Disclaimer- I still don't own any 7th Heaven characters...and I don't think I ever will
"Mom! Dad! I made it! I made it!" Ruthie shouted, bolting through the doors of the house. She tossed her back pack down on the floor of the living room, and raced into the kitchen where alarmed members of her family gathered. "Ruthie! What's the matter?" Annie asked quickly, grabbing her daughter by the shoulders to calm her down. Ruthie shook her head wildly, and gasped for air. Eric and Lucy exchanged confused glances as they waited for Ruthie to tell them. "I made the team! I did it!" Ruthie exclaimed. Annie let out a gasp. "Oh Ruthie that's wonderful!" She praised, giving her a hug. Eric nodded. "That's great Ruthie! You've always wanted to be on a riding team!" He added, moving in for a hug. Lucy joined in saying, "That's really cool Ruthie! Good job!" As they all expressed their joy, Ruthie proceeded in telling them more. "Michelle's on the team too, which is good because Erica is also on the team. But so is Laura, and she's nice enough. Candice and Clover are really nice. Clover says she's going to be instructing us on our flat work and all that, and Candice will be out jumping coach." She told them, reaching for a bottle of water. "Candice says that even though the showing season had already begun, the shows that they're planning to take us to are later in the month. They're supposed to be at other schools. You know, schooling shows and stuff. But then Clover said that at the end of the year they'll be taking us to an open show in Arizona! Can you believe it?" Ruthie cried, grinning.
Annie smiled. "You deserve to be on the team. You're a dedicated rider, and a good one." She said lovingly. Lucy walked over to her sister. "So, what horse are you riding?" she asked. Ruthie frowned suddenly, as if a bad odor was suddenly present. "That's the only bad part of all this. Clover and Candice both agreed that the horses we rode during the try-outs should be the horses we ride on the team." She told them bitterly. Lucy shrugged. "So what's the big deal? The horse you rode couldn't have been that terrible or else you probably wouldn't be on the team. Right?" She reasoned. Ruthie sighed. "Yeah, I guess you're right. Archer, that's my horse, isn't that bad. Who knows, maybe we might even win a couple ribbons." With that, she flounced out of the room, feeling a bit better. She dashed up to her room, and picked up the phone. As she did this, Simon walked in. She smiled broadly at him, before setting the phone down on it's cradle. "Did you hear? I made the team!" She announced. Simon nodded and smiled back. "Yeah, good job" He walked over to her and sat down on the bed. Ruthie found this odd. "What's up?" she asked, just a bit suspicious. He shrugged. "Nothing much. I was just wondering about your teachers. Cecilia said that she knew a few girls that dropped out from school and wanted to know who they were." He explained to her. "Candice Vocanna and Clover Freshman." She replied. Simon nodded. "I'll tell her. She said that one of her best friends left school a little while before the other one. Something about her always having to move around." He told her, getting up. Ruthie watched him leave before picking up the phone and hurriedly dialing a number. She waited a few moments before she shrieked, "Michelle! Can you believe it?"
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Not one of my better chapters, that's for sure. The next one will probably be the first schooling show, but I'm not sure. Thanks for bearing with me! ~Camouflaged
