Rodeo Rocker, chapter 6
Lunch time
“Girl, you were well gone,� Sarah nudged her best friend as they joined the queue in the cafeteria “ ‘n’ you looked like such a hoe in between THREE guys, why on earth do y’ get so wasted?� she asked, sniggering slightly.
“It’s funny, I guess, it’s like you can do stuff y’ wouldn’t even think about doin’ normally� Cody replied “and it winds Pete up sommat rotten� she giggled, waving to Danny as he came to join them “but I need to speak to you later yeah, come to the stables after school?�
“Yeah sure. Hey Dood� Sarah broke off to greet their best guy mate “how was chemi?�
“Dire, although I did have a good kip,� he laughed, slowly turning the bar in his eyebrow “bit of a disturbin’ dream actually, something’ to do with getting wasted ‘n’ swimming through a glass o’ booze & fish!�
The two girls laughed “You’re wacky! Y’ know that right?� Sarah giggled “I blame you for this missy, you’re havin’ an effect on him� she chided, poking Cody’s sides.
“Ow! Ribs, Sarah, broken ribs� Cody cried, smiling as she walked past the table that her cousin was sat at with Mike &Tre “Hey,� she waved, quickly going for a chat, “Where’s Billie? Usually can’t unglue you guys from each other,� crouching next to Mike she waited for the teacher on duty to look away before kissing him, whispering “I love you�
“love you to,� Mike replied, kissing her back, noticing that Tre looked awkward “he’s playin’ footy, whereas we’re bein’ sensible & stayin’ warm inside,� he laughed
“Oh well, he wants to be different, I kinda figured he meant different to the Jocks & plastics though, not you guys� she smiled, “anyway, gotta go, see y’ later� she bent over to kiss Mike again before joining Sarah & Danny, who were by now at the front of the queue. They looked at each other, with THAT look, {they’ve been talking about me} Cody thought to herself
After school
Sarah stood at the gates, twisting a curl around a finger “C’mon Cody, we’ll miss the bus!� she shouted as her friend came running over.
“Sorry!� Cody replied, trying to catch her breath as the two of them dashed for the bus which would take them to ‘Willow Creek Stables’ “Mad bat Baskeyfield kept us behind in RS.�
As they sat on the bus silence fell between them as idiotic 9th grade boys threw bottles at each other. Eventually, they came to the stop outside the stable yard as the girls jumped off.
“So, you said y’ wanted to talk?� Sarah looked at her friend a they walked to the field to bring their horses in “Me ‘n’ Danny are worried yeah? You seem distracted or something’�
“Yeah, it’s err, Mike,� Cody started, walking towards her young Paint crossbred, she stroked his mane, not looking at Sarah “he wants to take things further, y’know? ‘n’ well, I don’t think I’m ready� she continued as Sarah joined them with her Bay gelding Misfit.
“That’s, errr, well. I dunno, you ’n’ Mike seem really close, why don’t y’ talk to him? He’ll understand won’t he? Or y’ never know, he might change your mind,� she laughed “It’s not as bad as the teachers make out, honest.�
“Yeah, it’s just, I dunno, I’ll feel stupid if we finish like a week after we do it,� she still didn’t meet Sarah’s eyes as she led Timber into his loose box next to Misfit’s.
Suddenly Sarah clicked, “That’s not the only thing is it?� she asked, looking over the bars that separated the two boxes “What else is it? I knew, I mean, should o’ guessed, you ‘n’ Mike are waaay too close for that to bother you this much,� She started to burble {oh God} she thought to herself, the worst thoughts going through her mind {perhaps she’s been fatally injured from the fall}
“Chill, you’re burbling, don’t worry that much,� Cody looked over from grooming Timber, “You’re actin’ like I’m gunna tell you I’m dyin’� she laughed as her friend definitely relaxed, “It’s Tre, I dunno what’s going on with him, I mean he’s a great friend but he’s been real weird lately, like, wanderin’ hands ‘n’ stuff, like he keeps goin all quiet ‘n’ moody if me ‘n’ Mike start huggin or something’� she finished, looking at Sarah for advice, all she got was her friends eyes with a teasing glint in them.
“Is that it?� she laughed “Jeez, you’re so naïve Cody, the guy has the hots for ya, anyone can see that,� she said, “He’ll just have to deal with it by himself, you’re so smitten with Mike, he can’t seriously think you’ll leave Mike for him, He’ll get over it eventually.�
“Yeah? Ok, yeah.� Cody repeated, patting Timber as she leanded against the bars, “I’ve been drivin myself insane, wonderin’ what I could do to help him ‘n’ what was wrong with him, but by the looks of it, I can’t do anything’ to help him. So, y’ wanna go for a ride?� she asked.
“What about you’re arm? And ribs?� Sarah looked concerned as she walked out of her horses box.
“Ah, time to live dangerously, I’ll be ok if you take it slow, then Timber won’t race off against you,� she called as she went to get the mustangs tack.
“Girl, you were well gone,� Sarah nudged her best friend as they joined the queue in the cafeteria “ ‘n’ you looked like such a hoe in between THREE guys, why on earth do y’ get so wasted?� she asked, sniggering slightly.
“It’s funny, I guess, it’s like you can do stuff y’ wouldn’t even think about doin’ normally� Cody replied “and it winds Pete up sommat rotten� she giggled, waving to Danny as he came to join them “but I need to speak to you later yeah, come to the stables after school?�
“Yeah sure. Hey Dood� Sarah broke off to greet their best guy mate “how was chemi?�
“Dire, although I did have a good kip,� he laughed, slowly turning the bar in his eyebrow “bit of a disturbin’ dream actually, something’ to do with getting wasted ‘n’ swimming through a glass o’ booze & fish!�
The two girls laughed “You’re wacky! Y’ know that right?� Sarah giggled “I blame you for this missy, you’re havin’ an effect on him� she chided, poking Cody’s sides.
“Ow! Ribs, Sarah, broken ribs� Cody cried, smiling as she walked past the table that her cousin was sat at with Mike &Tre “Hey,� she waved, quickly going for a chat, “Where’s Billie? Usually can’t unglue you guys from each other,� crouching next to Mike she waited for the teacher on duty to look away before kissing him, whispering “I love you�
“love you to,� Mike replied, kissing her back, noticing that Tre looked awkward “he’s playin’ footy, whereas we’re bein’ sensible & stayin’ warm inside,� he laughed
“Oh well, he wants to be different, I kinda figured he meant different to the Jocks & plastics though, not you guys� she smiled, “anyway, gotta go, see y’ later� she bent over to kiss Mike again before joining Sarah & Danny, who were by now at the front of the queue. They looked at each other, with THAT look, {they’ve been talking about me} Cody thought to herself
After school
Sarah stood at the gates, twisting a curl around a finger “C’mon Cody, we’ll miss the bus!� she shouted as her friend came running over.
“Sorry!� Cody replied, trying to catch her breath as the two of them dashed for the bus which would take them to ‘Willow Creek Stables’ “Mad bat Baskeyfield kept us behind in RS.�
As they sat on the bus silence fell between them as idiotic 9th grade boys threw bottles at each other. Eventually, they came to the stop outside the stable yard as the girls jumped off.
“So, you said y’ wanted to talk?� Sarah looked at her friend a they walked to the field to bring their horses in “Me ‘n’ Danny are worried yeah? You seem distracted or something’�
“Yeah, it’s err, Mike,� Cody started, walking towards her young Paint crossbred, she stroked his mane, not looking at Sarah “he wants to take things further, y’know? ‘n’ well, I don’t think I’m ready� she continued as Sarah joined them with her Bay gelding Misfit.
“That’s, errr, well. I dunno, you ’n’ Mike seem really close, why don’t y’ talk to him? He’ll understand won’t he? Or y’ never know, he might change your mind,� she laughed “It’s not as bad as the teachers make out, honest.�
“Yeah, it’s just, I dunno, I’ll feel stupid if we finish like a week after we do it,� she still didn’t meet Sarah’s eyes as she led Timber into his loose box next to Misfit’s.
Suddenly Sarah clicked, “That’s not the only thing is it?� she asked, looking over the bars that separated the two boxes “What else is it? I knew, I mean, should o’ guessed, you ‘n’ Mike are waaay too close for that to bother you this much,� She started to burble {oh God} she thought to herself, the worst thoughts going through her mind {perhaps she’s been fatally injured from the fall}
“Chill, you’re burbling, don’t worry that much,� Cody looked over from grooming Timber, “You’re actin’ like I’m gunna tell you I’m dyin’� she laughed as her friend definitely relaxed, “It’s Tre, I dunno what’s going on with him, I mean he’s a great friend but he’s been real weird lately, like, wanderin’ hands ‘n’ stuff, like he keeps goin all quiet ‘n’ moody if me ‘n’ Mike start huggin or something’� she finished, looking at Sarah for advice, all she got was her friends eyes with a teasing glint in them.
“Is that it?� she laughed “Jeez, you’re so naïve Cody, the guy has the hots for ya, anyone can see that,� she said, “He’ll just have to deal with it by himself, you’re so smitten with Mike, he can’t seriously think you’ll leave Mike for him, He’ll get over it eventually.�
“Yeah? Ok, yeah.� Cody repeated, patting Timber as she leanded against the bars, “I’ve been drivin myself insane, wonderin’ what I could do to help him ‘n’ what was wrong with him, but by the looks of it, I can’t do anything’ to help him. So, y’ wanna go for a ride?� she asked.
“What about you’re arm? And ribs?� Sarah looked concerned as she walked out of her horses box.
“Ah, time to live dangerously, I’ll be ok if you take it slow, then Timber won’t race off against you,� she called as she went to get the mustangs tack.
