Finding Yourself
Disclaimer: No I do not own Hidalgo or anything related to it!
Chapter Nine: A Full Day's Rest…
Frank was one of the first riders to ride into the camp. Not too far from him was the Lady Anne's rider and the Sheikh's rider. Kaitlin was nowhere to be found. He could only hope that she survived the sandstorm and was on her way. If she was dead, Frank himself was as good as dead once Jazira was done with him.
It was a good thing that it was now time for the rest day. Hidalgo and Frank both needed the rest. Not that they would get much rest with Kaitlin missing. They never got much rest anyways.
Later that day, Kaitlin and Zodiac came trudging into the camp. They were tired, hungry and very, very sandy. At least they were alive even if they weren't doing too good. Frank saw them ride in and quickly went out to her. He looked to make sure that no one was watching before hugging his daughter but in his haste, he missed a shadowy follower.
"Kaitlin. Are you all right?" he asked concerned.
"I'm fine, dad, really I am," she answered looking at his worried eyes. "I'm just tired but I'm not hurt."
"Are really you sure? It only gets harder from this point on!"
"Frank T. Hopkins! How dare you try to trick me into giving up! Of all the dirty rotten tricks!"
"What?" he said as he ruffled her hair. "I had to at least give it a try!"
"You should be ashamed of yourself!"
Frank let out a laugh before heading back to his tent. Kaitlin stood there, shaking her head, before heading to her own tent with Zodiac.
Kaitlin was so relieved to see her father. She had been so worried about surviving and whether or not he had survived. She could tell that he was relieved too. Now she could finally focus on the race because her father was there with her. As long as he was there she just might stand a chance with survival.
"So the cowboy has returned, in disguise. He must pay for his actions. Or she will pay for him," whispered the follower. "I will have my revenge."
Author's Notes:
So sorry about the wait! School caught up with and prevented me from posting. But to make up for this, I will stay on schedule and post again tomorrow like I planned to. So the next update is due Tomorrow, Saturday, November 13th.
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(Chapter 7)
Kovu's-gurl-1992-12-2004 – If I can find some time, I'll read it.
(Chapter 8)
Dreamchaser - I'm glad that I finally got time to write some more. I'm surprised too because so much could be done with the story. I'm going to try some other Hidalgo fics once I finish up this one and my several other stories.
Kovu's-gurl-1992-12-2004 – I'm sorry but I didn't see it yet when I posted! I'm so sorry about that! And yeah I heard about Bush getting re-elected. And it's a good thing because it put my uncle in a happy mood and he also voted for Bush and drove out of his way to pick me up so I could come up for the weekend. Last weekend that is.
Soccer-Bitch – I hoping to get back on my schedule that I set and keep on it. And if I can, it means every 3 or 4 days there will be a chapter.