Finny and the Boy from Horse Mountain by Andrea Young

Author:Andrea Young
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2013-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Day one of school turned out to be uneventful. Finny got her new locker and all her books and managed to get to her classes on time. She typically got good grades and liked school, but today was a countdown. Every minute that ticked by put her closer to Joe and Sky. When the bell rang, Finny grabbed her books, bolted from the classroom, and crashed right into someone. It was Dale, from the feed store.

“Sorry, I didn’t see you.” Finny was terribly embarrassed; she’d all but knocked him down.

“Don’t be. I should know when the bell rings to watch out.” Finny laughed, then hugged her books to her chest.

“Well, sorry again. I’ll see you later.”

“No problem, Finny. I’ll see you tomorrow.” He waved, smiled, and left. Finny shoved her books in her pack and swung it over her shoulder. Dale knew her name? That was a surprise. She went to the buses and found the one that would leave her close to Azure Hills. Once it dropped her off, Finny dashed around doing her chores as quickly as she could so she could get to Silver Spur.

Finny rinsed out the last feed bucket and put it away. She wiped her brow and hoped she didn’t look like a mess. Elsa always looked perfect no matter what. But then, Elsa never lifted a finger or broke a sweat. She grabbed her backpack that was weighed down with cleaning supplies for Joe’s trailer and went to find him. And find him she did. He was leaning up against the wall in the barn, Elsa standing in front of him, a little too close for Finny’s liking. They were talking quietly. Finny walked up and heard Elsa say, “This is a nice look on you.” Then to her horror Elsa ran her hand across his shoulder and down the middle of his chest as if straightening his shirt. Finny walked up and when Joe saw her, his eyes got big. She didn’t know if it was from guilt, embarrassment, happiness, or what. All she knew was she was mad—at him, Elsa, herself, and the world in general. Joe slid sideways a step to remove himself from Elsa, but not before she grabbed his hand and held it in both of hers. “Joe, I had an amazing afternoon. Thank you, you are doing wonders for our horses.”

“No problem.” Joe stood until Elsa, who was holding his hand for an excessively long time, released it. Elsa didn’t bother to even smirk at Finny. She just turned and walked away.

Joe gave Finny a crooked smile, knowing she’d be mad.

“So what was that all about?” Finny crossed her arms and stared at Joe. Seeing his face, remembering that all things Elsa made her crazy, she put her hands up to stop him from whatever he was going to say. “I’m sorry . . . I’m going to start again. Hi, Joe, how are you?”

Joe smiled again. “I can’t complain. How are you?”

“Glad to be here!”

“How was school?”

“Boring.

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