Chapter 4: Chapter 4
revised 1/17
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Nate walks up to him. "We need to make a plan to get this horse."
Eliot knowing he should go look for her, but he decides to go with Nate to figure out a plan.
After the plan they figure out what they are going to do.
Right then, Eliot phone rings with an unknown number.
Eliot answer and it its the maid from the Huntington house telling him she is there.
Eliot speaks "Nate I got to go." Nate nodding his head that he can leave.
Sophie touches his arm giving him reassurance.
Eliot gets in to his truck and drives to the Huntington Ranch.
Pulling up to the gate, surprising him that it is not open, he reaches to the key pad and types in his old pass code hoping it would work and it did, the gate slowly starts to open.
Eliot shakes his head, Mr. Huntington was never one to deal with technology.
Pulling up the drive way parking next to Vanessa's truck.
He gets out and then starts to walk up to the front door, when Anita opens it.
Eliot "Hello Anita it's been a while. Where is she?"
Anita "Hello to you too Mr. Eliot and she has not come out of the stable yet. It has been while, she told the staff not to go in there."
Eliot looking at her and hearing the worriedness in her voice "Thank you ma'am I'll go see what I can do." tying to reassure her that everything is going to be okay.
Eliot walking towards the barn, taking deep breath trying to calm himself down because that is the only way he would get her to talk if he is calm himself.
Walking up to he barn gate he heard a man yelling.
Max "GOD DAMMIT GIRL GET OUT, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WIN ANYTHING AT THIS RATE." he yells at the door of Vanessa's Stables.
Eliot walk around the corner and sees who was talking.
When Max saw Eliot he scoffed and left.
Eliot not giving a crap about that guy. He tries the door handle but it won't budge. She locked it from the inside, shaking his head at her antics. Taking out his knife he pushes it in to the lock and turns it, it popped right open, just like he did many years ago.
Smiling as he opens the door he sees Judgement scrapping at his door as always and some of the other horses rattled.
Walking slowly to Judgement after he shuts and locks the door again, he goes over to him to calm him down before he breaks something.
After he gets him calm most of the other horses quiet down, then he hears sniffling coming from one of the stalls, knowing that sound does not come from a horse he knew that is where she was. Slowly walking over to the stall the noise is coming from not wanting to spook the horse that is in the stall with her. As he gets closer her notices it's Noah's stall. Smirking to himself. He could have guessed that is where she would be. Always when anything upset her or something was on her mind she would come and sit in his stall.
Looking over the side he sees her curled up in a ball while Noah is just standing there with his head touching her shoulder. Remembering the first time he saw her like this. He sang her a song he made up on the spot. it turned in to one of the songs she loved the most by him. she would always ask him to sing it.
Walking to the gate of Noah's stall Eliot starts to sing softly so it would not spook her.
I saw you standing in the middle of the thunder and lightning
I know you're feeling like you just can't win, but you're trying
It's hard to keep on keepin' on, when you're being pushed around
Don't even know which way is up, you just keep spinning down, 'round, down…
After she finally stops crying she still has not noticed him standing there. Remembering when the last time she was here. when he found her just like this. then what she thought was in her mind she starts to hear the song he sung for her all those years ago.
Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain
So hold your head up and tell yourself that there's something more
And walk out that door,
Go find a new rose, don't be afraid of the thorns
'Cause we all have thorns
Just put your feet up to the edge, put your face in the wind
And when you fall back down, keep on rememberin'
She finally lifts up her head from her lap. Now noticing the song is not just in her head. She looks at Noah who has now moved over to the front of his stall. She sees Eliot standing there singing. Finally she truly smiles when it felt like forever since she has.
Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain
It's gonna run out of pain
It's gonna run out of sting
It's gonna leave you alone
It's gonna set you free
Set you free
Just looking at him as he continues to sing. Looking at him like it was the first time before all the bad things happen. As he keeps singing she stands up and starts to sing along with him and she slowly walks towards him.
Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain
It's gonna set you free,
It's gonna run out of pain,
It's gonna set you free
As the song finishes she is at the gate standing in front of Eliot. They just keep looking at each other, neither wanting to speak to ruin the moment, then Noah nudges her. She starts to laugh at him.
Vanessa "Okay, Okay I'll get out of your stall. Guessed I overstayed my welcome." As she walks out of the gate. Eliot takes a step to the side to let her through. Looking back at him knowing she has to tell him.
Vanessa "Eli...I...I..." not knowing what to say or how to tell him.
Eliot takes a step closer to her. "Baby, what happened, you can start there."
Vanessa looking into his eyes knowing that she could not run from this too. "It was my fault. it's nothing, I am the one to blame for these." motioning to the bruise on her arms.
Eliot looking at her knowing that is not the whole truth if the truth at all, but what he does not understand it why she is blaming herself for them. "No, that is not true, there is reason for a man to grab you like that, Stop blaming yourself for it and tell me who did it."
Vanessa looks at him pleading him to drop it and not make her do this. "Eli I can't do that. There are other things that are keeping me from me being able to tell you. Just like you and the government this is what we do."
Eliot "No this is not the same thing and you know that. It did not cause me harm like it is to you."
Vanessa "You came home beaten and bruised all the time so you can't tell me that."
Eliot "That was from an enemy that was attacking civilians, that is different from you letting someone hurt you!"
Hey guys the next two chapter are long hope you like them I desided to split them up because they we're so long