Drabble 22: The Ride Resumes
About two-thirds of the way, Mano finally halted. Buck jumped out, leading the four trailing horses to the front. They were quickly swapped out.
Taking the first four, Roy started slowly on toward town since it was closer than home as Reno continued scouting ahead. They'd return home tomorrow.
"Manolito! Where's John?" Victoria called as her younger brother climbed in back.
He held her, wiping sweat from her face. "John will be here soon, mi hermana. It will be okay."
A tear ran down Violeta's cheek.
Buck glanced back then popped the reins to restart their rapid ride toward Tucson.
~HC~
Author's Note: Thanks so much to wotwasithinkin and Nillis82 for their reviews on recent chapters. I really appreciate the nice comments and I hope I won't let you down with the conclusion to the story later this week.
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