Later the same day, Lexi was grooming Ghost. She carefully brushed the mare's snow-white coat. Ghost enjoyed this, as she didn't get much attention. Lexi, too, was enjoying this. Out of the many horses here, Ghost was the only one who had caught her attention like she did. It suprised Lexi.
"She really seem to like you."
Lexi turned around. Ben was headed for the tack room, a saddle and bridle in hand. When he came back out, he stopped to scratch Ghost's forehead. He paused for a moment, as if thinking.
"I think that, maybe... if you keep bonding with her, we just may be able to get her ridable..." He trailed off, not sounding hopeful.
"Really?" Lexi asked, intruged. Training a horse sounded like even more fun than riding a fully-trained one.
"Maybe. It's a long shot, but worth it. I've never seen her so happy with anyone else"
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Meanwhile, Rev was in another aisle with Rusty. He noticed Rusty's eyes were locked on something across the aisle.
"What is it, boy?" Rev asked, trying to see what Rusty was looking at. Then, he noticed. Across from them was a bright chestnut mare, who was looking at Rusty. "Is that your girlfriend, Rusty?" Rev was then taken by suprise when a female roadrunner walked out of the stall. Her bright brown hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and fell just past her shoulders.
The girl noticed him. "Hi." she said, waving to him.
Rev was stunned for a moment. 'Is she talking to me?' He looked around. There was no one else in sight. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
The girl giggled at him before leaving. Rev felt like slapping himself. He couldn't believe he didn't say anything. Normally, he was the friendliest out of the group. But, it was like his mouth stopped working. He shook his head. He would have to try again.
So, he locked up Rusty's stall, and walked towards her. He tapped her shoulder. The girl turned around. She had the brightest brown eyes he had ever seen. "Uh, hi. I'm Runner. Gah, I mean Rev." He blushed slightly.
She giggled before replying. "Hi, Rev. I'm Rachelle. Are you here on vacation?"
"Yes, I'm here with my friends. There's seven of us all together."
"Cool. I go here every year for vacation. And, your horse is Rusty, right?"
"Yep." He smiled. 'I bet she knows all the horses here.'
"Mine is Flaxen. I've noticed that Rusty seems to like her."
"Yeah, he kinda does."
"Well, I've got to go. I'll see you around Rev." She waved before leaving him behind.
"Yeah, see you around."
(end chapter5)