Wild Flowers
Part 2
Noah grimaced as he put his arms around Katherine's waist. She turned around and gave him a grin
"You ready" she asked excitedly "for the ride of your life"?
Scott walked over and took the reigns from his sister. "I don't think so Katherine"
"Hey" she cried indignantly "Give them back"
Scott shook his head no "You know as well as I do you'd be pushing old Blue to his limits, and incase you haven't forgotten , your friend has injured his knee, I don't think it would be wise of me to let you cause it even more damage with your riding"
"I'm not her friend" Muttered Noah. Luckily neither had heard him as Katherine had chosen that precise moment to start up in song.
"Hit the road jack and don't you come back no more no more no more, hit the road jack and don't you come back no more…"
Surprisingly she had a nice voice but after hearing the chorus over and over it was starting to grate on Noah's nerves. She took a deep breath and was onto the sixth round when he finally had had enough.
"Can you please just shut up?"
Katherine stopped and whipped her head around, her pig tails hitting Noah in the face.
"What's your problem"?
"You're driving us crazy"
Kit raised a brow, as if to say so.
"I mean" added Noah "Don't you have an off button?"
Before Katherine could answer. Scott declared that they were there.
The older boy dropped the reigns and came around to the side of the horse.
"Katherine hop down and help me get your friend down"
She wordlessly opened and shut her mouth a few times before finally getting out "Didn't you hear what he said to me"
Scott's lips twitched as he tried not to smile "I heard, now help me get him down"
Noah watched her huff as she hopped down and without warning took hold of one of his hands.
A moment later he found himself hobbling between the two through the back door.
A woman who Noah assumed was their mother was washing at the kitchen sink, and an older man sat at the table reading a paper.
"Hi Mum"
Beth Hunter looked up and smiled
"Hello"
She took sight of Noah "And who's this"? She asked.
"This is Noah, his hurt his knee" explained Scott.
Beth quickly wiped her hands "We better fix that up, where's Kit?"
Noah frowned confused, who was Kit?
Jack Hunter finally looked up from his paper "Kit, Is she here?"
Katherine who had been hiding behind Noah made her way to the front and waved
"Hi dad" she said feebly.
He eyed the rifle and gave her a stern look
"Don't you Hi dad me Katherine, You better explain yourself"
The red head shrugged her shoulders "It wasn't loaded "she replied.
"Wrong answer "muttered Scott.
Beth walked forward "come on we'll take you upstairs and fix you up"
Before he could stop himself he asked "Why?"
Scott frowned "Trust me mate, when Dad's angry with her "he pointed to his sister "It's not a pretty sight"
Beth took hold of his arm "come on Love" She wasn't about to let her daughter be humiliated in front of her friend.
Noah reluctantly followed Beth and Scott up the stairs.
He had really wanted to see what happened, but soon forgot with the commotion that was going on upstairs.
A boy, who looked about nine or ten years old ran up to his mother "Mum" he complained "Tilly took my glasses again"
There was giggling from the closed bedroom door. Beth let go of Noah's arm and turned the knob of her bedroom door, which happened to be the only one with a lock.
Beth sighed "Tilly unlock the door"
There was more giggling "Never"
"Missy Tilly you will open up the door right now or will face the consequences"
"Huh?"
"A spaking" yelled the boy banging his fist against the door. "And not from Mum, from Dad"
Beth placed her hand on the boy's shoulder and moved him away from the door.
"I'll handle this thanks Rob"
Rob turned his head the other way "Where's the justice"? He muttered.
"Mummy" asked Tilly who was now standing close to the door.
"Will I really get a spanking"? She asked
"If you open the door and apologize to your brother you won't.
A moment later there was a click and little girl with long blonde hair walked out. She handed the brown spectacles to her brother.
"I'm sorry Robbie" she said earnestly.
Beth smiled and patted her head "Good girl, I'm sure you'll remember to not to do it anymore when you don't get dessert tonight"
"But Mum"…
Beth held up her hand "No buts"
Robbie gave a triumphant yeah as he watched his younger sister walk away
Beth shot him a look
He smiled sheepishly as he put on his glasses
"I'll just go to my room"
Beth nodded" good idea"
She turned back to Noah.
"Sorry about that "she continued down the hall "It can get pretty wild around here"
A yell from downstairs proved her point
"I have to go fix up Blue" said Scott
Beth nodded silently as they reached the end of the hall, where a first aid cabinet was built into the wall
At Noah's confused look she said "We keep it here because there wasn't enough wall space in the bathroom"
Noah nodded
She grabbed some antiseptic and a bandage "Righteo lets fix this up"
TBC
