Monica and the Sweetest Song by Diana G. Gallagher

Author:Diana G. Gallagher [Gallagher, Diana G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2014-11-05T00:00:00+00:00

A class of beginning riders was just tacking up when I rode my bike up to the barn. Chloe was already there. She and I walked over to the group of kids standing around Alice, the lessons instructor. The kids were all from Rock Creek.

“Is anyone going to the Battle of the Bands Friday night?” Chloe asked.

“I am,” a blond girl said, raising her hand. “I want to hear Rory’s band.”

“Me too,” a boy said. “I hope River Stone is good.”

“They’re fantastic,” I said.

“All the lesson kids are going to be cheering for Rory,” Alice said. “But Owen and his friends — the other owners, I guess — aren’t planning to go.”

“Oh, really?” Chloe said. “Hmm. We’ll see about that.” She spun around on her heel, and I followed her away from Alice.

Chloe and I headed back to the main barn. Owen, Lydia, and Megan were sitting on the benches by the front doors.

“Why aren’t you going to the Battle of Bands?” I asked.

“Don’t you want to support Rory?” Chloe asked.

“No,” Owen snapped.

Lydia shook her head.

“Absolutely not,” Megan added.

“Why not?” I asked.

“I’m sick of this. If we want to ride, we have to do all the work,” Owen explained.

“Because Rory’s too busy practicing with his stupid band,” Megan said.

I was pretty sure that Megan had a crush on Rory. She didn’t like anything that got between them. That included me.

“So we’re mad,” Lydia said. “And we don’t care if he loses.”

“Mark cares,” Chloe said.

Owen and the two girls looked up.

Hard work and good sportsmanship meant more to Mark than riding well and winning ribbons. We all knew that. Mark was a great trainer, and nobody wanted to risk getting booted out of his barn.

“Mark wants Rory to win,” Chloe went on. “That’s why he gave him time off to practice.”

“He won’t be happy if you don’t show up to cheer for River Stone,” I said.

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