A Horse Tale Page #7

Chloe took her for a ride.

I don't know when they'll

be back.

-Sam:
What?

-Jackson:
She said

they'd be gone for a while.

Wait. What are you saying?

Chloe is on Holly by herself?

Well, she kind of insisted.

Bill:
We'll be

back tomorrow.

Make sure you have

your first installment

ready to go.

Jackson, you tell me right now,

did she say where she was going?

She just said she was taking

Holly somewhere that they

wouldn't find her.

Where, Jackson?

Where?

I don't know!

We gotta go. Let's go.

We'll take the horses

and we'll go for a ride.

I know.

I know you're hungry. I know.

All right.

Here's our last apple.

Eat it slowly, so...

That was not slowly.

Do you want to go

to Kentucky?

I just wish I didn't hurt

my arm, so we could mount up

and not be stranded here.

You know, maybe there's

something in the cabin.

I'll be right back.

I got nothing.

Twelve-year-old girl,

just learned how

to ride a horse...

She should've been

back by now.

Where do you think

she went, Sam?

I don't know.

She could be anywhere.

Okay, then I'm not

sitting here anymore.

It's gonna get dark.

Can we go find her, please?

Agreed, and it's about

to get really cold.

Here, I got a map

of the farm.

Oh, great.

Thank you.

Okay, Michael,

you and I will take

the eastern expanse here.

We'll split it in half.

I'll take the woods.

Um, Ben and Sydney,

you go west, cover the fields.

If we haven't heard from her

by then, we'll reconvene here

and then we'll talk about

the north and south, okay?

Wait, what about me?

I want to help

look for her.

Look, it's my fault

she's out there.

-No!

-I should've tried

to stop her.

No, you stay here with Grandpa.

You guys check the stables and

the barn.

Okay.

Okay, please.

Let's go.

All right.

-Okay. Let's go find

Chloe. Are you ready?

-Yeah.

Let's go.

-Chloe!

-Chloe!

Whoa!

Chloe!

Chloe!

Chloe!

Grandpa, I know

where they went.

Where are you going?

-Chloe!

-Chloe!

Chloe! Chloe...

-Chloe!

-Yeah, yeah, I'm here.

You all right?

What happened to your arm?

Uh, I fell off

Holly earlier.

Is it bad?

Yeah, it hurts really bad.

And I'm hungry.

Can we go back,

Jackson?

Yeah.

Come on, let's go.

Come on.

You okay?

Come on. Come on.

Reach right up.

Whoa!

Chloe, where have you been?

Do you know how worried

I've been about you?

Are you okay?

Chloe fell off Holly.

She was going to

mount up, but she

sprained her arm.

Don't you ever do

something like that again.

Do you understand me?

Do you know how worried

I've been about you?

-Come here.

Are you hurt?

-I'm sorry.

It hurts.

We gotta take her to

the hospital right now.

Let's go.

Let's go. I was so

worried about you.

I'm sorry, Dad.

Okay. Can you lift?

All right.

Nice and warm?

Mmm-hmm.

I'm really sorry

I scared everyone today.

All I care about

is that you're safe.

I love you.

I love you, too, Dad.

-Sleep tight.

-Good night.

Hey!

How's she doing?

Just sleeping.

I'm so glad she only has

a sprain and didn't break

anything.

I mean, she won't be able

to ride for a while, but...

She's not getting

on a horse.

Not as long as I have

anything to do with it.

No way.

You're kidding, right?

No. No, I'm not kidding.

But...

But she's fine.

She...

She's okay.

It's just a sprain,

but spent the entire night

in the hospital.

She could've...

broken her neck,

cracked her head open.

But she didn't...

She's fine.

No need to overreact.

Overreact?

Am I overreacting?

-A little bit.

-Because this is

your fault.

This is my fault?

Yeah, that's right.

You're the one who pushed

her into horse-riding in

the first place.

If it wasn't for you,

none of this would've

happened.

I didn't push her

into anything.

Your little girl loves

riding horses as much

as I do.

Can't you see that?

You just don't get it,

do you?

-I don't get it?

-You don't, because that

little girl in there

is everything to me,

and you bet,

'cause I'm not going to let

anything happen to her, ever.

-Then nothing

will happen to her.

-Precisely.

No, I mean, then "nothing"

will happen to her.

She'll learn nothing

about life.

How to take care

of herself,

responsibility.

I mean, she's a teenager,

not a china doll that you

put on display.

Maybe what I should do is,

I should teach her to be

this hard-edged,

tough-talking bad girl.

So strong, right?

She can't let anyone in.

Like you.

Is that what you

really think about me?

Wow!

Okay, then.

Have a good night,

Michael.

Yeah, good night.

I wish this was

easier, Mr. Harrison.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry

Holly had to go.

Holly will be okay, hon.

She'll be in good hands.

You promised...

You wouldn't let

them take her.

I know.

Sometimes people make

promises

with the best intentions,

and it's just impossible.

Chloe, come on.

Get your things.

You're not just gonna

let him leave, are you?

You heard what he said.

He wants to go.

No, I heard him say,

Sam, you are

a pain in the butt,

and if you don't shape up

and tell me how you feel

about me,

I'm going to be

gone forever.

And if you weren't such

a stubborn little mule,

you would've heard

the same thing.

Maybe it's not the best

idea to leave without

trying to make up with Sam.

How did you know

that we were fighting?

I heard that you were

fighting last night.

You know, every once

in a while I used to hear

Mom and you fighting,

but by the next day,

you'd make up.

Yeah, well,

she's not your mom.

I know that.

But I like her.

And she's right,

I'm not a doll, Dad.

You know what?

Okay, fine.

Everybody wants to accuse me

of being over-protective,

so what?

It's not such

a bad thing.

I mean, I get it,

she's got a point,

but sometimes in life,

people are just

too different, Chloe.

Or too alike.

I'm gonna get some

stuff at the office.

You're gonna have to get

a new boss, King.

You were right.

I'm hard-edged...

pain in the butt.

Yeah, that's true.

What I said to you

the other night...

I was

way out of line.

Look...

I don't want

you to go.

I'd really like

you to stay...

and go with me

to the ball.

I would love that.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Hey!

-Hey! Hi.

Um, I forgot to

give this to you.

-What is that?

-Um, I found it

in the old cabin.

I think it belonged

to your mom, Sam.

My mom?

Oh!

Is that Uncle Buddy?

-No! Is that him?

-With me and...

Sydney, yeah.

Oh, look at that.

Wait a minute.

These are the

airline stock options.

Yeah?

Your mother got a letter

from this company a while

back...

and I forgot to call.

I mean, is that a big deal?

Should we follow up?

Worth a shot.

Okay.

Well, let's follow up.

Let's give 'em a call.

-You should've waited

for the cards to accumulate.

-I have one card!

Guys! Guess what?

-You're staying?

-Yeah!

Not only are we staying...

-The farm is safe!

-Sydney:
Wait. What?

Okay, it turns out that

Uncle Buddy's next big

thing finally paid off,

and Mom's airline stock

is worth a fortune.

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