Silver Saddle Ranch

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Christa Tudor woke up crying. Why did she keep having dreams about the accident? It happened five years ago. Chris looked at the clock. It was 4:53. She put on a T-shirt, jeans, and boots.

She quietly crept into the attic. She got out her grandfather’s violin and played a few songs. She then went to the kitchen and grabbed an apple. After she took a bite, she went outside. She headed to the stables and stopped at her horses stall. There he was. Golden Legacy. She remembered getting him for her twelfth. birthday. It was the last birthday that her mom was alive to celebrate.

She gave Legacy the rest of her apple and saddled him up. Chris mounted him and headed to the woody part of the ranch.

She lived on this ranch her whole life. She grew up around horses. She knew her father was worried about her becoming a loner, but she wasn’t. As long as she had horses and God, she would never be alone.



Laura Jones awoke and couldn’t wall back to sleep. She lied there thinking about her life before coming to Silver Saddle Ranch. Her father kicked her mom and her out of the house when she was seven. They had an apartment, but got evicted. Her mom didn’t go to college. So, she couldn’t get a very good job. They lived at a Christian homeless shelter for a time. Then they were in the grocery store and heard some women talking about SSR. That’s how they got here. They had been here for three wonderful months.

She looked at her mom sleeping on the bed across the room. Laura knew that her mom was mad at God. Laura recalled the day she went to church with a friend and became a believer in God.

She remembered her mom saying, “If you wanted to believe that stuff, fine! But leave me out of it!”

She prayed for her mom everyday, and Laura would continue to do so until she found God.

Laura heard some noise outside.

Who could be up it’s 5:00 in the morning.

She slipped into some clothes and went outside. In the distance she saw Christa Tudor with her horse, Golden Legacy. Chris mounted to horse and began to ride.

Why is she up this early?

Gabriel wasn't aware that Brooke was even near him. Thankfully, he had found the spot without difficulty and walked down to the waters edge. He took off his shirt and simply dove inward as far as he could and then went under water. After coming up, with his eyes closed and some hair in his face, he floated on his back and relaxed.

Brooke watched for a long moment, then slipped to the water's edge, and sat on a flat rock, watching him lie there effortlessly. Backfloat was never something she did well.

Gabriel started humming an old lullaby, Lord You Are My Shepherd. He still didn't know Brooke was anywhere near him, so he started to sing softly the song he so dearly remembered.

Brooke smiled.
Obviously he has no clue I'm here, she thought.
She waited until he had finished the song, and at the last word, softly began singing a song called Blessed Are You. She didn't know what made her do it, but she didn't stop to think about it.
Brooke had loved that song by Paul Wilbur from the first time she had heard it, when a group of people from a synogauge had come to visit the orphanage when she was seven. She had found the lyrics, relishing the sound of the Hebrew words.

"What the-" Gabriel fell head first into the water and swallowed some water. Getting up he looked at Brooke and grinned sheepishly. "You always sneak up on people like that?" Although he visibly colored, he looked at her with a mixture of happiness and embarrassment.

He reined his horse then gasped his twin brother was standing there. ''Surprised to see me .'' ''brother''

Chris exited the ranch house and saw that new guy. Man! What was his name, and who is that guy talking to him!? She walked over and said, "Hi..."

He gasped but when he saw Chris coming up to them he raised an eyebrow. But as soon as she said hi Mark his brother whirled around ,gun positioned, safety off. ''Put your hands in the air this is a robbery.''

Gabriel heard a shout in the distance. "Oh no, not here..." He ran past Brooke and into the forest. He saw a the new kid, Chris, and a.... gun. He opened his knife and looked for a chance to sneak up behind. When he pointed the gun at Chris, he silently ran up behind the man and put the blade against the man's neck, "Put down the gun, or this will get messy." He put more pressure on the knife, so that if the man moved an inch in any direction, too suddenly, well you get the idea.

Ryan had heard the noise too, and came. There was the new kid which he'd seen earlier that day...and somebody else who looked exactly like him. For a second he wondered which was which. Then he remembered that the new kid had been wearing red. the one with the gun was wearing a faded yellow T-shirt. Ryan walked up slowly.

Gabriel pressed a little harder, a small trickle of blood went down the man's neck. "Either you drop the gun, l or you die. Mind you, I've had plenty of practice with this, and I can make it so that it wont be quick." Of course he was bluffing, and he hoped fervently that the others knew this too.

Laura woke up at the sound of a gun shot. She saw the whole scene. What should she do? She decided to run to Ryan Tudor's office and phone the police.

The man released the gun, he had no other choice. "Now, kick it, away from the other people, or you'll get the closest shave you'll ever get." Gabriel was breathing hard now. "Chris, call the police, fast!" He tightened his grip around the man's throat, the man gently kicked the gun into the bushes a little way off. Gabriel's heart was pounding, but he wasn't about to let go, he wasn't even sure he still could.

Before Chris could run, she heard sirens coming to the ranch. Who called the police? She motioned for the policemen to come, "Hurry!" She yelled.

Gabriel kept the blade pressed against the man's neck. "Hey officers, this... guy's gun in right there in the bushes." Gabriel waited for the cops to get close enough to take over, because as soon as he let go, there's no telling what the man would do.

The police grabbed the man and his gun. They said that they would be in touch. So, they could appear in court as witnesses. Chris whispered a thanks, and the police left with the man. Usually, she would have asked if everyone was alright, but she couldn't find her voice. Did I actually have a gun pointed at me? I could have died. And where was my family when I needed them? Mom's dead, Melody's in the hospital, and Dad is doing who knows what.

Laura ran outside after the police left. She met the group and asked, "Is everyone okay? What happened?"

OOC: I is temporarily controlling Cal's charry for him.

As his twin brother Mark was being led away, Marcus turned to everybody else and said, "This isn't so good. Now that the police are gone, the rest of the gang will be coming--" suddenly he stopped. A stone came flying and hit him in the head, knocking him out. Suddenly, several men came out of the woods, all holding guns. "Put your hands in the air. This is a stick up," they said.

Laura gasped. The police had already gone. What are we going to do now? She slowly put her hands up. She looked over at Chris. Chris's face was very pale. Laura gave Gabriel a warning look saying "You can't take down all of these guys."

Ryan had thought everything was over. But now all these guys had come out. Fortunately he wasn't seen. He tried to make eye contact with Laura telling her that he'd go call the police.

Gabriel came forward and simply called in a loud, irish accented voice, "Yeah ya mugs? What do ye want to steal? Horses?" Suddenly several cops came out of the trees and ambushed the gang. But one of them got free and aimed his gun. A split second later his gun was on the ground and he was clutching at something in his leg. Gabriel had his arm outstretched. "They always leave a few cops back just in case of this kind of thing." He explained, but when the cops had put the gang in the cars, one of them came over to Gabriel and handed him his knife. "I'm afraid you have to come with me."

He woke up and saw the police taking away the gang then stood up. Hello if you want some answers about the gang came here i now a lot about them.

Gabriel was still shaking when the cop led him to the police car. The knife in his pocket felt like lead. As he got into the car, he remembered the last time he was at the station, as a witness...

Laura tried to explain to a police that Gabriel was just defending himself, but they wouldn't listen. They practically pushed her out of their way. She watched the cars drive away. Laura then realized that Brooke should be the first to know about this. I wonder where she could be?

Chris could only stand there and watch as Gabriel was taken by the police. After it was all over, Chris went inside the stable. She began to groom her horse, Golden Legacy, but stopped when she realized that her hands were shaking.

The Police Station was crawling from the recent event, it seemed that the gang that had just been arrested had had the cops on their trail for over three months. When they had questioned him, he only told them what he had seen and heard, nothing more. "So, you're telling me that," the policeman in front of Gabriel tapped his fingers on the desk between them, "you didn't plan in killing that robber?" Gabriel stared levelly at the Squad Captain. "Officer, if he had tried to shoot or kill either myself or my friends, then I would have killed him." The officer looked thoughtfully at a piece of paper in his hand. "You do know that you could end up in jail for this right?" The officer smiled when Gabriel stayed emotionless. "Where are your parents are..." he looked at the paper again. "Gabriel?" Gabriel looked down. "My parents are dead officer, they were shot by a robber while he was trying to make his getaway. Which he didn't." he looked up and looked the cop straight in the eye. "I don't know any more than this, so could I get a ride back to the ranch? Or shall I walk?" The officer picked up Gabriel's knife off the table, they had confiscated it when they had taken him to the station. "No, you may go, I'll drive you there myself actually. But we will stay in touch alright." Gabriel suddenly softened. "Thank you." They got up and walked out of the station. Outside, the cops were struggling with the robber wannabes they had picked up at the Ranch. The one with the leg wound gave him a venomous look, Gabriel returned it with twice the fervor. The robber turned away and instinctively took a couple of steps away from Gabriel and the cop while walking up the stairs. Gabriel and the Squad Captain got into the car and drove off toward the Silver Saddle Ranch.

He went to talk to Chris about stay and he thought as he entered the stable ''why brother did you have to get mixed up in them.'' then he said ''Um Cris I would like to know about staying here.''

When Marcus entered the stable, Chris managed to pull herself together. It wasn't his fault they were in this mess. She nodded at his request and said, "You will have to talk to my dad, Ryan Tudor. He is usually in his office, but right now, I think he is picking my sister up from the hospital."

Thank you and if i look like the thief he is my twin brother. said Marcus then saddled his horse and road out into the forest.