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Catherine Bennett She heard the crack in his voice, her brows furrowing a little. yeah that can't be just nothing.. he's not just fine- "Four times, Jackson that's still a lot-" she said, glancing over him, taking in his appearance, the way his hair draped down over part of his face, his deep blue eyes.. she honestly found it quite attractive. Oh shit. no no no no- i- you can't find him attractive- you two just started speaking again. no no no. She thought, slightly panicking, trying to focus on something else. crap crap crap! No no no..what's wrong with me. "uh what time is it? It seems a little late-" she spoke, trying to switch the topic so she wouldn't be so engulfed. |
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Jackson Alex-Ren ~----------------------~ Jackson sighed in relief as she quickly changed the topic. Thank God... "Uhm... probably midnight... or something?" He answered, leaning back against the couch tiredly. Yeah only four times. Liar liar. He winced at the thought and looked at CC. She had grown up quite a bit... she looked nice. His eyes flitted over her facial features and he tilted his head silently. He sort of hoped she wouldn't bring his situation up... He did feel bad for her though. Having to raise her siblings?... She has it worse then you. He agreed... |
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Catherine Bennett She noticed the relief in his expression after she changed the subject. "Mmm.. I might read a bit before I sleep." She spoke, looking at him, "I'll probably stay out here, feel free to stay out here or head to your room.." Her hands traced the book cover, tugging it onto her lap as she shifted again, stretching out a bit and yawning widely. he's not that little boy I used to know..he's grown up... Her eyes continued to subtly look at his face, just taking it all in. (Sorry for shortness!) |
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Jackson Alex-Ren ~----------------------~ Jackson sat awkwardly, picking at his fingernails. "... I wish I still rode."
He sighed, trying to strike up some sort of conversation. He didn't like the awkward silence. It made him feel weird. It made his thoughts too loud. And it made his stomach lurch. He looked around, noticing a blanket. He reached out, grabbed it, and pulled it closer. He pulled it over his body and wrapped himself tightly in it. He closed his eyes silently, wrapping himself in the fluffy blanket comfortably. He sighed in relief, slouching deep into the warmth. |
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Catherine Bennett "Awh..well.. when we get back to the campus, if you have a free day or whenever, you should come to the barn. You can take a few rides on my horse, I don't mind, he's a sweetie. Plus, he needs that experience."
She offered, smiling.
"Speaking of, let me show you him." she said, fishing though her pockets and grabbing her phone out. She opened it, scrolling through her camera roll to a folder labeled, "Iggy <3". Clicking on a photo, she held her phone up to Jackson to see.
Iggy, aka Icarus was a big (around 17 hands), greying Thoroughbred x Sport horse, with the sweetest face.
"I've been saving up to get him officially, he's my full lease, I know my family can afford him but I don't want to always have to rely on them." she spoke, "But, he's a great horse." She let him look through the folder of photos, show photos, fun candid photos, silly photos, there was a bunch.
"I think the school does free lessons too for those interested, a guy in my biology class does them occasionally on some of the schoolmasters." She paused, realizing she rambled quite a bit. She blushed, sheepishly putting a hand on her head, "sorry haha." She then yawned, stretching and rubbing her eyes quite sleepily. She saw him all cozy, it wouldn't be too bad if we were cozy together she thought, before snapping herself back to reality. Jeez Catherine! Where are you getting these thoughts from! Calm down! she internally scolded herself, "But, besides the lessons, if you ever want to ride, my offer stands, honestly." |
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Jackson Alex-Ren ~----------------------~ Jackson smiled slightly, looking through the pictures sadly. "Yeah... I may take you up on that."
He looked away holding back a tear. "... I had to sell Hecate." He mumbled to her. Hecate was his horse. His mare... She was a beautiful white mare, black spots lingering along her butt. She was beautiful. And Jackson loved riding her. Even though she was a pain to wash... He used to ramble about Hecate all the time to CC in middle school. He sighed, closing his eyes and rubbing them harshly. ".... But yeah... Yeah, I may take you up on that. I miss riding."
He muttered. Trying to get the conversation away from Hecate. "Uhm... Do you do jumping on him? What does "Iggy" do?" He asked curiously, trying to hide the waver in his voice. Jackson and Hecate used to do jumping... And it hurt he couldn't anymore. (Ahhhhh this one made me emotional- Cause I had to sell my horse :,) |
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Catherine Bennett "Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry. I know how much you loved her. I had to sell Baxter, my old pony, back in my freshman year of high school. I got a little too big and he reached his highest level with me.. would've kept him if I could've." she spoke, trying to tie to his story. She was the type of person who related other people's things to something like hers because it helped her understand and hoped Jackson would feel less sad.
"Iggy is an eventing prospect! But, mostly focusing on cross country and show jumping.. he's not a fan of dressage." she gave a soft laugh, recalling many times of him trying dressage, and failing or getting bored.
"He's tried jumping the dressage barriers before..at a show..it was chaotic, but the judges thought it was funny." She could sense he was still pretty sad about Hecate, she wanted to comfort him, hug him maybe, but she remembered him saying he didn't like being touched, so she remained looking at him with a soft expression on her face.
"But, you can for sure take a few rides on Iggy, and maybe a few schoolmasters. I'm helping train this mare named Moony, she's a sweetheart.. you'd like her." (Awh my condolences :c also nooo link isn't working for me!) |
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Jackson Alex-Ren ~----------------------~ Jackson smiled sadly as she rambled. It was nice... not having to fill the silence himself. Plus, CC had a really pretty voice... "If Iggy likes jumping I don't mind that... Though, I'm much more...-" He hesitated. "-Fragile... then I used to be." He mumbled with a sigh. Pft. Either you do this or not go to school to try and get a better job. Your choice~ He winced in agreement, shifting to bury the lower half of his face in the fluffy blanket. "Moony sounds like a great name." He mumbled out, his voice slightly muffled from the blankets. |
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Catherine Bennett "If you do some jumping with Iggy, we can keep it low. Though.. he's a bit of a doofus when we jump, daredevil, for lack of a better term-" She chuckled, thinking of the stallion, "he's got a lot of energy over the jumps, sometimes too much, and sometimes he throws a few happy bucks.. but he's great with flat, as long as it's not dressage moves, he'll happily walk, trot, and canter." she continued to talk, describing his antics with a wide smile on her face. "Moony suits her, she's a cob x dutch warmblood, a real pretty soft palomino color to her, with nice dappling. She got her warmblood side, haha, she's around 15-16 hands, a little on the thicker side, with some feathering, but she's a great mover and jumper too." she described the mare, remembering the small show she had shown her at,
"I actually showed her a few weeks ago at a small show, did a small 2 foot class, and bunch of flats, and she was such, an angel." Her eyes then began fluttering a little, as she yawned, her body threatening to fall asleep. But she wanted to talk to him, she liked hearing him talk, and she thought it was cute how he snuggled up.
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Afternoon Storms, then Clearing
