Chapter 2: Thanks for waiting chica
As Sarah casually strolls past the paddock toward the house followed by Bailey and Will talking about western riding tips, Sarah checks that the 2 phones are still in her back pocket as she passes Alma.
"Hola mis amigos, ¿qué pretendes? Hello my friends, what are you up to?" Alma cheerfully asked as she passed the 3 other horseland students by. Sarah being Sarah never usually acted impolite unless something was up so Sarah told the truth but scarcely, scared that Alma might not be able to go through with this plan secretly.
"Hey Alma, Were just going down to lunch, take it you've already had yours as you're on your way back" Sarah confidently said in her usual soft tone.
"Actually no but I just remembered as I was in the cue behind the constant arguing Chloe and Zoey that I left my book in Buttons Stall." Alma chirpily said while giving of her casual smile.
"Why don't you join us Alma, it would be nice to have the company of another girl instead of these two guys." Sarah giggled at the last part after asking Alma to sit with them for lunch.
"Sí, eso sería genial, gracias. Yes, that would be great, thank you." Alma immediately ran off to get her book while Sarah, Bailey and Will stood patiently waiting. Sarah unknowingly adverted her eyes to watch Wills Figure and moved her eyes upwards a slight bit to see his jaw moving up and down as he spoke to Bailey and was only knocked out of this trance when Alma came running back round the barn and down the path next to the paddock to meet the gang. Bailey and Will took the front while Sarah and Alma were now behind the other pair talking.
"Thanks for waiting for me chica" Alma stated adding a bit of her Spanish in there.
"No problem Alma, anything for a friend, anyway I would have looked a bit weird walking with two guys to lunch now wouldn't I" Sarah started a conversation happily.
"I know, what happened to the days when we didn't care and when it was so easy because Will made us realise how silly we were being when well we were being silly" Alma spoke catching herself and Sarah laughing at the last past.
"Those days were when we were 12, being 14 sucks" Sarah replied in a slightly depressed tone.
"Anyway to cheer up the mood, speaking of you and Will, anything happened yet?" Alma asked cheekily while nudging Sarah in the ribs gently.
"I don't know what you mean" Sarah asked completely oblivious to what Alma was suggesting due to her innocent mind.
"You know you and him, him and you. No okay, have you two expressed feeling for each other yet or are you two dating yet?" Alma asked quietly making sure the boys couldn't hear them.
"What no, Alma he's just a good friend and you know that" Sarah said but considering changing her words because maybe she did have feelings for him.
"Oh yeah sure, and I suppose that just a great friend will buy you a designer jacket for your birthday and a new phone for you at Christmas when he buys his other friends a bag of sweets." Alma sarcastically spoke while looking at Sarah.
"Well I don't know about that but come on we're falling behind, don't want to be last in line at the canteen, they only get burnt leftovers." Sarah shouted hoping that the boys would hear which they did as both pairs started running up the pathway to the house and up the blue carpeted stairs while laughing causing themselves to be out of breath pretty soon. Sarah and Will were the first two to get to the canteen while Alma and Bailey had fallen over at the stairs crossover.
"Should we go check on them" Will wondered thinking about the consequences that might be involved.
"Give them 5 minutes Will and they should be here, if not we go back"
Sitting down at the rounded table with 5 seats available Sarah, Will, Bailey and Alma sat joking about how silly Zoey and Chloe looked still complaining to each other over just one thing and how it had erupted into a million arguments. Just as they all turned back around in their seats Molly heavily relaxed in the left over wooden chair.
"You have no idea how much I have missed you" Molly told no one in particular without her jokingly attitude.
"Oh gosh, I'm so sorry Molly; I forgot I left you with Zoey and Chloe alone." Bailey rapidly apologized for letting his stupid actions affect Molly in a way that she lost her jokingly manner temporarily.
"Nah it's alright Bailey, actually it's quite funny, they're currently bickering over that apparently they stole each other's phone." Molly joked causing everyone to laugh even Sarah, Will and Bailey because in reality Sarah sort of stole the phones which she knows highly was wrong of her but it was for the best. Bailey stood up with his red tray and told the others he was going into town to pick some dog food up from the pet shop that Will works in so silence once again fell into the room apart from in the background next to the painted photo of the fields of horseland were Chloe and Zoey.
"I KNOW YOU HAVE IT CHLOE, JUST GIVE IT BACK!" Zoey carried on the argument from earlier but more touchy.
"NOT UNTIL YOU GIVE ME MINE BACK TO!" Chloe smartly replied continuing the argument.
"I TOLD YOU I DON'T HAVE IT, GEESH CHLOE!" Zoey shouted sounding fed up.
"WELL THEN NEITHER DO I THEN!" Chloe stated trying to confuse Zoey by sounding like she had it so Zoey would give Chloe her lavender coloured smart phone back first.
"Well we better go, we planned to go out on a trek round about now" Molly told Will and Sarah for both her and Alma.
"Okay, well I and Sarah have something to do as well." Will said while putting his arm around Sarah's shoulders and looked at her with protection while smiling then turning his head again in the direction of Alma and Molly as he got up at the same time as Sarah.
"Of course, adios amigos!" Alma bellowed through the canteen causing the whole of horseland's attention to gaze upon Will and Sarah, Sarah blushed immediately as she hates having so much attention and stepped one step closer to Will because of her nervousness. Alma knew what was registering through Wills mind as he said that and through his gesture, she was confident of it but kept it quiet until she and Molly left to go on their trek with Button and Calypso.