Horse Magic by Trudy Nicholson

Author:Trudy Nicholson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: horse riding, horsemanship, pony club, equestrian, equine
Publisher: Horsecrest Press
Published: 2015-03-31T00:00:00+00:00

11. Bubble Bath

Everyone admired Cynthia and Lucy’s new hairstyles. Lucy did the announcing as Cynthia walked out in her new outfit. She thought Ron’s eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw his wife pretending to walk the catwalk. Cynthia looks awesome in her new outfit, thought Lucy, I think we chose well!

Then it was Lucy’s turn. She entered the room wearing her new jeans with her ‘White Cloud Station’ teeshirt. She thought Grandad would like that.

The fashion parade was a hit! Lucy felt so good, and very ‘at home’, to be wearing jeans again.

It seemed everyone in the room was feeling positive and happy. The evening has been extraordinary, Lucy thought. She wished that her friends and Mike were there too. She’d noticed Mike’s absence and wished he had been there to see Cynthia enjoying herself so much. He was planning to be back for the autumn break, he’d told her. She wished it were autumn already – she couldn’t wait till her best friends and Mike were reunited, together again at White Cloud.

Grandma loved the silver horse brooch Lucy had found for her at the saddlery shop and she thought Grandad was pretty chuffed with his coffee mug with the black horse rearing up. It had reminded her of Koru, the wild stallion that lived free in the hills behind the station.

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After supper, the big house went quiet. Everyone was probably asleep, thought Lucy, as she lay back in the old claw-leg bath. The bubbles felt soft and soothing as they crackled and popped around the back of her neck. She turned on the taps again and the bubbles foamed higher, spilling over the sides of the bath where they lay to rest on the tile floor. It was heavenly, she thought, as she let out a huge sigh, closed her eyes and smiled. She inhaled the soft lavender scent of her favourite essential bath oil and thought how good it felt to be soaking in the deep warm bath. It was great, so great to have her plaster finally off after all this time. Tomorrow it will be Hope’s turn to be in water, but not exactly in the same luxurious way as I am now, she thought. I’ll take the vet’s advice and bring her back into work quietly. I’m so lucky Grandad is here to oversee her work regime.

She’d wrapped a small towel around her head, as she didn’t want her new hairdo to get ruined, and leant against a rolled- up towel. She gently lifted her leg and focused on her foot and examined it. Bubbles sat on top of her toes and she wiggled them playfully, admiring her newly painted toenails. It had been fun with Cynthia at the beauty salon, having their hair and nails done.

The bath was divine, the bubbles embracing her. Lucy closed her eyes and imagined herself galloping with the wild horses at her side once again. Her daydreams took her further and further away, until she was no longer lying in the lavender- scented water.

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