hate me. The more I tried to think of anything else, the more I thought about what Cassidy had to tell me.