Hello all here is chapter 3-
Fight
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Jack took Lisa's left hand and
squeezed it lightly. "How ya feeling?"
"Ok." Lisa whispered
"Do you remember what happened?"
"No."
"You where in a car wreck. The
wind shield shattered and cut you all over you have a broken wrist and sprained
ankle but that's it. You where so lucky."
"Oh my. I must look like hell."
Lisa thought of the damage glass might have caused to her face.
"You look beautiful to me." Jack
said.
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One day latter Lisa was realest
from the hospital. She climbed in to the truck and looked at her self in the mirror.
She still had cuts all over and didn't want to try and count the stitches. Jack
looked at her. "Did you see the paper?"
"No what's in it?"
Jack held it up. "It seems you
and your famous filly Northern Pride and you Jockey are being inducted in to
the Canadian Racing hall of Fame for your Canadian triple crown win consisting
of the Queen's Plate, The Prince of Wales Stakes and the Breeders' Stakes all
by more than 4 lengths breaking several track records."
Lisa smiled as Jack read parts of
the article to her. "I cant believe that was a year ago. It seems like the
other day."
"Well since your jockey was
inducted last year. This year the spotlight is on you and your famous filly."
"Famous filly? Really Jack."
"Yes really. That's the papers
are calling her."
"Her name is Pride." Lisa smiled
"I have to get back to working her she has one year of racing left and she has
the talent to go farther than any of my other horses ever have."
"You have capable co-trainers now
please take 4 or 5 days off and rest."
"2 days." Lisa argued.
"3 no less than 3."
"Fine but I get to help Lou at
the dude ranch all day not just after lunch like normal."
"God you are so stubborn." Jack
smiled and started the truck.
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Jack pulled down brier Ridge's
drive the next evening he intended to find out what happened the other day.
"Jack what brings you over here?"
"I just want to know what happened
the other day." Jack said getting out of the car
"How is Lisa by the way?"
"She is ok. She doesn't not
remember the wreck. And I want to know what happened after all it was your Simi
trailer filled with your horses." Jack muttered
"My driver had heart attack and
died somewhere between Heartland and here and the truck just drifted in to the
other lane." Val said as if it where nothing.
Jack nodded and climbed back in
to his truck.
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Lisa looked at Lou. "So four new cabins
over here. And I was thinking that we higher Marine on full time to cook. I
mean now that the dining lodge has been paid for we can expand." Lou pitched
her idea to Lisa during lunch
"Ah yea. Sounds good to me." Lisa
smiled slightly as Lou hugged her.
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank
you." Lou squeezed.
"Ow. Ow. Lou."
"Sorry. I have to go call the contractors
and get the ball rolling. Can you cover for me at the dude ranch. There is a
family coming they are bringing there horse for Amy and have two weeks
reservations at the dude ranch. They will be at the dude ranch at 1:30."
"Yea shore Lou." Lisa started to
smile but stopped when it hurt
Jack chuckled. "You just made her
day."
"I can tell." Lisa smiled and
looked at her left hand she had noticed earlier that her wedding ring was
missing. "Do you have my ring?" She asked Jack
"Oh yea. The hospital gave it to
me." Jack walked in to the bed room and retuned with Lisa's rings.
Lisa slid the rings on her
finger. "Thanks. Now I have to go head over to the dude ranch." Lisa grabbed
her spare set of car keys.
"Lisa?"
"What."
"Number one you don't have a car
number two you can't drive with a broken wrist. How would you shift gears?"
Lisa tossed her car keys up against
the wall. "Crap. I suppose I will just ride over."
"Lisa I can drive you."
"Not necessary. I can do things
on my own." Lisa walked out the door towed the barn.
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It took Lisa 30 seconds to realize
that there was no way she could saddle Sky. She looked at the bay paint. "You
mind if I ride bareback?" The pant just looked at her and Lisa slipped a
bittless bridle over the horses head. "I can't say I should be riding so we are
going to go slow and smooth." Lisa looked at the clock on the wall. "Scratch
that we are going to go fast and smooth."
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Lisa loped in to the dude ranch 5
minuets late. She noticed a truck and trailer already sitting in the yard.
"Sorry I am late." She called to the threesome standing in front of the truck.
"It's fine." The woman called.
Lisa slid off Sky and landed on
one leg. "Give me a sec to turn her out." Lisa led the horse over to the dude ranch
horses' pasture and tuned her lose in it. She then tuned and limped towed them.
"So sorry I am late."
The brown haired woman walked
towed her. "It's fine. I am Cassandra Nelson-" she paused recognizing Lisa.
"Lisa I hardly recognized you what on earth are you doing here?"
Lisa who was surprised to see her
old friend took a moment to find her voce. "Cassie it is good to see you too."
"Oh Lisa you know what I meant. I
just cant believe you are here. I mean you diapered off of the face of the
planet after your wreck and every thing with Julie. What happened? I mean you obviously
are better you are walking you do look like Hell by the way."
"Cass the point please." Lisa
knew her scatterbrained friend well enough to know that she was getting
distracted.
"Yes sorry. What happened to
you?" Cassandra begged
"I will explain but I have to get
you checked in and some others checked out. Then I have to go make dinner for
my family. I will try to catch up with you after wards and then I can explain everything.
But in the mean time my past we are keeping as brief as possible, no one knows
about any thing besides I was marred I divorced and moved home. My husband doesn't
even know about my wreck of Julie."
"Ok fine but I really want to
know now." Cass stopped her floor
"Cassandra Williams you haven't
changed since I last saw you. You still act like you did when you where 16."
Lisa smiled at her long lime friend whom she hadn't spoken to in years.
"Wait did you say diner for your
family. You have a family!"
"Cass let me go to work. I will
talk to you when I can" Lisa tuned and left
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Lisa lay in bed that night
thinking about how she had avoided Cassandra at each and every turn that day.
She could remember when they where dorm mates at a boarding school in Kentucky all four years
Lisa was forced to attend by her Father who regretted it when Lisa met Dan
there. She could remember all of the dumb things they had done. Cassandra had thought
her better English and Lisa had thought her French. Then they had failed geography
together in fact they had done everything together from ridding to breaking dorm rules and staying up all hours.
They had both moved to Kentucky
and while Cassandra marred a world renown breeder and trained for him. Lisa had
marred Dan who had yet to make a name for him self and she had begun riding for
him. It had all been so long ago.
"Lisa?" Jack sat down on the bed.
"What is wrong?"
Lisa moved over and let Jack wrap
his arms around her. She leaned back agents him laying her head on Jack's
chest. "Nothing."
"I know you Lisa something more
than nothing is bothering you. Now please tell me what it is." Jack traced a
finger over the ring on her finger.
"That customer Lou sent me to
meat at the dude ranch tuned out to be my best friend from when I lived inKentucky."
"And what is the problem?"
"She has not changed one bit she
is still the same carefree woman that I went to boarding school with. She has
not changed at all. We where friends when I was young and stupid and I have
changed I didn't have a choice. She is one of those people that never grows
up."
"Why did you." Jack teased.
"I didn't have a choice Jack."
Lisa snapped not likening his joke at all.
"Why not?" Jack could see she was
hiding something.
"Because everyone has got to grow
up some time sooner is better than latter." Lisa snapped
"What is it you are not telling
me."
"Jack just please drop it!" Lisa snapped
"Lisa."
"Jack! Drop it!" Lisa climbed out
of bed. "I am sleeping on the couch."
Jack chased after her and put his
hand on the door. "You can sleep in bed and I will sleep on the couch if that
is what you really want."
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