Sorry I took so long to update! Been crazy b/c of school. Thank goodness it's finally summer! Well, here it is!
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Ch. 13- The Shadow is Gone!
Jake sped away from the house with the Phantom close behind. Slocum ran behind them yelling to stop. Suddenly, the Phantom stopped and wheeled around. Sam couldn't see what happened because of all the dust the truck was kicking up, but whatever it was, it scared Slocum. When the dust cleared, the Phantom was alongside the truck again and Slocum was gone. Jake drove across the desert towards River Bend careful not to hit any bumps that could hurt Sam or Danny. Sam sat quietly stroking Danny to keep her calm, "Its ok girl. We're going to help you." Wyatt and Bryanna must have tried to call and got worried, because when Jake pulled up to the house they came running out.
Wyatt looked relieved, "Sam, are you ok, where have you been, and what in the heck happened?" Then he saw the filly and the stallion who was standing on the opposite side of the river.
He repeated in a more worried voice, "Sam, what happened?"
"Well, Jake and I were inside and I thought I heard a horse trot across the bridge. I went to see what was going on and the Phantom was by the barn looking around. Jake and I ran down the stairs and out the door. The Phantom nickered to me and took off around the barn and up the hills. We heard screaming horses so Jake and I saddled up Ace and Witch and followed him. We got to the ridge and found him standing over a dead mare," Sam choked a little and Jake took her hand. She held back her tears and continued, "It was Danny's mom. At first Jake thought maybe wolves got her away from the herd but he checked her over and found rope marks around her neck. We guessed it might have been Slocum because Danny was gone. Jake and I rode over there and asked him where the black filly was. He told us he wanted nothing to do with a black filly of the Phantom's. I knew we caught him because we never told him it was Blackie's filly. He knew it too because he slammed the door in our face. Jake thought to talk to Jen and she told us that Slocum's men built a coral in the back. We went back there to check and there she was. We took her out and put her in the truck and Slocum came running out of the house. Jake sped away with Blackie trailing us and we came back here."
Sam had been staring at the ground the entire time she was talking and looked up to see her dad's reaction. He looked stunned. Then they all heard tires rolling over the bridge. Wyatt waved Bryanna towards the house, "Go call the sheriff." It was Slocum. He jumped out of the car and walked straight up to Jake and Sam who were still holding hands. Sam was completely petrified but tried to stand her ground.
Jake looked at Slocum and spoke in a cool and level voice, "You know you aren't welcome here Slocum. Please leave now." Bryanna came back out of the house and told Wyatt the sheriff was nearby and would be there any minute. Slocum still hadn't moved from in front of Sam and Jake. This is all my fault. If I wouldn't have ever gone out with Ryan, none of this would've ever happened. Thankfully the sheriff pulled over the bridge and handcuffed Slocum. He struggled a little before he just stopped. "You'll pay for this. All of you will." The sheriff led him to the car and closed the door. He turned to Sam, "Since none of the Slocum's are still around, I am going to award Gold Dust to the Kenworthys. Once they sell all of the buffalo and useless steer, they should have plenty of money to get off on the right foot." Jen was jumping up and down. Her family was going to get their ranch back and would get to live in the Slocum mansion, that was, if they wanted to. Jen threw her arms around Jake and Sam's necks. Then, she ran inside to call her parents.
"The Slocums are gone for good." And slowly Sam's face turned into a smile. She threw her arms around Jake's neck. "They're gone! They're gone!" Jen came running back out of the house with a big smile on her face, "My parents said we're gonna have a party to celebrate and everyone's invited!" Everyone, including the cowboys who had just rode up, cheered. Things were looking up for everyone. The Kenworthys didn't have to live in the shadow of the Slocums anymore!
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