Racing Manhattan
“She gives me a funny look when I mention holding Pete down with a pitchfork.
‘Whoa, psychobabe,’ she says. I get the feeling it is not a compliment.
‘What else could I do? I had to teach Pete a lesson.’ Laura looks away. ‘Trouble is, you taught everyone else a lesson too. They won’t like that, believe me.’ She is right. I go to the tack room to look at the List. My name is nowhere to be seen. As I stand there, checking it once again, Amit and Liam walk in. They ignore me. I go to Ocean Pacific’s box and I find Davy mucking out. He tells me he has been asked to do my horse today. The other two are being done by Tommy and Deej.
Walking more slowly now, I make my way into the main yard.
Angus emerges from one of the stables and brushes past me as if I’m not there.
‘My name doesn’t seem to be on the List, Angus.’ He keeps walking, so I follow him. ‘Am I riding out?’ ‘No.’ The word is spoken quietly. ‘And you’re not doing your horses, either.’ ‘So what should I do?’ ‘Muck out all the horse...s in the back yard, except the grey.MoreLess
‘Whoa, psychobabe,’ she says. I get the feeling it is not a compliment.
‘What else could I do? I had to teach Pete a lesson.’ Laura looks away. ‘Trouble is, you taught everyone else a lesson too. They won’t like that, believe me.’ She is right. I go to the tack room to look at the List. My name is nowhere to be seen. As I stand there, checking it once again, Amit and Liam walk in. They ignore me. I go to Ocean Pacific’s box and I find Davy mucking out. He tells me he has been asked to do my horse today. The other two are being done by Tommy and Deej.
Walking more slowly now, I make my way into the main yard.
Angus emerges from one of the stables and brushes past me as if I’m not there.
‘My name doesn’t seem to be on the List, Angus.’ He keeps walking, so I follow him. ‘Am I riding out?’ ‘No.’ The word is spoken quietly. ‘And you’re not doing your horses, either.’ ‘So what should I do?’ ‘Muck out all the horse...s in the back yard, except the grey.MoreLess
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