Post by silly on Aug 20, 2006 16:13:31 GMT -5
Laylee slowly walked her horse down the barn aisle, thinking about their earlier round at the arena. Torrent had performed amazingly well, but he had spooked quite a bit until the end of the session. Laylee didn't think he was ready for any shows yet. Laylee had left her beloved stallion in the care of her fifteen-year-old cousin last fall when she had to travel. Her cousin, Joe, had abused the stallion and nearly ruined him. Now, almost a year later, the effects were still there. A barn swallow fluttered through the rafters overhead, and Torrent shied. Laylee had her hands full with the stallion as they reached his stall. She slid open the door and led Torrent inside. The stallion immediatly quieted down, as if it had never happened. You silly horse, she said as she exited the roomy stall. Good-bye, bud. I'll see you tomorrow. As if in response, Torrent let out a soft whicker and nudged her over the bottom partition of the stall door. Laylee laughed as she gave him one last pat. She put Torrent's tack in the tack room, and as she walked down the barn aisle, she noticed groups of riders laughing with each other. Laylee walked quickly past them. She was unusually gorgeous, but people never talked to her. As she walked by another group of riders, she spotted a cute guy. She smiled shyly at him as she walked on. Laylee was new at Willow Creek, so she didn't know anybody. She stopped by one of the horses stalls, and gazed in, her thoughts drifting away...
