Sako yawned, his blanket warm on his body. This was going to be a cold, nasty winter, and he could tell. No one was awake, so he closed his eyes to drift back to sleep. Soon enough, the door slid open, and in came a very cold Alek. Cal came in behind him.
"Phew! It is cold!" Cal said.
"Really? I think its warm," Alek joked, giving her a chuckle.
Cal playfully elbowed him in his side and laughed while she started putting hay in the stalls.
"I think these horses deserve a nice warm mash this morning." Alek said with a grin.
"I agree." Cal said.
Alek grabbed four buckets, one bucket for each horse. Jason was away, so only four horses were in the barn. He filled each bucket with warm beet pulp, a tad of molasses, some grain, and other ingredients for a healthy, warm breakfast. When Sako received his mash, he downed it quickly. Even with the warm blanket, the weather was nearly unbearable. Cal and Alek sat under blankets with coffee and had a box of sandwiches. They wanted to stay in the barn until they had to leave, for the wind just cut through every layer. After eating, they decided to leave, and noticed that the wind was dying down and they might be able to get the horses out for a bit. Once everyone was in the pasture with their heaviest blankets, the two walked back to the house.
"I'm not sure if I really wanted out so badly to be out in this." Xander said as he shoved the thin layer of snow around.
"Hey, I think it feels good to just stretch my legs. Who knows how long it will be until we get out next." Pidge decided
"I agree with that" Deja said.
Once the snow started falling, it got harder, and harder, and harder. The wind blew, and faster than the snow hit the ground, the horses were inside again. It was getting dark, and shortly after dinner each horse was asleep. Morning came, and it seemed colder than before. Alek and Cal were already inside. This time they had an entire case of food. When they opened the door, Sako's eyes widened. The snow was halfway up the door. They were stuck inside.
"Well, I guess the loft doesn't seem like to bad a place to sleep now." Alek joked while he made morning mash.
"Not at all. I would not want to go through that mess!" Cal assured.
All seemed okay for now, but a few days later, they were falling short on food, and the snow just got higher. The barn was getting colder, and the horses didn't like that one bit.
sorry shorter story, but I wanted to get a taste of winter here. Chapter 12 will come sooner than 11, this one took a while to get on. S until next chapter! Just keep on readin'!