NarnianPrincess
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For us all I think!
More story?
More story?
The Spanish Stranger
- Thread starter Peter's_Unicorn
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Peter's_Unicorn
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I know I'm overlapping what I posted, but I fixed the grammar.
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“I should get that bridle today so I know I have it,” Justin said. “Do you want to come with me? I’ll go when we get back and make sure these girls are cooled off. And I have to get my wallet.”
“OK, I’ll come.
“I should probably call Matthew, there might be something wrong with Sapphire’s eyes,” Jesse said, patting the mare’s neck.
The young vet was a family friend who had recently graduated from vet school.
“We’ve been out for a while, let’s head back,” Justin said, turning Colores in a tight circle.
“Come on,” Jesse said to Sapphire, pirouetting on the forehand to walk back.
“Jess, don’t move. Keep Sapphire still,” Justin said monotonically.
“OK,” Jesse answered. Weird demand, but whatever, he’s been right to tell me something like this before, she thought.
“Don’t look down.”
“OK.” Now Jesse was getting confused.
“Walk Sapphire forward, but whatever you do, don’t let her look down or back.”
Jesse did as he said.
Once she walked past him on Colores, he followed her. “What was that about?” she asked.
“There was a little garter snake about six inches from Sapphire’s heel. If one of you had seen it, she would have spooked and you would have gotten at least a little scared, she would have sensed your fear making her more scared—”
“OK!” Jesse said, cutting him off. “So I’m afraid of snakes, it’s not that big of a deal.”
Justin rolled his eyes. “A little?”
“OK, a lot.”
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“I should get that bridle today so I know I have it,” Justin said. “Do you want to come with me? I’ll go when we get back and make sure these girls are cooled off. And I have to get my wallet.”
“OK, I’ll come.
“I should probably call Matthew, there might be something wrong with Sapphire’s eyes,” Jesse said, patting the mare’s neck.
The young vet was a family friend who had recently graduated from vet school.
“We’ve been out for a while, let’s head back,” Justin said, turning Colores in a tight circle.
“Come on,” Jesse said to Sapphire, pirouetting on the forehand to walk back.
“Jess, don’t move. Keep Sapphire still,” Justin said monotonically.
“OK,” Jesse answered. Weird demand, but whatever, he’s been right to tell me something like this before, she thought.
“Don’t look down.”
“OK.” Now Jesse was getting confused.
“Walk Sapphire forward, but whatever you do, don’t let her look down or back.”
Jesse did as he said.
Once she walked past him on Colores, he followed her. “What was that about?” she asked.
“There was a little garter snake about six inches from Sapphire’s heel. If one of you had seen it, she would have spooked and you would have gotten at least a little scared, she would have sensed your fear making her more scared—”
“OK!” Jesse said, cutting him off. “So I’m afraid of snakes, it’s not that big of a deal.”
Justin rolled his eyes. “A little?”
“OK, a lot.”
Aravis Kenobi
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LOL, she sounds like me. 
Peter's_Unicorn
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Hehe, me too. I'd probably freak out if I ever saw a snake, even a baby garter snake.
NarnianPrincess
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I stepped on a water moccison(sp?) once and about jumped into the next county! (I didn't even know what it was until I got home, and looked it up.) I was really glad my dog didn't see it!
Thank you for posting more... I followed suit.
(I didn't even know what it was until I got home, and looked it up.) I was really glad my dog didn't see it! Thank you for posting more... I followed suit.
NarnianPrincess
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Thanks! I was too lazy to look it up.Copperfox said:
And it was sleeping on a rock... so I was gone by the time it figured out what had happened!
Peter's_Unicorn
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Here's some more, I just had to post this part!
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They rode in silence for a while, soon coming up to the barn.
Jesse dismounted and ran up her stirrups. “Justin, look,” she whispered, pointing to the round pen.
There she saw not Invador, but Midnight Moon cantering around the perimeter of the pen. His neck was low and outstretched, his inside ear pointed at Arnaldo who was facing him squarely from the center, and his mouth was making chewing motions. Arnaldo drove him on a bit longer then turned away from the gelding so as not to look aggressive.
Moon quickly slowed and halted, looking curiously at Arnaldo standing not far away. The gelding took a hesitant step forward then started walking until his muzzle was on Arnaldo’s shoulder.
Arnaldo walked forward.
Moon followed him.
Arnaldo jogged a bit.
Moon trotted just behind him.
“Join up*,” Justin whispered as Arnaldo reached up and rubbed Moon’s forhead.
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*Join up was actually designed by Monty Roberts, go here if you want to know more, it's very interesting.
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They rode in silence for a while, soon coming up to the barn.
Jesse dismounted and ran up her stirrups. “Justin, look,” she whispered, pointing to the round pen.
There she saw not Invador, but Midnight Moon cantering around the perimeter of the pen. His neck was low and outstretched, his inside ear pointed at Arnaldo who was facing him squarely from the center, and his mouth was making chewing motions. Arnaldo drove him on a bit longer then turned away from the gelding so as not to look aggressive.
Moon quickly slowed and halted, looking curiously at Arnaldo standing not far away. The gelding took a hesitant step forward then started walking until his muzzle was on Arnaldo’s shoulder.
Arnaldo walked forward.
Moon followed him.
Arnaldo jogged a bit.
Moon trotted just behind him.
“Join up*,” Justin whispered as Arnaldo reached up and rubbed Moon’s forhead.
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*Join up was actually designed by Monty Roberts, go here if you want to know more, it's very interesting.
Tatertot67
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AWESOME! love it.
NarnianPrincess
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Very good! I'm enjoing this...
Peter's_Unicorn
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Welcome, Tatertot67 (I like the name)! Thanks for the comments, I'll post more now!
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Sapphire neighed just as Arnaldo clipped a lead rope onto Moon’s halter. “Hush, Sapphire, hush,” Jesse told the mare, quieting her down. It was too late. Arnaldo had seen them.
“What are you doing there?” he called.
“We were on a trail ride and we just got back,” Justin said. “Anyway, it’s our property.”
“Oh, yeah. Sorry,” Arnaldo said, almost as if he thought Justin thought he was superior because it was his property.
“It’s OK.”
“Justin, I’m scared,” Jesse said as the twins put their horses in their stalls.
“What?”
“I’m scared. I don’t like Arnaldo being here and keeping all his secrets. I mean, if he scaled down everything I found, and he didn’t tell us his or his brother’s real name or that he has a sister, what else could he be hiding? I mean, how do we know the article and everything was phony just so he could get something from people?”
“Whoa, whoa, slow down. I don’t think you need to worry about this, OK? Why don’t you go lie down for a little? Being tired must give you a wilder imagination.”
Jesse nodded. “OK.”
When Jesse got to her room she laid down on her bed, wondering if she was exaggerating. She didn’t wonder long, because soon she was asleep.
An alarm was blaring, screaming at the residents of the small house. “Arnaldo, Andres, Tierra, come quickly!” called a middle-aged woman.
“Mamá! Help!” cried a young boy. The woman could not answer him, for fear of being shot by the gun held by her head.
The two men that had broken the window of the house each grabbed one of her arms and dragged her to a black truck. The man with the gun followed, never losing his aim on the woman’s head.
Soon police sirens could be heard fast approaching the house. They were too late for the woman; the robbers had already rounded a corner.
Jesse was moaning in her sleep, tossing and turning, mumbling, “No, please no, it’s not true!”
A young police officer walked up two the young boy and a teenage girl. “Are you two all right?” the officer asked.
“We are, but I haven’t seen my other brother, and they took my mother,” the girl answered, trying to comfort the boy who was now sobbing.
“Do you have a picture of your mother and of your brother?” the officer asked.
“Y-yes, sir, I have a picture of all of us in my pocket, I keep it there all the time.”
“OK, then, let’s get you both somewhere warmer, then I promise we’ll try to find your brother and mother.”
“Yes, sir.” The girl was crying now.
“Jesse! Jesse, wake up! Jesse!” Justin rolled his eyes and pinched her, which always wakes her up. Jesse screamed and sat up, very scared and breathing heavily.
“Jess, it’s OK, it’s just me,” Justin said, trying to calm her down.
Jesse started crying. “Justin, I was wrong! He is telling the truth! Arnaldo is telling the truth!” she said between sobs.
“What?”
“It was a dream. It was almost like I saw exactly what he saw.”
“What are you talking about?”
Jesse explained everything in her dream to him.
“Wow. I can’t believe what that must have been like. Are you sure that’s even true, though?”
“Justin, I know. I’m not sure how, but I do.”
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Sapphire neighed just as Arnaldo clipped a lead rope onto Moon’s halter. “Hush, Sapphire, hush,” Jesse told the mare, quieting her down. It was too late. Arnaldo had seen them.
“What are you doing there?” he called.
“We were on a trail ride and we just got back,” Justin said. “Anyway, it’s our property.”
“Oh, yeah. Sorry,” Arnaldo said, almost as if he thought Justin thought he was superior because it was his property.
“It’s OK.”
“Justin, I’m scared,” Jesse said as the twins put their horses in their stalls.
“What?”
“I’m scared. I don’t like Arnaldo being here and keeping all his secrets. I mean, if he scaled down everything I found, and he didn’t tell us his or his brother’s real name or that he has a sister, what else could he be hiding? I mean, how do we know the article and everything was phony just so he could get something from people?”
“Whoa, whoa, slow down. I don’t think you need to worry about this, OK? Why don’t you go lie down for a little? Being tired must give you a wilder imagination.”
Jesse nodded. “OK.”
When Jesse got to her room she laid down on her bed, wondering if she was exaggerating. She didn’t wonder long, because soon she was asleep.
An alarm was blaring, screaming at the residents of the small house. “Arnaldo, Andres, Tierra, come quickly!” called a middle-aged woman.
“Mamá! Help!” cried a young boy. The woman could not answer him, for fear of being shot by the gun held by her head.
The two men that had broken the window of the house each grabbed one of her arms and dragged her to a black truck. The man with the gun followed, never losing his aim on the woman’s head.
Soon police sirens could be heard fast approaching the house. They were too late for the woman; the robbers had already rounded a corner.
Jesse was moaning in her sleep, tossing and turning, mumbling, “No, please no, it’s not true!”
A young police officer walked up two the young boy and a teenage girl. “Are you two all right?” the officer asked.
“We are, but I haven’t seen my other brother, and they took my mother,” the girl answered, trying to comfort the boy who was now sobbing.
“Do you have a picture of your mother and of your brother?” the officer asked.
“Y-yes, sir, I have a picture of all of us in my pocket, I keep it there all the time.”
“OK, then, let’s get you both somewhere warmer, then I promise we’ll try to find your brother and mother.”
“Yes, sir.” The girl was crying now.
“Jesse! Jesse, wake up! Jesse!” Justin rolled his eyes and pinched her, which always wakes her up. Jesse screamed and sat up, very scared and breathing heavily.
“Jess, it’s OK, it’s just me,” Justin said, trying to calm her down.
Jesse started crying. “Justin, I was wrong! He is telling the truth! Arnaldo is telling the truth!” she said between sobs.
“What?”
“It was a dream. It was almost like I saw exactly what he saw.”
“What are you talking about?”
Jesse explained everything in her dream to him.
“Wow. I can’t believe what that must have been like. Are you sure that’s even true, though?”
“Justin, I know. I’m not sure how, but I do.”
Aravis Kenobi
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Figured Jesse would be the most sympathetic to Arnaldo.
Peter's_Unicorn
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Well, when she wakes up from the dream, er, nightmare, Justin's just confused because he doesn't really know what she's talking about at first.
Aravis Kenobi
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True. I'd think she's nuts!
Peter's_Unicorn
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Sorry I can't post more, I'm at a spot where I'm not sure what to write and school is calling, even though it's Saturday.
Btw, NP, thanks for putting this in your sig!
Btw, NP, thanks for putting this in your sig!
Peter's_Unicorn
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~ {O} ~
“Checkmate.” It was 7:30 that night and Caitlyn had challenged Justin to a game of chess in Jesse’s room while they waited for Katie to come over for a sleepover.
“How could you beat me? You’ve never beaten me at chess!” Justin complained.
“Oh, stop whining, you’re worse than Esperanza when her saddle pad is wrinkled!” Jesse teased from her bed where she was watching them.
“Yeah, stop whining, Justin!” Caitlyn echoed.
Justin stood up, walking towards the door, watching Caitlyn from the corner of his eye. Just as he got past her, he dropped to his knees and tickled her, making her squeal. Jesse rolled her eyes and picked up a pillow, throwing it at her brother. “Hey!” he said. “That’s not fair! Two on one isn’t fair!”
“You’re in luck, Katie’s here,” Jesse said.
“I didn’t hear anything,” Caitlyn said.
“Well, I heard the doorbell, so I’m going to get it,” Jesse declared, standing up and walking out of the room. “Behave until I get back!” she called over
her shoulder.
“Did she seriously think we would actually misbehave?!” Caitlyn said,
pretending to be surprised.
“I think she did!” Justin said in the pretend surprise way.
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Sorry it stops at a kinda weird spot, that's all I have. Please comment!
Aravis Kenobi
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No, it's not weird.
Peter's_Unicorn
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As Justin and Caitlyn threw pillows at each other, Jesse ran to answer the door. She was shocked to find out that it wasn’t Katie at the door, it was Brian.
“Hold on, Brian,” she managed to say before slamming the door closed and standing against it, fighting her desire to slap him.
Once she calmed herself down, she opened the door again. “What are you doing here?” she asked.
“I—I came to say I’m sorry. I was a total idiot for breaking up with you.”
“You’ve told me that too many times, Brian. I’ve gone through hearing your apologies one too many times. It’s over,” Jesse said as she closed the door. Brian stopped her with his foot. “Brian, go home. You’re finished playing your games with me. And, if you decide to push it, I’ll make you leave.”
“OK. If that’s how you want it,” Brian said before turning and running down the street to his house.
“Where’s Katie?” Caitlyn asked when Jesse walked back into her room.
“It wasn’t Katie at the door, it was Brian.”
“What did he want?” Caitlyn asked.
“To try to apologize. It didn’t work this time.”
The doorbell rang, and this time Caitlyn heard it too.
“I’ll get it,” Caitlyn said before Jesse could open her mouth.
“OK, thanks.”
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“Hold on, Brian,” she managed to say before slamming the door closed and standing against it, fighting her desire to slap him.
Once she calmed herself down, she opened the door again. “What are you doing here?” she asked.
“I—I came to say I’m sorry. I was a total idiot for breaking up with you.”
“You’ve told me that too many times, Brian. I’ve gone through hearing your apologies one too many times. It’s over,” Jesse said as she closed the door. Brian stopped her with his foot. “Brian, go home. You’re finished playing your games with me. And, if you decide to push it, I’ll make you leave.”
“OK. If that’s how you want it,” Brian said before turning and running down the street to his house.
“Where’s Katie?” Caitlyn asked when Jesse walked back into her room.
“It wasn’t Katie at the door, it was Brian.”
“What did he want?” Caitlyn asked.
“To try to apologize. It didn’t work this time.”
The doorbell rang, and this time Caitlyn heard it too.
“I’ll get it,” Caitlyn said before Jesse could open her mouth.
“OK, thanks.”
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Aravis Kenobi
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So, is Brian like her boyfriend?
Peter's_Unicorn
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Yeah, in the first post:Aravis of Archenland said:
“Who is it?” Jesse mouthed to Caitlyn as she took the phone.
“Your boyfriend,” Caitlyn replied as she walked into the living room to watch TV, “It sounds… important.”
“Hi, Brian,” said Jesse.
“Jesse… we… need to talk…”
That's all he was in the story until now. Now I will go write more and I just might have some fun with what Jesse and Katie do.