"You have to eat, sweetie," her aunt told her as she sat in the chair next to her.
"I'm not hungry," Kay said dropping her fork and standing up. She walked out of the kitchen.
Kay walked to the stables and up to Bandit's stable. "Hey boy," she saidnsoftly. He walked up to her and nibbled at her coat making her smile. "You're one smart horse," she said. She went into her coat pocket and pulled out two carrots. She gave him one and sighed.
"I'm so confused, boy," she said leaning her head on the panel of the stable opening, "I keep having dreams of my father. How the hell could they lie to me like that? How do I know he even died? I don't know who to trust anymore."
"Hey," she heard. She turned to her side and saw Bradin. "How are you feeling?"
"Sore," she said, "What are you doing here?"
"I heard what happened and I told your uncle to tell you that I'd stop by today. I'm guessing that he didn't tell you."
"Of course not. He never tells me the truth anymore."
"I'm sorry," he said softly.
"Don't be. You did nothing."
"Why did you ride that horse after he hurt that high schooler the other day?" he asked.
"Because I was stupid," she told him, "I was so upset and mad at something that I rode him. I wasn't thinking."
Bradin saw Bandit lick Kay's ear making her pull away telling him to stop. Bradin smiled. Kay noticed how cute he looked when he smiled. "Why are you wasting your weekend here?" she asked.
"I'm not wasting time. I'm here for a good reason."
"Sh," she said. It was quiet. She heard horses in the fields. All of the horses in the stables went crazy, including Bandit. She walked to the opening of the stables and saw horses running through the woods to the fields. "What the hell?" she asked out loud. Bradin walked up to and stood by her side staring at the horses.
"Wild Mustangs in Cali?" he asked.
As they stood there, they heard horses running but saw nothing. They turned around and saw more horses running towards them. Bradin Pulled Kay to the side making them fall and watch the horses. She yelped in pain and grabbed her arm. She opened her eyes and saw Bradin standing over her as the horses ran by filling the walkway in the stables. The horses in the stables went crazy as the final horses ran by. Bradin looked up to make sure everything was safe and uncovered Kay.
"How's your arm?" he asked.
"It hurts like hell," she told him as she rubbed her arm, "Why-"
"I don't think you wanted to get hurt any more than you already have."
"Thank you," she said.
"It's no problem. You're an amazing person. The world would be horrible without you." She smiled and walked in the direction in which the horses ran in. Bradin's heart wasn't playing tricks on him this time. He was actually feeling...happy. He went to the med kit that was in the stables and brought out an ice pack. He walked up to Kay and placed it on her arm. She looked at him.
"Kay!" her uncle yelled running up to her, "Are you okay?"
"We're fine," Kay said, "I have to find where they're going or where they came from."
"You're hurt," her aunt said, "You're not going anywhere."
"Would you let me go if I wasn't hurt?" she asked knowing the answer.
"No. Your father-"
"My father is dead, okay?" she said as tears formed in her eyes, "I can't bring him back. And don't bring him up when I want to do something and you won't let me do it. It's not going to work."
Kay walked away and headed towards the fields. "Kay!" Bradin yelled running up to her.
"I'm just going to the field. I promise," she said, "Bradin, go home. Dont worry about me."
She walked deeper into the woods ad Bradin sighed. "How can I not worry about you?" he asked outloud.
