The snow was coming down fast and it was cold, I couldn't help but worry about Mystery, she was still thin and the cold could really affect her, dad had come back from his trip and we talked a bit but I just stared out the window as the snow continued to pile on the ground, everyone else was sitting around the fireplace trying to stay warm that's when I decided to go check on Mystery.
Even with my jumper on I was still freezing and the snow was thick and hard to walk through but I was determined to reach the barn, I wasn't sure if anyone had noticed my absence yet but it wasn't long before I reached the barn and opened the big red doors but was shocked at what I found when I entered. A large mountain lion stood directly in front of me, I couldn't move but I saw that Mystery's stall door wasn't properly latched so I slowly moved towards the stall hoping that the animal wouldn't try to attack me but as soon as I opened the door the horse freaked and made a frantic escape, the lion went after her. I couldn't let the mountain lion kill her so I grabbed Spartan and clipped a lead rope to his halter before grabbing grandpa's shotgun and galloping after the two animals.
'Amy!' I heard Ty yell as I galloped off, I couldn't stop, not now otherwise Mystery would be killed, if not by the lion than by the cold.
I had lost track of the two animals, I couldn't see their footprints from up on Spartan's back as the air was not clear so I kept on looking for something to follow when I found a blood trail and followed it and it wasn't long before I saw Mystery up ahead trying to ward off the lion, I grabbed the shotgun and had no idea whether it was loaded or not, I aimed it carefully at the mountain lion and fired. The force of the gun caused me to fall of Spartan and land in the cold snow. I got up and walked over to Mystery, I was still shaking when I grabbed her halter and inspected her cuts and abrasions, I noticed a deep wound in her rump and some cuts on her stomach and neck.
'Amy!' I heard Ty yell, 'What are you-'
'Ty', I started to sob, 'it's my entire fault.'
'Amy, none of this is your fault', Ty said giving me a large hug.
'She might lose her baby because of me, I didn't close the stall door properly, who's going to pay for her vet bill?' I was confused and worried.
Grandpa came down to see what was going on and stayed with Mystery until Scott came while Ty took me back to Heartland.
The next morning grandpa informed me that Mystery was going to be okay however Lou had some disappointing news, Heartland couldn't afford such an expensive vet bill at the moment, our client numbers always dropped during winter and normally the horse's owners would pay for any vet bills but since this horse didn't have an owner we would need to find a way to fund the money for her care.
I looked out the window to see that Blair was back, Ty was doing the paternity test today but they said they wouldn't get the results for about a month I saw Ty go over to her and saw them go into the barn I decided I would go into the barn as well.
'What happened to her?' Blair asked.
'She was attacked by a mountain lion', I said before Ty got the chance to say anything.
'I bet that put a hole in your wallet', Blair replied as she stroked the mare's nose.
'Like you wouldn't believe, we're struggling to find a way to pay the vet still', I explained.
'I'll pay for her care', Blair told both Ty and myself.
'Really?' Ty questioned.
'Yeah', Blair answered, 'I have to go now, I'll see you all later.'
Blair left shortly after saying that, I had become very confused, she didn't seem that much like herself, she seemed different in a way.
'Ty, I'm sorry for being an overemotional wreck and for being so jealous', I said, it was kind of out of the blue but I realised then that maybe Ty having a kid with Blair wouldn't be that bad.
'Amy, I'm the one who should be sorry', Ty told me, 'Amy, I love you.'
'I love you too', I said as I rested my head on Ty's chest.
'I have to go do this test now, I'll be back later', Ty told me.
I watched as he got in his truck and drove off, I walked back into the farmhouse and made myself a hot chocolate.
'Hey Amy', I heard dad say from the table, 'I heard what happened.'
'I can't do anything right these days dad, I can't even put a horse away in its stall properly', I complained.
'Don't worry, just another, how long?' Dad asked.
'Three months', I reminded him, 'How is Shaun?'
'He's good, he was happy to see me so I guess that's a good sign
The day passed slowly and the snow didn't seem to ease up that much throughout the day , Ty got back at about mid-day and said that they might be able to give us the results in a couple of weeks. I still wasn't sure what to do about Mystery, I had been able to get through to her and recently I had even managed to put a saddle on her, but I couldn't now, I needed to find someone who would be willing to adopt her after the foal is born and she gains weight and I couldn't figure out why Blair seems so attached to this horse.
