Chapter 3
The next day didn't go quite as fast as Amy had hoped. She was desperate for Ty and Soraya to meet, she was sure they would like each other! After what felt like forever, it was lunch. Amy and Ty walked into the canteen. Soraya was sat on a bench, saving two spaces for Amy and Ty. Soraya was first to see Amy and ran up to hug her. Amy only had time to open her arms before Soraya had dashed at her. "It seems like forever since I last saw you!" Soraya said, pulling back from their girly hug.
"I know. She looked at Ty, who was patiently waiting for the girls to finish their greeting. "Soraya, this is Ty. Ty, this is Soraya." Ty and Soraya shook hands and then Amy and Ty followed Soraya to the bench. Once they had bought their food and sat down, Soraya asked Ty a bunch of questions. "Sorry Ty, should have warned you before but Soraya's really curious and she will ask a BUNCH of questions!" Amy whispered as she watched Soraya take a breath to start her questions. Ty smiled at Amy.
"OK. A few questions for you! Where did you come from?" Soraya started.
"Just outside of town, near Heartland." Ty answered, glancing at Amy.
"How long have you had your horse Amy was telling me about last night on the phone?" Amy said as Ty sent her a quick smile, realising that she must have been talking about him.
"5 years." he replied, thinking about his dearly loved horse.
"Why did you get her?" Soraya asked.
"for riding." Ty answered and smiled. He had been so happy when he had found Jasmine and his mum said he could have her, they had bonded straight away.
"what's her temperament?" Soraya asked, very curious now.
"she's sociable and good-tempered." Ty answered, thinking at how calm and relaxed she was.
"why is she so special to you?" Soraya asked, thinking about what Amy would think of her next question.
"because she was the only one there for me for a while because I didn't have any friends because they were scared of Wade. I used to tack her up and take her around the trails and would ride past Heartland and see Amy working with the horses. I loved to watch and wish I could do that!" ty answered smiling at Amy.
"do you have a girl friend?" Soraya asked, looking at Amy.
"no." ty answered. Amy playfully glared at Soraya but Ty could see the blush burning her cheeks.
"do you have any brothers or sisters?" Soraya asked, deciding to leave that subject, much to Amy's relief.
"no." Ty answered, thinking back to when he was younger and was desperate for a younger brother to play with.
"what's your family like?" Soraya asked and Amy watched worriedly as Ty's face fell.
"a few years ago, my dad walked out on me and my mum and. Then my mum met Wade and he keeps beating my mum up. He's done it about 5 times now." Ty said thinking about when he had first met Wade and knew he wasn't the right person for them.
And your mum keeps going back to him? Soraya asked, not knowing whether he minded being asked questions about Wade or not.
"yeah. He says that he's changed but then when she tries to escape, he beats her up." Ty answered sadly, thinking of all the terrifying times he had sat in the hospital waiting area, waiting to hear news about his mum.
"Has he ever beaten you up?" Soraya asked, giving a look at Amy, reassuring her that this would be her last question.
"yes. Once." his hand strayed to a scar on his jaw as Amy gasped softly behind him. They sat and ate in silence for a bit and then the bell went for the next 4 periods.
The next few days went really fast and soon it was Friday. Soraya was off ill so it was only Ty and Amy on the bench eating lunch. They were happily talking about going for a ride when Ty just burst out with, "do you want to go to the movies tonight? We can go out for dinner too!" Amy could hear the nervousness in his voice.
"i would love to Ty." Amy said softly. Relief flooded through Ty. After school, Amy and Ty agreed to meet outside the theatre at 7.00pm. When Amy got home, only Lou was home.
"where is everyone?" Amy asked as she walked into the kitchen to grab a snack before going to decide what to wear.
"Grandpa and Lisa have gone to Fairfield stables to check on one of Lisa's horses. He took a fall 2 weeks ago but should be better now. And Malory is down at the stables, tacking Copper up for a ride and Peter is... actually... I don't know where Peter is! Did anything good happen at school today?" Lou answered, reaching for her phone to call Peter.
"yeah. I've got a date tonight!" Amy answered. Lou looked at her,
"who with?"
"Ty. You know, the new boy I was telling you about. Will you come and help me find something to wear?"
"sure. You could bring Ty back here when you two are done. I'd like to meet him and I'm sure Grandpa would too." Lou asked putting her phone down.
"OK. I'll see if he'd like to." Amy said walking up the stairs with Lou following.
"so what are you doing?" Lou asked, opening Amy's wardrobe.
"we're going to the movies and then out for tea." Amy said as she watched Lou fiddle around with her clothes. Lou pulled out a blue, flowery, sparkly vest top and a long turquoise skirt, a white sparkly dress, a pair of fancy leggings and a frilly purple top. She chose the blue, flowery, sparkly vest top and turquoise skirt. She thanked Lou and went to have a shower. She decided to wash her hair as well. She dried it and got changed into the vest top and skirt. By the time, she was done it was 6.30pm. She wanted to leave and 6.40pm so she didn't have to rush. She walked downstairs and Lou gestured to Amy to twirl so Amy did. Lou grabbed the camera and took a picture.
"I'll take one of you and Ty later. Do you want a lift?"
"no. I'll be fine, thanks. She looked at the clock. 6.39pm. "I should get going." Amy said and Lou stood up to hug her.
"Have fun. I'll see you later. Bye." Lou called as Amy started walking towards her truck.
"Bye." Amy called back as she climbed in the truck. She got to the theatre and waited outside for Ty. Soon another truck pulled up just in front of her. She looked in shock at the lady driving the truck. She was covered in scars, cuts and bruises. Amy gathered that was Ty's mum but quickly hid her shock as Ty got out the truck. She smiled at him and he smiled back.
"Amy, this is my mum. Mum, this is Amy." Amy and Mrs. Borden shook hands.
"nice to meet you, Mrs. Borden."
"please, call me Lily. It's a pleasure to meet you too, Amy." They smiled at each other. "well, I best be getting back." Lily looked at Ty to see whether he had told her about Wade. Ty nodded,
"She knows about Wade." Ty said and Amy nodded sympathetically. They waved as Lily pulled away and drove off.
"I'm so sorry, Ty." Amy said as they walked into the theatre.
"for what?" Ty asked, curiously.
"I didn't realise Wade had beaten your mum up so much."
"I know." Ty smiled sadly at her, "But we aren't going to think of them tonight, just us." Amy nodded.
"What are we going to see?"
"I was thinking about this one?" Ty said, pointing at the poster. It was the newest one out and was a horror. Amy realised what Ty was getting at and nodded. They ordered their tickets and went in. They were the first ones so the got the seats right in the middle at the back. The room soon filled up and Amy and Ty were grateful that they had got in so early. Then the movie started and after the first 20 minutes of it, Amy had snuggled up to Ty and had hidden 10 times! When the movie was done, they waited until most people had gone and walked out.
"How was that then?" Ty asked looking at Amy.
"scary... but fun!" Amy said. "Where are we eating?"
"just wait and see." Ty said and Amy groaned quietly. They grinned at each other. They walked a little way and then reached a really fancy restaurant. They talked for a while and ordered their food and drink.
"I was wondering if you'd like to come back to Heartland for a bit later. My sister and grandpa and dad would be there. My sister wanted to take a photo of us together, she loves memories!"
"sure, I'll call my mum in a minute." he took a sip of his drink and then pulled his phone out of his pocket. He punched in the number.
"Ty? Is everything OK?" the voice on the other side asked.
"everything's fine. Amy just asked me to go to Heartland for a bit and so I might be a bit late back."
"OK. Love you."
"love you too mum. See you later." Ty hung up.
"You can?" Amy asked.
"I can." Ty answered. When they were done, they got into Amy's truck and drove back to Heartland. When they got back they walked in arm-in-arm and Amy unlocked the door.
"Hello?" she called. She pulled Ty in and followed the voices. They soon found them in the kitchen. Lou got up and walked into the living room to grab the camera. "Ty, this is Grandpa, Dad, Lou, Peter and Malory." she said pointing at each on as she introduced them. Ty shook hands with each of them. Lou's my older sister, Peter's her husband and Malory helps here and has a horse here.
"It's nice too meet you Mr. Bartlett and Mr. Fleming."
"call me Jack and him Tim. It's nice to meet you too."
"picture time!" Lou called and Amy and Ty stood with Ty's arm around Amy's waist. Lou snapped a couple of photos and smiled, putting the camera down.
"I'll show you around." Amy said and Ty nodded. They walked down to the barn and Amy showed him each horse. Ty patted each one and fed them a mint. Soon after, when they were back at the house, Ty said,
"well, I best get going."
"I'll give you a lift home." Amy said. Ty looked a bit wary. He didn't want Wade trying to get her and hurt her. Lou shrugged and said,
"I'll go as well." so the 3 of them got in the truck. Soon, they were at Ty's house. He got out and knocked on the door. They heard a noise of chairs and things moving. They heard a slapping sound and then a shout of pain and Amy flinched. Ty tried to gesture to her to go but she refused until he was inside and she couldn't do much more. Soon, the door opened and Lily stood with a white hand mark on her face from when Wade had slapped her earlier. Amy looked closer and saw a tall, strong man with dark, spiky hair walking up behind Lily. Ty waved and walked in. Amy took a big breath and waved back. Then she reversed and started for home.
Inside the house, Wade had come up to Ty and asked him,
"Who were those ladies?"
"none of your business." Ty said and dodged a slap. He ran up to his room and locked the door.
"Who was that man behind Ty's mum?" Lou asked, picking up on Amy's worry. So Amy explained everything. She was grateful for a sister which she could tell everything too but she was still worried about Ty as they drove home.
