Hey guys, I can't apologize enough for the long wait. I'm so sorry, I really had no idea what to write and I still have no idea to be honest :) My exams went well and I graduated, I wanted to thank you all for the good luck wishes.

Chapter 9

The reason of life

"What do you mean." Ty asks Amy. He confused, did her mother die?

"A couple of months ago, my mother died in an accident with her horse." Amy explains, while tears are rolling down her cheeks.

Ty doesn't know what to say to someone who has just lost her mother in such a cruel way. So instead he just holds her while she cries.

Eventually Amy falls asleep from exhaustion. Ty gently lays her down and pulls the blanket over her. For a couple of minutes he just watches her from the side of the bed, sleeping. Then he stands up and walks to their living room. As soon as he steps inside Matt and Soraya look up, they both look tired.

"Go to sleep." Ty begins. "I will explain everything in the morning." They nod and stand up, Soraya goes to her room and Matt and Ty to theirs. They all fall asleep very fast but they don't sleep well at all, being worried about their new friend, who has been through a lot more than they expected.

It's still early, but Amy is already awake, thinking about what happened. "So much for keeping her mothers death a secret" she thinks. She knows she has to explain everything to them today, and that is not going to be an easy thing to do. It's seven 'O clock and she decides to get up.

She puts on some grey jeans and a to big, purple hoodie that her mom bought for her a couple of months ago. Everybody is still asleep and Amy decides to go for an early ride on Sundance. She grabs her stuff and leaves the room, shutting the door quietly.

An hour later Ty wakes up from Matt's snoring. He lays in his bed thinking about the other night about everything that happened to Amy. For some reason he feels like he has to protect her, to help her. Slowly he gets out of bed, on his way to the bathroom he decides to check up on Amy. He pushes the door open only to say an empty bed, confused he closes the door and looks around. Amy's jacket and boots are also gone, so he assumes that she is riding or at least in the stalls.

For some reason he has the feeling that Amy needs him right now, so he gets dressed and leaves the room to go in the direction of the stalls.

As he walks in the stalls, all he sees is a couple of horses but everything else is empty. When he walks a bit further he hears someone sniffing. He sighs knowing immediately who it is. He opens the door and sees Amy sitting on the ground with her head between her knees, silently crying. Sundance is dozing off and looks up when Ty enters the stall, deciding that he is not a threat, Sundance goes back to sleep. Ty slides down next to Amy and puts an arm around her shoulders. He pulls her into him and holds her tight.

After a couple of minutes, what seems like hours, Amy starts to cry less. "Sorry.." She sniffs.

"Don't say that. You have nothing to be sorry for." Ty replies looking down at her. His hand wipes some tears from her cheeks.

"What happened to you mother is not you fault, you have to understand that." Ty says looking in her grey eyes.

"Everybody tells me that you know." Amy says. "Stop blaming yourself, Amy. It wasn't your fault. You couldn't know what would happen Amy... bla bla bla."

"They're right you know." Ty starts. "How could you have known what would happen?"

"I..I...I should have gone home with her." Amy exclaims.

"And then what? You couldn't have helped her." Ty says.

"..." Amy is speechless.

"I know that it's hard for you to accept, but in order to go on with your life you have to stop blaming yourself for something that isn't your fault." Ty says stroking her hair.

"But it's so hard..." Fresh tears are starting to form in her eyes.

"I know." Is the only thing Ty says. "But your mother would have wanted you to be happy."

"You know what my grandpa used to say: "It's not the length of life that matters, but the things you did."

"My mother worked with abused horses, she didn't see them as dangerous but looked for the reason. She was called a horse whisperer. With her gift many horses have been saved from the death. Most horses are scared or in pain, and my mother always found a way to help them. Helping horses was her goal in life..." Amy says.

"Your mother did a great thing, you know." Ty says.

They are quiet for a while. Just enjoying the silence of the morning before facing the sounds of the day.

I hope you guys liked it! And please if you have any ideas or suggestions for further chapters please let me know :)

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