Stolen Heart, Lilly W. [rooftoppers .TXT] 📗

like a bog. “ I take that as yes.” I grin at her. Bring her out and hop on her back. We take off and I feel the wind in my hair. Wiping and pulling at it. I shut my eyes and let Star lead.

I love to ride. It brings me closer to everything in the nature and makes my think about when I found Star a year ago.

 

The sun was going down and I started to go home from a walk in the woods. I was about 2 miles in. A little scary when you are alone. As I walk home I hear the thump of feet and then a whine cuts into the sky, being an animal lover I ran to the rescue. I was pretty sure it was a horse, nothing else is that loud. When I saw it was love at first glance. She was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.  But she saw me and tried to run and ended up falling again. I came closer and she let me since she couldn’t move in the first place.

 

After looking at the leg i stayed there with her all night and she began to get used to me. I left her and told her I would be back, but in truth I wouldn’t be surprised if she left anyway.  So I went to get food. I set off again and after half an hour I hear the crunching of leaves and the breaking of sticks. I hide in a bush afraid that a bear would find me and rip out my face.  So I sit there ready to attack when I hear a whine. I step out and see star standing there blinks her blue eyes at me. I let out sigh and bring the food to her. I walk home and she follows. From there on I knew that she was the horse for me. And the fact that I tried to let her go, but she wouldn’t. I have had her ever since.

 

I am so glad that I found her. It was meant to be. She would be dead without me, I’m not saying that to make myself feel better, but because it’s true. But I would be empty without her. She even comes to her name. What horse does that. Oh, yeah. Mine. I can let her walk around the yard as much as I want and she won’t leave. It makes me happy that she wants the stay.

 

It fills my heart with pride and love. I will never let her go. I have enough trust in her to let go of the reins. I’m putting my life in her hooves weather she knows it or not. I open my eyes as she stops and recognize where we are. It’s where I found her. It’s as if she can hear what I’m thinking, heck maybe she can.

 

I get down and look around. I sit down and Star sits behind me. I shut my eyes and relax against her. Then Star moves and I hear a deep growl. I open my eyes and see 3 wolves staring back at me.  I jump up and almost have a heart attack. Star is already up. She puts her head on my shoulder and pulling me back. They look really hungry and skinny.  Two really bad combinations. The biggest one comes forward and growls louder. Then 3 more come out of the bushes. Why did I come out here?

 

My heart kicks into gear and so does my head. I slowly get on Stars back. I don’t want her to get hurt. I don’t know what to do. Then I think about the small stream we have that all the animals go to. It’s half a mile away. I don’t know if we can make it or not. But we have to try.

 

I look at the 6 approaching wolves and kick my foot into Star’s side. I hope that they are weak from loss of food. They are nipping at her heels and she lets out a sqeal. But as we run further they run slower. We make it to the river and they make it when we jump across. We watch as back away and jump to.

 

We take off running about half way there I fall to the ground.  There is only half a mile left to go. I hit hard and feel dizzy, so dizzy that they pounce on my before I can get up. One dives for my neck but I roll into a ball. One grabs me by the arm and I feel him latch on, his teeth sinking into me.

 

I start to pass out, when I hear a yelp and see a flash of black.I feel myself fade away as I feel blood flow. The last thing I see is black. I know this is the end I feel my body being dragged away into darkness.

 

I love you mom and Star.

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 I feel warm and cozy. Am I dead?

 

“Rose?” Mom? I open my eyes and there she is. Mom. I look around and see that I’m in my bedroom. Wait. I thought that the wolves drug me off. What is going on?

 

“H-Ho-How did I get here?” I look into her eyes as I struggle to talk and my throat burns. Instead of answer she gives me water. I drink my fill and she smiles down at me putting her hand on her cheek. “ Mom, how did I get here?” I try again and my throat feels better.

 

“Star.” She smiles at me again. What is with her and all this bamn smiling? It all makes sense she was the black streak and what made the wolves yelp. But how did she possibly get me all the way here? Did she drag me all the way. A doctor comes into the room holding a clipboard and flipping through the papers and charts.

“We ran the test and….” She stops when he sees that I’m awake. “ Oh!? Hi Rose, how are you doing?” She smiles. “Ummm… oh! Yeah. I was just going to say that I went over the test data and you tested negative for rabies. You are lucky to be alive, any later and you would not be here. You sure have a good horse.” She walked out. My head is spinning and my arm hurts.  I turn back to mom.

 

“What happened? Am I okay? How did Star bring me all the way here? How long was asleep? Where is Star?” My mouth is going a mile a minute.

 

“Wow, slow down. Okay lets see. I don’t know what happened, I was hoping you would fill me in on that. You will be okay. You got 8 stitches to your arm and it’s starting to heal really good you will only have a little scar. I seems that Star carried you all the was here on her back, I don’t know how she got you there in the first place. You were asleep for a week. And you lost a lot of blood and almost died, they had to treat you with a lot of things. I will get you something to eat, I love you.” She plants kiss on my head.

 

Star is the reason that I’m alive.

 

Mom comes back soon with soup. I hadn’t realized how hungry I was until I smelled the fresh chicken and dumpling soup.

 

“Thanks mom.”

 

“Anything for you” She says with a smile. Then she looks away in thought. “Okay, so I’ve been thinking and I think that it’s a good idea for you to go to school.” She smiles at me again. This time a little shaky.  I almost choke on a noodle.

 

“What? Why?” I look at her all my life I had been homeschooled by her. Why would that change now?

     “ Well….It’s a good chance to meet some new people.” She looks away.

 

“Okay, sure that’s why mom. And it just so happens after I turn 16 ½ right?”

 

“Fine, I want you to fine a boy.” She looks away again.

 

“You still think that I’m going to marry? And sending me to school is the worst idea you have ever had. They will eat me alive, then spit me out and do it again.”

 

“No they won’t. You are plenty smart. And there is nothing going to change that.” She smiles at me.

 

“I’m not talking about being smart. I’m talking about the fact that the only place I have ever been in life is here. Or the fact that I have never talked to anyone except for you. I don’t know how to act, when to go there, what to do or how to dress.” I glare at the wall.

 

“You will do fine. Oh, and it starts next monday.”

 

“Next monday, as in 4 days?”

 

“Yeah, your arm is already healed. And you don’t have anything else to do.” She smiles at me and then leaves.

 

Great school.Why does she have to do this to me. What did I ever do to her? Nothing. Did she make a split decision?

 

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2 days can go a lot faster than you think. Especially if you spend your time in bed and thinking about school. Which is still on my mind . I accept it, but I will never forgive my mom. Ever. She means good. To get me married, but still, school. Macy and Gloria never got to go to school and are really jellos. If mom would let them they could go for me. I have not left our house or land since I was five. And know she thinks that I can go to school. Fat chance.

 

She’s off getting clothes and school supplies. She already signed me up and everything ahead of time. Good thing I’m not stating in the middle of the year or anything that would be the worst thing in the history of humans.

 

Macy walked into the room with a basket of freshly washed clothes.
    “School can’t be that bad. I mean if all the guys are as cute as the one that came, then you would be in heaven.” She sighs. Macy is one of the many people that don’t know why I ran out on Matt.   

 

“You never know.” I look at her.

 

“You're right, i wouldn’t know. I never got the chance to go.” She meets my eyes and frown.

 

“I’m sorry, you're right, I should be thankful.” I look away as she leaves.

Sure thankful, since that's something that I’m good at. I suppress a yawn and lay down on the pillow.

 

I think back to the day when Macy came to us. Her parents died and she never got the chance to go to school. 

 

Feeling myself get pulled away into darkness.