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summer I turned a corner in my soul... Part 2
"Come on." Bianca whispered once Mary's sobs had died down.
"Where...where are we going?" She asked in a raspy voice.
"I am going to give you a riding lesson." Bianca smiled.
"Are you sure...I mean your not sick of me? I am a total basket case, I mean I just break down sobbing when you called me a name I mean..." Mary rambled
"Mary!" Bianca looked into her eyes. "Its okay, and I am not sick of you."
Mary nodded slowly and stood from the blanket pulling it up with her. "So a riding lesson huh?"
"Yep. And if you are good enough by the end of the week I'll let you ride my show horse. Maybe even show one of them in a walk-trot class if you want. There is a show down at the fairgrounds next Saturday."
Mary's eyes brightened, "Your kidding?"
"Nope." Bianca helped her up on Molly. "You trust me?"
Mary slowly nodded.
"Good. Now Molly doesn't need spurs to lope or anything like that. I think you have pretty much mastered the trot so when you lope you are going to push with your outside leg, which now we will used the trees as your outside wall. Just push in with your left leg and smooch like this." Bianca pushed her leg into Little Jack and kissed. He turned out his hip, put his head down, and leaded with his left in a perfect lope. After a few steps Bianca stopped him backed him up and loped back to Mary counter cantering. "You try."
"Umm..." Mary looked nervous.
"Come on, just try."
Mary took a deep breath. She pressed her leg in hard. That's all she needed Molly began to lope down the field. "Whoa! Bianca!" Molly stopped dead hearing 'whoa' causing Mary to fly forward in the saddle. Bianca trotted up to her laughing. "That was good. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, fine." She whispered embarrassed
Bianca smiled. "This time when you feel her lope relax your hips. Let them move like you were using a hoola hoop. But don't force it okay? Keep loping until you find you rhythm."
Mary nodded. She was still scared to death, but again got Molly loping. She followed Bianca's advice. It took about 10 minutes but suddenly something clicked. She didn't fly out of the saddle and her but and back didn't hurt as bad. She stopped the horse gently patting her. Bianca loped up to her. "You did it!" She smiled at her friend.
"Yeah, that was so cool! Its like you become one with the horse."
"Yep, you're a natural. It took me almost three weeks to master that and you did it in 20 minutes!"
Mary beamed. "So can I do it again?"
Bianca smiled. "How about we go back to my place put her away and you can get on Little Jack? Molly is probably getting tired. She doesn't get used much unless it's a show."
"Okay." Mary said unable to wipe the smile off her face.
"He is going to be a lot more choppy." Bianca said adjusting the strips for Mary's short legs. Why don't you just walk him around for a little? I'm going to go see what my sister is up to." Bianca smiled. She walked into the stables. "Kendall?
"Yeah?"
"What are you doing down here?"
"Me? Oh nothing." Kendall said trying to sound causal.
"Sure. What are you snooping for?"
"Oh come on Bianca! You know you like her."
"Shhh! She is right in there!" Bianca pointed to the arena.
"AH HAH! You do like her!"
Bianca blushed. "So what if I do?"
"I say go for it! I mean come on, its not like she is ugly."
Bianca rolled her eyes. "Kendall, I haven't even kissed a girl before, plus I barely know her!"
"Well then get to know her. Ask her out to dinner." Kendall said pushing her out the door into the large indoor arena.
Forty-five minutes later Bianca and Mary headed up to the house. "Are you sure your okay?" Bianca asked looking at the girl hobbling beside her.
"Yeah, just stiff."
Bianca smiled. "You'll get used to it."
"You mean we are going to do more?"
"Well...yeah I thought you said you liked it."
"I do...its just ow...the after affect kills."
"Come on, you're a toughie I think you can handle it."
Mary smiled at Bianca. "Maybe."
After a large lunch Bianca walked Mary home. "You didn't have to walk me home." Mary said as the walked down the gravel drive way to the old road.
"Yes I did! I didn't want you to lock up and get stuck in the middle of the road some place." Bianca said smiling.
Mary laughed. "Thanks!"
The girls chatted about what classes they where going to take once school started up. They where about a half a mile away from Mary's house when a sleek new truck came barreling towards them. They moved over to the side out of the way but the truck kept coming. Bianca recognized the truck and knew trouble was behind the wheel. She took Mary's arm and held it tight.
"What are you doing?" Maggie asked looking up at Bianca. Before she could ask again she felt something hit her body and push her into the ditch as the truck came to a screeching halt. "Oh my god!"
...More?...
"Come on." Bianca whispered once Mary's sobs had died down.
"Where...where are we going?" She asked in a raspy voice.
"I am going to give you a riding lesson." Bianca smiled.
"Are you sure...I mean your not sick of me? I am a total basket case, I mean I just break down sobbing when you called me a name I mean..." Mary rambled
"Mary!" Bianca looked into her eyes. "Its okay, and I am not sick of you."
Mary nodded slowly and stood from the blanket pulling it up with her. "So a riding lesson huh?"
"Yep. And if you are good enough by the end of the week I'll let you ride my show horse. Maybe even show one of them in a walk-trot class if you want. There is a show down at the fairgrounds next Saturday."
Mary's eyes brightened, "Your kidding?"
"Nope." Bianca helped her up on Molly. "You trust me?"
Mary slowly nodded.
"Good. Now Molly doesn't need spurs to lope or anything like that. I think you have pretty much mastered the trot so when you lope you are going to push with your outside leg, which now we will used the trees as your outside wall. Just push in with your left leg and smooch like this." Bianca pushed her leg into Little Jack and kissed. He turned out his hip, put his head down, and leaded with his left in a perfect lope. After a few steps Bianca stopped him backed him up and loped back to Mary counter cantering. "You try."
"Umm..." Mary looked nervous.
"Come on, just try."
Mary took a deep breath. She pressed her leg in hard. That's all she needed Molly began to lope down the field. "Whoa! Bianca!" Molly stopped dead hearing 'whoa' causing Mary to fly forward in the saddle. Bianca trotted up to her laughing. "That was good. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, fine." She whispered embarrassed
Bianca smiled. "This time when you feel her lope relax your hips. Let them move like you were using a hoola hoop. But don't force it okay? Keep loping until you find you rhythm."
Mary nodded. She was still scared to death, but again got Molly loping. She followed Bianca's advice. It took about 10 minutes but suddenly something clicked. She didn't fly out of the saddle and her but and back didn't hurt as bad. She stopped the horse gently patting her. Bianca loped up to her. "You did it!" She smiled at her friend.
"Yeah, that was so cool! Its like you become one with the horse."
"Yep, you're a natural. It took me almost three weeks to master that and you did it in 20 minutes!"
Mary beamed. "So can I do it again?"
Bianca smiled. "How about we go back to my place put her away and you can get on Little Jack? Molly is probably getting tired. She doesn't get used much unless it's a show."
"Okay." Mary said unable to wipe the smile off her face.
"He is going to be a lot more choppy." Bianca said adjusting the strips for Mary's short legs. Why don't you just walk him around for a little? I'm going to go see what my sister is up to." Bianca smiled. She walked into the stables. "Kendall?
"Yeah?"
"What are you doing down here?"
"Me? Oh nothing." Kendall said trying to sound causal.
"Sure. What are you snooping for?"
"Oh come on Bianca! You know you like her."
"Shhh! She is right in there!" Bianca pointed to the arena.
"AH HAH! You do like her!"
Bianca blushed. "So what if I do?"
"I say go for it! I mean come on, its not like she is ugly."
Bianca rolled her eyes. "Kendall, I haven't even kissed a girl before, plus I barely know her!"
"Well then get to know her. Ask her out to dinner." Kendall said pushing her out the door into the large indoor arena.
Forty-five minutes later Bianca and Mary headed up to the house. "Are you sure your okay?" Bianca asked looking at the girl hobbling beside her.
"Yeah, just stiff."
Bianca smiled. "You'll get used to it."
"You mean we are going to do more?"
"Well...yeah I thought you said you liked it."
"I do...its just ow...the after affect kills."
"Come on, you're a toughie I think you can handle it."
Mary smiled at Bianca. "Maybe."
After a large lunch Bianca walked Mary home. "You didn't have to walk me home." Mary said as the walked down the gravel drive way to the old road.
"Yes I did! I didn't want you to lock up and get stuck in the middle of the road some place." Bianca said smiling.
Mary laughed. "Thanks!"
The girls chatted about what classes they where going to take once school started up. They where about a half a mile away from Mary's house when a sleek new truck came barreling towards them. They moved over to the side out of the way but the truck kept coming. Bianca recognized the truck and knew trouble was behind the wheel. She took Mary's arm and held it tight.
"What are you doing?" Maggie asked looking up at Bianca. Before she could ask again she felt something hit her body and push her into the ditch as the truck came to a screeching halt. "Oh my god!"
...More?...