This is what I wish would happen to me right now,but thought I let Watson enjoy it a bit,since I couldn't.
Initially I was trying to clear my mind by writing this, as an alternative for shedding tears! so sorry if its not understandable. Oh and don't expect anything to happen till the end! like I said, rather personal.
Disclaimer: I don't own Watson and Holmes.
It had been three years since I had sat on the back of a horse, it felt strange,and the horse seemed far larger than I remembered. I had always had a strange liking to horses, I had bet on them a couple of times after the military but soon found that it was not such a good idea for a poor unlucky pensioner.
And so I felt a thrill in my heart as I padded the creature's neck gently and ignoring the pain in my ankle urged the horse to start moving. I couldn't help smiling as her warm body began to move under me, it was so big and solid you could never doubt its existence, it was reassuring and reliable, as complex as that.
And suddenly that wasn't enough,I wanted far more. . .
The gentle touch of wind on my face, the very rare blue sky,the sharp happy sunlight,they just took my breath away. I couldn't think straight,the world was suddenly upside down. I absentmindedly saw Holmes walking beside the horse,observing my riding skills for the first time,he seemed to notice my strange enthusiasm and suddenly beamed at me. I drank the familiar sound of horse shoes hitting the pavement and realized for the first time how much I had missed it.
And then as we moved a few more steps forward,the feeling began to subside,as I knew it would. Bt I couldn't take it, I didn't want the world to just stare at me again. In just a few minutes I had become addicted.
I urged her to go faster,the world kept smiling,I smiled back,and pushed my legs harder. Next thing I knew the horse was going faster and faster,I hadn't realized when it had begun to gallop,let alone run.
It was running,fast,adrenaline was flowing freely in my veins,benevolently erasing every single thought from my mind. I felt as if I were flying,later Holmes told me I was,very nearly,flying.
The adrenaline was not so much benevolent as it seemed though,cause suddenly I came to realize that I was actually jumping over the fence of the horse riding area with a break neck speed,and my leg was screaming in pain. Iy mind had missed these in the process of shutting up.
"Worth it. " I thought to myself,to my own amazement.
After a few moments though,when I was well on my way to the city,when consideration for the horse,which was breathing heavily by now,got the better of me. I could risk my own life if I so wished,but not the horses,I thought to myself,and slowly,wistfully started to slow down, and finally stopped and stared blackly at the beautiful,lonely acres of ground,the somewhat smoggy horizon.
Lonely.
Who said I was lonely,I thought,as I heard the sound of another horse coming our way. The world might have stared,or even glared at me,but Holmes certainly hadn't;neither had Mrs. Hudson,my pen,and a great many others. They had smiled at me.
And so I smiled,faintly,warily,and turned around,to see Holmes shouting my name and finally reaching me.
"What on earth did you think you were doing,riding at that speed? You scared us you know. "
"Sorry. " I whispered. I didn't know what else to say,or do. I was still rather lost.
Holmes sensed that, I could feel his keen eyes on me as I watched the horizon again.
"What do you say we take these beasts to their homes and go get ourselves dinner at Simpson's?"
I nodded,hearing my stomach roar.
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