Chapter 5
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Loving Me Back
A Week Later…
Ivy had entered the stables of the palace; it was extremely clean for a stable. She passed by a few horses, before her eyes came across a few men pulling a stubborn horse. Ivy soon noticed it was the horse that had bitten her; she approached with caution.
"What's going on?" Ivy asked one of the guards.
"That horse is too violent and stubborn; we've decided to kill it. He's too dangerous," he said calmly. Ivy stared wide eyed at the site; she tried not to run to the horse, that would only startle it more. She roughly grabbed the rope that held the horse.
"Easy," she said soothingly, the horse stopped staggering back and forth. But it continued to pull the rope. Ivy started shortening the rope as she came closer to the horse; finally she was close enough to place her hand on its neck. The horse stopped becoming so violent, and calmed down again. She led him past all the unsuccessful guards, and asked one of them where the tack for the horse was.
"Here is Min's tack," the guard said, as he handed her a saddle and bridle.
Ivy approached the horse, "Hello, Min," she teased. Min was soon tacked up and ready to be ridden, Ivy mounted up on him and exercised the horse out. As she rode Min she felt her injured arm become stronger.
Later…
After Ivy was done with Min, he was panting from exhaustion. She brought him back to the stable, and poured him down with some water. The large horse shook his wet body, causing half of the water to land on Ivy. Then she took him out and released him into a large paddock.
They'll never catch him in there! Ivy thought proudly.
She headed back to the palace to change; she was pretty wet from Min. She could hear his happy neighs as she changed.
"Another dinner!" Ivy yelled.
"Quiet," Atem whispered, as he covered her mouth, which pushed them further into the little nook Atem had led them to.
"Pharaoh Atem?" someone called out. He kissed her softly before leaving. Atem had just told her about the dinner the she wasn't invited to. He was only allowed to sit with the bachlorettes left, ruling out Ivy. Even if she did go she would be bored.
That Night…
Ivy stood in the doorway of the party, pouting. She watched as Atem was sitting with 5 attractive girls at one table. They all looked so happy, talking and laughing. Soon they all started eating, but Atem looked up and grinned at her; that reasurred her. To keep herself busy Ivy went to visit Min.
The horse trotted towards her, "Hi Min," she said quietly. He nuzzled her injured arm as if he were apologizing; she pulled out a handful of oats and fed it to him. Min munched on it happily. Then Min started searching for more.
"I don't have anymore Min," but the horse proceeded to search. Ivy ignored him and started to think about her and Atem's relationship, Why does he keep chasing me if he knows that Sebak hates me? It looks like he would go to no lengths to separate me and Atem…
Ivy snapped out of it when Min started sniffing her face. Ivy sighed and climbed over the paddock fence.
Ivy made her way to the garden, Atem didn't tell her whether he was coming or not. She sat on the bench that they always sat at, Atem was really late, she didn't blame him.
"Ivy," she heard someone whisper, she turned her head.
She smiled as Atem came up and sat beside her.
"Sorry I'm late," he said.
"Don't apologize, it must have been hell trying to get away from them," she joked, Atem laughed and pressed his lips to her.
They broke apart, "Ivy I have something to tell you."
"Hmmm?"
"I…err," he looked at the floor before looking back at her, "I love you," he finally breathed, it must have been hard for him to say that. There was a long silence.
"Don't you love me back?" he whispered.
Did she? This relationship might not even work out, with his father hating her, and him getting married in less than a week. Did she love him?
"I…" Ivy was still speechless. Atem's eyes showed that he was hurt, he removed his arm from Ivy's waist, stood up and left.
Why couldn't she say it to him? 3 simple words: 'I-love-you' And she couldn't say it, maybe she was scared of settling down with one man forever. But Atem was the dream boyfriend, Ivy you are so stupid!
But one thing was for sure:
She had broken his heart.
So sorry it was short!
It's hard moving a story from point A to B.
Coffee-time you know what I mean! (winks)
Yes this chapter may be sad to some of you.
But I swear, in the next chapter, last line will make you smile!
Cwayzee
Horse Dictionary:
Paddock: A fenced area, usually near a stable, used chiefly for grazing horses.
Bridle: A harness, fitted about a horse's head and used to restrain or guide the animal.