Brewing Up A Storm
Keywords: Brewing, Storm, Up, A,
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As John pulled up beside the other horse boxes and trailers at the show ground field, Elaine pulled down the sunshade and reapplied her lipstick before helping him to unload Storm from his stall in the back of the vehicle. Within minutes Storm was happily munching on the fresh grass of the field.
Though from their optimistic mood of a few minutes earlier John sensed that something had changed about Elaine. He could feel the stares of disapproval as he helped her mount up onto Storm's back and rode around getting a feel for him again.
Suddenly a man approached on horseback and shouted, "we don't want any of your kind here, get your horse loaded and get out of here."
John shouted so the man could hear, "ignore him Elaine just go and show them you know how to ride a horse."
"Oh look Mummy there's that lady," said a teenage girl pointing at Elaine as she rode around checking Storm's girth straps.
"God what is it with these people, you'd think I was a murderer," she said looking fraught with worry again at him.
"Look calm down, they can't stop you competing," he said. "You are not a murderer but I might be if all this shit doesn't stop."
"I'm sorry John just take me home," said Elaine starting to cry.
"No you've paid your entry fee and the horse is ready and so are you," he said loudly so the other competitors could hear.
She tightened Storm's reins and kicked him forward towards the ring when she heard her event being called on time. She could feel him move with energy forwards over the lush grass his hooves pounding under her. She felt a thrill that she could control Storm and could feel his every move through the seat of her pants. She loved him dearly.
She slowly rode into the ring and took up position with the other women and was astonished to see two women immediately ride out of the ring and speak to the judges. They were remonstrating with them and one pointed towards her in the ring.
"Oh God no," said John out loud as he watched the judges enter the ring and walk towards Elaine. There was a small conversation in the ring and slowly and then quickly Elaine could be seen riding back towards the gate again, tears streaming down her face. John ran back to the transporter and helped her dismount unsure of what to say.
"Oh John, take me home," she bawled tears flooding down her cheeks.
John knew what had happened but had to ask, "what did they say?"
"They said I couldn't," she stuttered, " couldn't compete in that event, any other event but that one."
"Why?"
"Because Sadie and Angela complained that I was once a man and men don't compete in the ladies Gold Cup," she explained.
"Oh Elaine, you are my woman now that's all that counts," he said and he kissed her hard feeling her tongue invade his mouth in front of everyone at the horse show. They tasted each other's tears knowing that they loved each other.
"The end"
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Keywords: Brewing, Storm, Up, A,