On the Hooves of Horses by Emma Taylor

Author:Emma Taylor [Taylor, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lessons to learn, new beginnings, self-discovery, Love, Angst
ISBN: 9781925341898
Publisher: Vivid Publishing
Published: 2015-08-09T04:00:00+00:00

“Oh my calves are killing me.” I heard Megs groaning as I made my way back to the campfire. I avoided eye contact with Andrea, but I could sense that she was staring at me.

“Drink up, you won’t feel a thing.” Andrea said. She handed her friend a glass of alcohol. Megs took one hand away from rubbing her legs and gulped down the mixture with vigour.

“Holy crap, Rea, what was that?” Megs spat. Her face screwed with the after taste.

“Home brew sweetheart.”

“You can keep your home brew.”

“How about you sunshine? Fancy a turn?”

“No thanks, Andrea.” I replied.

“Oh, go on. It’ll do you good.” She persisted.

“Don’t drink much. Besides, judging by Megs’s reaction, I’d be wise to steer clear from your concoction.” I laughed with Megs. Andrea raised a freshly poured shot glass in the air and toward my direction.

“Thanks, but I reckon you should stick to your day job. What is that again?” I asked innocently. Of course I knew she didn’t have a day job, night job or any job, but I could not resist the chance to throw one back at her. The question had rolled out of my mouth, verbalizing itself before I had a chance to stop it. It worked, too. Andrea slammed the drink down her throat and turned away. There was no wind at the campsite. Nestled in the base of the mountain, we were in a protected area and quite isolated. We were the only campers here, but the ranger and his family were only a few hundred meters away, which in itself was comforting. The fire blazed strong embers of orange and red. It was only when Grace walked past and caused the slightest of breeze that it flickered and I caught a glimpse of figures walking through the carefully cleared habitation.

“People.” I gestured. A cold shiver ran up my spine. It was only half hour ago that the ranger did his final walk by for the evening. He had told us that there was a group of Japanese tourists due tomorrow morning, but apart from that, we were the only ones who had visitor’s passes.

“Hey there!” A man’s voice called.

“Grace?” Megs sounded how I felt.

“I can’t, quite, make it out.” Grace stumbled through her words.

“Grace, it’s me, Lucas.” A wave of relief flushed over us all. I think I even saw Andrea’s shoulders ease in alleviation.

“Hi ya girls.” Lucas’s smile was warm and wide. Quite dazzling. He came straight over to me.

“Hey Queensland.” He greeted me with an arm around my waist, smirking. “No bum pinching this time.”

“Hi Lucas. No, I guess bum pinching is off the agenda these days.” I smiled. There were two more shadows making their way from the darkness.

“Over here fellas. Ads and Paxton.” He said, looking at me.

“Ads, man this is Reed’s girl, Jayde.” Just the mention of his name put a warm tingle in my belly. I raised my arm up to wave to the young man in front of me. He was tall

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