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Chapter 2: The woods

Well you see, our parents aren't exactly errrrr . . . . friendly with our neighbors. We're vegans, they're hunters, you get the picture?

"Hey!" Yelled a voice in the distance. I recognized it as my neighbor and my best friend, Kyle. He had dark brown hair and the most glorious almost florescent Green eyes.

"Hey." I said as he rode up on his brown and black-haired horse, Blaze. "How's it going?" I asked.

"I just scored a date with Miranda can you believe it?" Kyle asked excitedly.

Yep, that just ruined my mood for the rest of the day. I thought.

"Great!" I said, forcing smile on my face and scratching behind Eclipse's ear, trying hard to hide the disappointment in my eyes.

"Hey, when you're done getting Eclipse ready, I'll race you through the woods!" He challenged.

"You're on." I replied.

Now this is just what I need. I thought.

After I got Eclipse ready and found Kyle in the woods, we took our marks at a line Kyle had made in the dirt. "Down to the bridge and back." He directed. "You're welcome to back out now while you still have your dignity." He offered with a smirk one his face.

There was absolutely no way I was going to surrender to Kyle! Not in this life time. I thought.

"Oh, I don't think so." I snapped.

"Ready." He yelled. "Set . . . . go!"

Eclipse bolted off running with Blaze following at her heels. Moments later, Kyle was ridding up next to us.

"Try to keep up!" He yelled, his brunette hair flying behind him like Blaze's tail was soaring behind him as they passed us.

Oh no you don't! I thought loudly, squeezing Eclipse's sides as hard as I could. "Whoa!" I heard Kyle yell, and he brought Blaze to a halt. In front of him was a log obviously he hasn't learned to jump yet, like I have.

Here's my chance! My mind screamed. I went up into post and almost instinctively, Eclipse jumped the log with almost no effort.

"What are you going to do now hunter?" I mocked.

Soon enough the bridge came into view. I slowed Eclipse to a trot in case Kyle happened to be closer than I thought. Eclipse stopped at the river under the bridge for a well deserved drink. "Good job girl." I praised, but my happiness was short-lived when I heard a gunshot in the distance. Then bright red blood started pouring from my shoulder, soon all hell broke loose.