Ally

Chapter 20

After Catherine and Thomas leave, me and Cole kind of just stand there in awkward silence for a few minutes.

I can't get over that someone thought me and Cole were a fricking couple.

Like that's ever going to happen.

Me and Cole are complete opposites, i don't care what people say about the whole 'opposites attract ' thing because that only ever happens in books and movies.

" Hey Ally?" Cole says, breaking the silence.

" Yea?" I reply.

" Um do you- never mind, it's not important. I'm gonna go get Diego out of the trailer and tie him up. Would you mind waiting here?"

" No, wait, yes, wait, no." i reply, then immediately feel my face turn red from embarrassment.

" Okay, now i'm confused." Cole says.

" So am i. " I respond, " What i meant to say is that i wouldn't mind waiting here while you get Diego."

" Oh, okay. That makes more sense." Cole replies before he walks outside to the trailer.

God Ally, why do you have to be so awkward?

I'm blaming it on the English language.

 Whenever someone asks if you mind people usually say yes, but shouldn't you actually say no?

'Cause if you say yes then it technically means that you do mind, and if you say no then it means that you don't mind.

Okay, now i'm just confusing myself.

But really, should you say yes or no when someone asks you if you mind?

" Hey Ally, i tied Diego up outside. Do you want to help groom him or do you want to go tag along with Catherine and Thomas?" Cole asks, coming back into the barn.

" What kind of question is that?" I exclaim, "Why would i want to tag along as they do paperwork and talk about boring things, while i could be grooming and spending time with horses?"

" Good, i hoped you were going to say that because i don't know anything about grooming a horse." He replies.

" Well then you've got a lot to learn." I tell him.

" Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Cole protests.

" It means that your stupid." I reply.

" Wha-Hey! "Cole says.

" What? I'm only stating facts." i tell him.

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About half an hour later we were finished grooming and tacking Diego up.

It probably would've taken me 15 minutes if i was doing it by myself even though i can't see, but Cole really wasn't kidding when he said that he didn't know anything about grooming.

Trying to teach him was worse that trying to teach a hyper 6-year old.

I don't even know how many times i had to explain to him that you don't use the brush on the hoof pick as a face brush just because it's small.

I mean seriously, he knows how to unload a horse and put a halter on, but he doesn't know the difference between a shedding blade and a curry comb.

Right now me and Cole are walking to the arena where the instructor is already waiting.

I kind of scared to be honest.

I mean, i haven't ridden in months, now i was blind, and i've never met this instructor before.

Just because he coaches people with disabilities doesn't automatically mean that he or she's going to be really nice and give you candy or whatever.

70% of the trainers that coached me were rude and mean, but it was those coaches that pushed me and made me work harder.

So i guess that i ended up learning more from the meaner coach's which seems pretty weird to me.

I feel like the nicer trainers should be the one that you learn most from because they encourage you more and make you feel better about yourself.

But it seems as the people who are being rude and brutally honest or pushing you to your limits, are the ones that will help you go the farthest because they make you want to prove them wrong.

They make you angry, saying that you can't do something because your too weak or pathetic.

But when you get even an once of praise from those people, you start to believe in yourself and realize that you aren't pathetic or weak because you kept trying until you got it right.

And then you know that whoever was pushing you, whether it was a coach or your parents, was only pushing you because they see that you have potential.

And unlike those who give up the first time that someone yells, you are persistent and that's why your going to go farther then them in life.

Because you had to work to get where you are, unlike them who have everything handed to them on a silver platter.

 Holy shit that was deep.

Why is it that my brain can think of intelligent things but my mouth can't?

God, whatever weird pep talk I just gave myself seemed like something that you would find on Pinterest or read in a book.

" Ally! Hello? Earth to Ally?" Cole calls out, interrupting my thoughts.

" wha-Huh?" I say.

" You just kind of spaced out for a few minutes, you ok?" Cole asks.

" Yea, i'm fine. Sorry about that, i was thinking." I tell him.

" Don't worry about it. You ready to meet your new coach?" he says.

" Yep." I reply.

"Good, 'cause she's right here." Cole informs me.

Before i can get a chance to respond, a new voice introduces herself.

" Hi, i'm Ann. Ally, right?" The voice says.

" Yea" I reply, " Nice to meet you."

" It's nice to meet you too. You ready to get started?" She-Ann, asks.

" As ready as i'll ever be." i tell her.

" Great, now i have a feeling that you've spent enough time around the horses, doing groundwork and stuff like that. So why don't we just get to riding?" Ann says.

" Sounds good." I respond.

" K, then let's get started. Ally, why don't you bring Diego over to the mounting block? Cole, would you mind helping Ally?"

" Sure." Cole replies.

With Cole's help, i manage to lead Diego over to the mounting block and park him in front of it.

"Good job. Now Ally, do you remember how to get on?" Ann questions.

I nod my head in response.

" Great, why don't you go ahead and get on?" She tells me.

I nod my head again and put my left foot in the stirrup and swing myself onto Diego's back.

It felt weird to be on a horse again, but at the same time it felt like i was where i belong.