“Crap!”
“Well, it can’t be that hard, I mean, I’ll learn!”
“Would you like it if I said the same thing about shooting your gun?” I glanced back at the men. Mr. CC was watching interestedly, though they were out of earshot.
“No, but-”
“Besides, it’s dangerous to get both of us on any horse, let alone a pony like Cirrus!”
“Listen, girl-”
“Ava.”
“Ava, whatever, if we want to get out of this, then we’re gonna have to ride that horse!”
I looked back at Cirrus and sighed. “Sorry, boy.” I turned back to the hunter. “This is what we’re gonna do. You distract him, I’ll get Cirrus ready.”
“Right. Go.” He fumbled with his gun, doing something I couldn’t see. I dashed over to Cirrus, fumbling with his tether and tightening his girth. From behind me came voices.
“What are they doing?”
“What’s that?”
“Boss!! Boss, that’s a HORSE !”
Suddenly shots rang out, many of them, one after another, bangbangbang! I pulled Cirrus back behind the trees and dropped the the floor. What was going on?