My alarm went off, and both Sasha and I woke up to it. We took turns taking showers, and I dressed in some skinny jeans and a loose red and black flannel button down. I slipped on my Middleburg's and I pulled my hair into a high ponytail. I put on some eyeliner and curled my already long lashes and was ready to go. I was lucky to have thick, shaped eyebrows and a naturally tanned complexion. "You`re like, really pretty"

I looked over at Sasha "so are you!" she was straightening her hair. I started to put things in my bag.

"Hey give me your phone let me put my number in" I gave her my phone and she gave me hers "Since we have English together we can walk to lunch together, you can sit with my table" she told me as we traded our phones with our numbers in them. She put some lip gloss on and I waited for her before we went out. When we walked through, we headed to the sidewalk and parted ways. I strolled into the science building and headed to biology. Classes went boring and orderly.

Finally I entered English and read the board that had three books we were reading this year. "William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Animal Farm, Hunger Games" I mumbled and groaned and took a seat 2 rows from the front. I saw the door swing over and Sasha walk in. I smiled and she took a seat next to me. Within a few minutes the room flooded with people.

We read the beginning of Romeo and Juliet, only a few pages we went through when the bell rang. Sasha and I walked out, side by side. All of the sudden, halfway through the hall, I felt someone grab my ass. I only followed natural instinct and balled my fist up. I twisted around and nailed a jaw. There was a thump and I looked down to the body on the floor. The group of guys stood behind him with their jaws open. Sasha grabbed my arm and paced to the lunch room "What was that?" she squealed when we got to the lunch line.

"It's self-defense, I'm not going to get in trouble" I said as I grabbed a bowl of fruit. "He made it physical… I just made it more physical" I shrugged "cant blame me"

Sasha led me to a table "Guys this is Aries" I saw three other girls. A gorgeous blonde, a tall brunette, and a black haired fashionista. Two of them smiled at me and said hi and the blonde raised an eyebrow. I learned all their names pretty quick: Heather, Allison, and Brit.

"So do you do any sports?" Heather asked me as I stabbed a strawberry with my fork.

"Yeah, horseback riding" I braced for the 'horseback riding isn't a sport' comments. Instead, the girls looked shocked.

"We ride too!" Allison exclaimed "Who`s your horse? Heather owns Aristocrat the dark bay thoroughbred, I own Sunstruck the palomino Arabian, Brit owns Apollo the dapple grey Hanoverian, and Sasha has Charm the Belgian/thoroughbred mix!" I was all too overwhelmed by the sudden news.

I took it all in for a second "Impulse, the chestnut with the chrome, he's an ottb…" I slowly said. I shoved the strawberry into my mouth "I tried out yesterday for placings, I made the advanced team" jaws dropped around me "What?"

Sasha`s turn now "placing on the advanced team first try is extremely rare, you're the first person we`ve ever met that has done that." Sasha started to laugh "Next thing we know you`ll join the YENT team" I looked down…

"What?!" Heather nearly screamed.

I shoved my hands forward "Whoa calm down, Mr. Nicholson still needs to tell me if I was accepted, I tried out a couple months ago and never got the results because I moved" I finished my fruit bowl and threw away the trash "later" I smirked, as soon as I walked out of the lunch room I heard the bell ring and I went to photography. I got assigned my camera and I was done. Next I had my free period and I went straight to my dorm. I got all my work done in an hour, miraculously. I finished up the last sheet of my science worksheet and I sat back and stretched.

I looked at my phone and saw the gentle face of Impulse on my home screen. "I should go see him" I ran to the barn and looked in the indoor. It was completely empty, I smiled knowing we could work on flatwork. I tacked up Impulse, not caring I was still in my school clothes. I placed my helmet on and led him to the arena. I grabbed the big mounting block and launched on. I walked around on the buckle. Once we warmed up I put on my leg and tightened my reins.

We trotted a handful of laps before I dropped my stirrups. I encouraged Impulse to collect and round out, I looked over at the gate and used my body to signal for a halt. I put my hands on my hips and motioned over to myself "well come on in stranger" I said and saw Sasha lead in charm.

"You look really small" she said as she used the mounting block to hoist herself onto Charm. I noticed his heavier build from his draft side.

I stuck my tongue out at her "I`m not that short" I waited a few seconds "I'm 5'0" Sasha started to laugh and I rolled my eyes. I regained my stirrups and rushed past her "more ponies for me" I said as I past her. My trot was fast placed and short, and with my posting I slowed him down to a slow, long trot. I sat deep into his stride and we moved into a smooth canter. Soon heather was at the fence, watching me ride. When we passed her, Impulse kicked back at her, "Hey!" I yelled at him and kicked him with my outside leg. I set him straight and he went back to listening to me.

The more I rode the more Heather became mad. I guess she just got competitive, and I don't know why.