Senior Year #9
"Oh no," I murmured under my breath. How am I going to get home if I can't even get up? Taylor can't leave me...or, can he? "Taylor, you can just leave me here with Lu-"
"No." One word. That's all it took. His tone made me shut my mouth and just lie there. He wasn't going to leave me. I was touched by his caring ways, but how were we going to get help?
"Fine," I said. "But, Taylor..." I drifted off as I slowly slipped into unconsciousness.
I was shaken awake a few minutes later. "Katie! Thank God you're awake. You can not fall asleep again because if you do, I might not be able to get you back up," he whispered the last part.
I put my hand against his cheek and he caught it with his hand. I tried getting into a sitting position now that my head had had a little rest. It took quite a lot of effort, but the pain wasn't as bad as before. It still killed, but if I gritted my teeth, it seemed to ebb for a little.
I gasped for breath; it was a workout. "Okay, let's get on my horse."
"Whoa, what?" He asked me incredulously.
"We are going back, now. I need someone to look at my head." I said.
"Fine. But, you are riding with me. We can tie Devil to Lucky's saddle and she can follow. Just wait here," he said as he stood. He walked over to Devil and quickly tied her to Lucky's saddle. His saddle was big and wide and he was a strong horse, so I wasn't worried about him carrying me.
"Alright, let's get you up," he said as he walked back over to me. He put his hands under my shoulders and lifted me onto my feet. I shut my eyes as the pain made the world seem to swirl, but when I opened them, I had control over my surroundings.
"Okay," I breathed out.
"You get on first," he said. He helped me up slowly, I definitely needed it. When I was gripping the saddle horn so tight that my knuckles were white, he hopped into the saddle behind me. I felt his body against mine and I leaned into his chest. "Thank goodness Lucky knows how to neck rein."
I wondered why until I saw him use only one hand with the reins. He would press one into Lucky's neck and that told him which way to go. His other hand wrapped around my waist to keep me from falling off. I still held onto the saddle horn as we made our way through the woods.
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