The Combo's of Bitter Sweet Life
By Christine Caraline-Rosaline Wang
Part 1
It's 9:15am on a Saturday morning and I have to be at the stables at nine. Omigod, what did I just say? Be at the stables by nine? Oh, God, I'm late. I am now cramped in bed, feeling ill from the nightmares I faced. My mum stormed in the room. "Megan! What are you doing, moping in bed?" Mum said. "You're sixteen minutes late for your riding lessons! Up you get!" I groaned and got up like a zombie. We didn't have enough time for breakfast, so mum just buttered me a toast very quickly. She was urging me to eat faster. My sister, Lilaca was on the couch, playing with her latest Barbie doll games. Yuk! "Hey, Lazy-Brain, you're not even dressed in right uniform, dummy!" I tottered and put on my riding boots. "That's because I'm a Barbie girl cow-boy, Poop-Head! You look like a wet-weekend!" snickered Lilaca. She thinks she's Barbie so she dresses up like Barbie. You should see what she's wearing for horse-riding. A pink shirt that says: Barbie Me and she is wearing pink track pants with dark pink swirls. Look, I don't much like pink. Pink are for girls who are pits. Pink girls are girls who think that they are the center of the universe and want to make people think they are women goddesses. The stupid kind. Describes my sister. She's wearing pink high-heels! The Evil Queen of Pink. We popped in the car and mum got driving. It was nice and sunny, which I don't like because I am very late, because of that Evil Queen of Dangerous Pink Noses. We soon got to the country side were the stables are held. "Looks like you'll have to explain to Jan why you are late!" mum glowered to me. Mum's late for work so she just left it up to me. "Hold your sister's hand!" shouted mum from the car's window. I groaned and grabbed hold of the Evil Queen of Pink's disgusting hand. Then when mum was out of sight, I let go before anyone could see me. The queen of pink raced to the office. I went to my riding teacher, Jan. "You are half an hour late!" exclaimed Jan, while Sammy was cantering his horse, Star along the paddock. "I'm very sorry," I said when I was so not sorry. "It was just my sister doing the Lazy Morning Pink dance with Bad Glance. Now, miss, what horse am I riding?" I asked sweetly. Jan told me since I was late; all the horses were ordered out of the stable. I gaped. "What?" I cried. "But I almost forgot to tell you that I remember I booked Jellybean; that roan horse on Thursday afternoon! Who's booked it off?" Jan shrugged and said as she watched the pupils and their horses ride. "Hilary, keep that back straight! Well, Megan, as you see, Issybelae is riding Jilly-Star; not Jellybean. Since Issybelae was the first to ask for Jilly-Star, I thought, why not?" I gaped annoyed. "But I booked Jilly-Star two days ago!" I stomped my foot and gave Jan a dangerous stare. Jan sighed and pointed to Issybelae, who was strapped right on Jilly-Star! I headed straight for the office inside the barn.
Part 2
"Excuse me, Mrs. Devon, can I see the bookings?" I asked Mrs. Devon, the office lady in a hurry. She was quite an old lady to have tinted lip gloss. She didn't say anything for a moment. She just stared at me. Then, she bent down and pulled a book out to me. On the cover, it said: Bookings; Week 3. "Thank you," I smiled politely and sat at the office's waiting chair to have a read. I looked for Thursday's horse bookings. This was such a surprise. Typical!
Bubblegum: Monday- Janine Smith. Tuesday- Sally Michaels. Friday-Juliana Jacks. Saturday: Deon Waters
Jilly-Star: Monday- Lulu Bathers. Tuesday- Sammy Chester. Thursday- (Private Lessons) Issybelae Yueo. Friday: Fiona Dash. Saturday: Megan Lancoast Issybelae Yueo.
I looked at that past over and over again. It wasn't fair! Issybelae was riding Jilly-Star two times a week! And who'd crossed out me on the bookings? It wasn't the teachers or staff; I know it isn't because it is up to us so who might be messing around with the bookings? Ah-ha! Issybelae cos' she is riding Jilly-Star after all.
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