Chapter 6:
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Mina bowed.
"Thank you very much for letting me stay at your house."
Savannah laughed.
"You're ever so welcome! Now girls…why don't you go get Mina settled?"
"Great!"
Serena all but yanked Mina up the stairs, and into her room. Savannah had given Serena a foldout couch for Mina to sleep on.
"You look so tired girl!"
"Yeah…well if you were on that flight…you would be too!"
They both laughed. Luna raised her head.
"Girls. A cat is trying to sleep off all of those calories that Savannah gave me!"
Mina laughed. As soon as Savannah saw Luna, she pulled out the cream, and fed her some bacon that was left over from breakfast.
"Sorry Luna!"
The cat turned her head, and help back asleep.
"Well Mina…I'm going to go to bed…you can to if you want, but I'm wiped."
"What have you done that makes you so tired?"
"Living on a ranch is hard work…"
"Yeah? What do you have to do?"
"Well, Grady is teaching me how to jump Guardian early in the mornings…and he thinks that I was lying to him about being able to ride a horse…"
"Were you?"
"I don't think so…"
"Serena…"
"What Luna."
"You used to ride on the moon…remember?"
"Nope…"
Luna sighed, and rolled over. Mina changed into her pajamas, and quickly flew under the covers.
"Good night Mina!"
Nothing. No sound from her. Serena tried to sleep, but couldn't. So she got up, and changed into a sweat suit, and walked down stairs.
"Mom! It's no fair! Soon they're all going cut they're hair…and look the same! It's bad enough when I can't tell my own sister from Rena!"
Serena laughed.
"We're not that bad!"
"Yeah! We're not that bad!"
Grady turned around, and saw his sister and Serena.
"What? Will the torture never end?"
Serena looked at Emma. She was wearing the same suit, but her hair was down, not up.
"Couldn't sleep either?"
"Nope…"
"Wanna go for a ride?"
"Sure!"
"Girls…don't go out without Grady…"
"Aww MOM!"
"It's ok. I'll go."
Soon enough, the three of them were out riding the pastures.
"So you honestly cannot tell us apart?"
"Not really…"
"Grady! I'm you own sister! And you don't know me!"
~~~
Mina woke up with the sun in her eyes.
"Ah…"
"C'mon sleepy-head! Get up!"
"What time is it?"
"6:55."
"WHAT!?"
"Yeah! Let's go! We're going to teach you to ride today! SO get up…get into the shower…and I'll find you some riding clothes!"
Serena laughed when Mina sulked to the bathroom, but sure enough, 45 minutes later, Mina was awake, and refreshed. Savannah handed Mina a plate.
"You'd better get your share before Serena eats it all…"
Mina laughed.
"Food is her favorite hobby…"
"It is not!"
"Then what is?"
"Now? It's riding, jumping, and doing well in school!"
10 minutes later, they were in the barn.
"Who should we teach Mina to ride on?"
"Twister?"
"Good choice!"
"T…twister?"
"It's ok. He's the sweetest thing ever."
Half an hour late, Mina found out for herself how gentle the horse was. They took a long ride around the fields, and by 8, they were leaving for school.
"Why are we leaving so early?"
"There's a school race going on in 15 minutes. Classes are late on the day of the race."
"Did you guys enter?"
"Yeah… and what do you know? You entered too!"
"WHAT?"
Serena laughed.
"Believe me. You'll do well. You ride like a pro…"
You also rode on the moon don't forget Mina.
"Yeah…well… what about Twister? What happens if he doesn't want to race?"
"He loves to race. Just like Guardian…"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah!"
~~~
Darien didn't mind when Andrew woke him up at 7:00. They planned a ride this morning, before school started. There was a knock at the front door.
"I'll get it!" Darien said as he walked towards it.
He opened to door, and his eyes widened. Standing on the other side of the door were 3 very angry ladies.
"Darien Shields! Why you little weasel!"
"Hello to you too Ray! How'd you find me?"
"I told them where you were…"
Darien turned around and saw Andrew.
"Hey 'Drew!"
"Hey girls! Come in!"
They sat down for a couple of minutes.
"What time does the race start?"
"In half an hour. You all know how to ride?"
"We've been taking lessons…"
"Good. I've got the horses all saddled. Let's go. We might get to see…uh…Grady before he leaves the ranch."
They left the ranch, and got onto the awaiting horses.
"Let's GO!"
Andrew led them out of the yard, and into the pasture.
"Our neighboring ranches are the Starlight, and the Bramble. Grady lives on the Starlight with his sister Emma, his mother Savannah, and father Cal. On the Bramble, Luke, Mark, and Becca live there…" Andrew went on describing the families.
"Look!" Ami said.
Everyone looked to where Ami had pointed. 4 figures raced through the pastured.
"That would be Grady, and Emma. I don't know who the other figures are though. Too far to see…"
~~~
Mina bowed.
"Thank you very much for letting me stay at your house."
Savannah laughed.
"You're ever so welcome! Now girls…why don't you go get Mina settled?"
"Great!"
Serena all but yanked Mina up the stairs, and into her room. Savannah had given Serena a foldout couch for Mina to sleep on.
"You look so tired girl!"
"Yeah…well if you were on that flight…you would be too!"
They both laughed. Luna raised her head.
"Girls. A cat is trying to sleep off all of those calories that Savannah gave me!"
Mina laughed. As soon as Savannah saw Luna, she pulled out the cream, and fed her some bacon that was left over from breakfast.
"Sorry Luna!"
The cat turned her head, and help back asleep.
"Well Mina…I'm going to go to bed…you can to if you want, but I'm wiped."
"What have you done that makes you so tired?"
"Living on a ranch is hard work…"
"Yeah? What do you have to do?"
"Well, Grady is teaching me how to jump Guardian early in the mornings…and he thinks that I was lying to him about being able to ride a horse…"
"Were you?"
"I don't think so…"
"Serena…"
"What Luna."
"You used to ride on the moon…remember?"
"Nope…"
Luna sighed, and rolled over. Mina changed into her pajamas, and quickly flew under the covers.
"Good night Mina!"
Nothing. No sound from her. Serena tried to sleep, but couldn't. So she got up, and changed into a sweat suit, and walked down stairs.
"Mom! It's no fair! Soon they're all going cut they're hair…and look the same! It's bad enough when I can't tell my own sister from Rena!"
Serena laughed.
"We're not that bad!"
"Yeah! We're not that bad!"
Grady turned around, and saw his sister and Serena.
"What? Will the torture never end?"
Serena looked at Emma. She was wearing the same suit, but her hair was down, not up.
"Couldn't sleep either?"
"Nope…"
"Wanna go for a ride?"
"Sure!"
"Girls…don't go out without Grady…"
"Aww MOM!"
"It's ok. I'll go."
Soon enough, the three of them were out riding the pastures.
"So you honestly cannot tell us apart?"
"Not really…"
"Grady! I'm you own sister! And you don't know me!"
~~~
Mina woke up with the sun in her eyes.
"Ah…"
"C'mon sleepy-head! Get up!"
"What time is it?"
"6:55."
"WHAT!?"
"Yeah! Let's go! We're going to teach you to ride today! SO get up…get into the shower…and I'll find you some riding clothes!"
Serena laughed when Mina sulked to the bathroom, but sure enough, 45 minutes later, Mina was awake, and refreshed. Savannah handed Mina a plate.
"You'd better get your share before Serena eats it all…"
Mina laughed.
"Food is her favorite hobby…"
"It is not!"
"Then what is?"
"Now? It's riding, jumping, and doing well in school!"
10 minutes later, they were in the barn.
"Who should we teach Mina to ride on?"
"Twister?"
"Good choice!"
"T…twister?"
"It's ok. He's the sweetest thing ever."
Half an hour late, Mina found out for herself how gentle the horse was. They took a long ride around the fields, and by 8, they were leaving for school.
"Why are we leaving so early?"
"There's a school race going on in 15 minutes. Classes are late on the day of the race."
"Did you guys enter?"
"Yeah… and what do you know? You entered too!"
"WHAT?"
Serena laughed.
"Believe me. You'll do well. You ride like a pro…"
You also rode on the moon don't forget Mina.
"Yeah…well… what about Twister? What happens if he doesn't want to race?"
"He loves to race. Just like Guardian…"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah!"
~~~
Darien didn't mind when Andrew woke him up at 7:00. They planned a ride this morning, before school started. There was a knock at the front door.
"I'll get it!" Darien said as he walked towards it.
He opened to door, and his eyes widened. Standing on the other side of the door were 3 very angry ladies.
"Darien Shields! Why you little weasel!"
"Hello to you too Ray! How'd you find me?"
"I told them where you were…"
Darien turned around and saw Andrew.
"Hey 'Drew!"
"Hey girls! Come in!"
They sat down for a couple of minutes.
"What time does the race start?"
"In half an hour. You all know how to ride?"
"We've been taking lessons…"
"Good. I've got the horses all saddled. Let's go. We might get to see…uh…Grady before he leaves the ranch."
They left the ranch, and got onto the awaiting horses.
"Let's GO!"
Andrew led them out of the yard, and into the pasture.
"Our neighboring ranches are the Starlight, and the Bramble. Grady lives on the Starlight with his sister Emma, his mother Savannah, and father Cal. On the Bramble, Luke, Mark, and Becca live there…" Andrew went on describing the families.
"Look!" Ami said.
Everyone looked to where Ami had pointed. 4 figures raced through the pastured.
"That would be Grady, and Emma. I don't know who the other figures are though. Too far to see…"
