February Story Contest

IRIDESSA

by sephriam2 & Iridessa

age 12 

 

When I first bought Iridessa, she was green, very, very green. Training her was like trying to train a bee not to buzz. I couldn't ride her for at least two months, then, when I finally COULD ride her, she spooked and I fell. You wouldn't believe the transformation. It was two more months later, when Iridessa was finally the sweet and lovable pony I had always wanted. We went on a long ride in the woods together, and nothing even happened! Well, actually, something DID happen. Somebody pushed me out of the saddle, and before I even knew what was happening, two people(I couldn't tell if they were boy or girl)galloped off on her. I sat up and quickly came to my senses. I began a forlorn jog in the direction that they went, and kept seeing flashes of what just happened in my mind. It was a sunny day, and I was getting hot by the time I came to a fork in the trail. I have excellent eyesight, very very keen, and I searched the ground for any clues of my beloved mare. There was a patch in the right fork that was kicked up, and on the left fork, it was the same. One person probably went one way, while the other went the other with Iridessa(Did I mention I'm very samrt?). I searched more, and saw a horse hair on the left fork. I went that way. After about thirty minutes of running in that direction, I found my mare. Unharmed, but scared. I breathed a sigh of relief, untied my mare, and mounted. We galloped all the way home, and I sat in Iridessa's stall, drinking some REALLY good juice, while my parents called the police. The thieves were caught, and I had my Iridessa back.