Lyric felt a sudden wave of depression and doubts wash over her when she looked at a text from an unknown number. She put Wish away and went inside. She waved silently to Ellie before heading to her room. As soon as her door was closed Lyric broke down. Every wall she had around her heart to protect her from her pain shattered. She fell to her knees in front of her door and sobbed, every name she had ever been called, slicing at her heart like a blade and every person who has ever let her down infecting her mind.
Wish neighed loudly in discomfort at Lyric's sudden pain and kicked at her stall door when her owner left. 'Lyric?! Why was she so upset?' She snorted to herself.
Zoe set up the barrels in the indoor training ring and mounted Stormy. She trotted her around to warm her up before setting off towards the first barrel at a gallop. She went perfectly around the first two but complications came up at the third. Apparently while she was warming up a fox had hidin behind the third barrel to snack on a barn mouse. It darted out, spooking Stormy. She stayed on for a moment before falling off of the spooked donkey, landing hard on her back with a gasp as the wind was knocked out of her.
Stormy snorted and flattened her ears, backing from Bella and rearing with a piercing scream.
Liam sighed still holding Ellie. "Lyric and I have been through a lot but she's been through worse. She is usually worse than this but always hides it and ends up exploding in sadness..."
Dream snorted and ate silently, flicking her ears towards Wish when she neighed.
