A Horse to Love by Hubler Marsha

Author:Hubler, Marsha [Hubler, Marsha]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-11-26T04:06:48+00:00

chapter eight

Skye dragged herself off the yel ow school bus in front of Madison with what felt like a ton of books and two tons of homework. She hated this place!

Besides suffering through the homework, her frazzled brain had been working overtime on this foster home business. If it weren’t for Champ, she’d be history!

Trudging up the concrete steps, Skye scanned the hal way packed with rowdy middle schoolers banging locker doors, chattering with each other, hurrying, laughing, and scowling. Weaving her way to her locker, she searched desperately for two familiar faces.

Sooze and Kenny, where are you? I just have to see you before I report to Principal Bubba’s office. I just have to!

“Hi, Skye,” said a sweet voice from behind.

Skye turned toward the girl who had grabbed her arm.

“Oh, hi!” Skye said.

It was Robin Ward, one of the few people Skye could stand at Madison. Robin had short dark hair and was built like a bul dozer, yet she was sweet as sugar. Robin was an honor rol student and a star softbal , basketbal , and soccer player. Skye hated to admit it as she looked at Robin’s short stocky frame, but she was actual y glad to see her, even if she was a little different.

Different? It never occurred to Skye until that very moment that Robin was different because she was like the Chambers. She was one of them. A religious nut. A Christian! “Where you been, girl?” Robin asked, pushing her hair behind her ears.

“In prison,” Skye grumbled.

“Prison!”

“Almost. I was placed again. This time in the ultimate torture chamber. Speaking of chamber, their names are Tom and Eileen Chambers. Do you know them? They own Keystone Stables about three miles west of town.”

“Nope. Never heard of them. Is it real y that bad?”

“It has one good thing, and only one,” Skye said, raising her index finger. “They have horses and I’m learning to ride. That’s the only good part, believe me.”

“Horses?” Robin exclaimed. “Sweet! I’ve always wanted to ride horses but never had the chance. So now you’re a dude-ette. You go, girl!” Skye’s face shriveled. “Dude-ette?”

“Yeah, you know. They cal cowboys ‘dudes.’ Wel , you’re a girl, so you’re a dude-ette.”

“Not cool,” Skye said, throwing her gym bag into the locker. Her voice grew serious. “Hey, have you seen Sooze and Kenny?”

“No, I don’t see them much,” Robin answered, her tone quickly changing. “You know we don’t have any classes together.”

Robin was stil talking, but Skye was too busy searching the faces in the hal way to listen.

“Skye!”

“Huh?”

“Softbal practice started last week. The team’s looking for a manager. Do you want to do it? It’s after school every day until five.”

“Can’t,” Skye said as her attention shifted back to Robin. “I have counseling at Maranatha.”

“What’s Maranatha?”

“It’s a place over on Fifth and Broad that tortures kids like me. I have to go there every weekday for at least a year. They’re trying to help me,” she said sarcastical y as she grabbed a book from her locker.

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