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Post by Danae on Jul 16, 2007 16:52:41 GMT -5
1 year... Zack rasied his head to glance at the girl. Uh..no. Nothing special. Until now. He felt the box in his pocket, the black velvet covering it, soft. Siree had seemed hesitant..maybe this was why. Zara had..she'd lost all memory..He looked away, he couldn't handle staring into the eyes of one who didn't know how much he cared for her. What if..what if she remembers David...They'd had a small run-in with him before he'd had his relapse, back at Kinordy. What if she goes back to him...The though choked him, squeezing his heart.
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Post by .{.Zeecarian.}. on Jul 16, 2007 16:55:06 GMT -5
She could tell there was something , but didn't say anything. Even though she could not remember him she felt she knew him and cared for him. She reached out her hand and took his lightly , without relizing it all all.It was such a regular and familiar thing for her to do it was kind of imbeded in her mind.
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Post by Danae on Jul 16, 2007 17:04:39 GMT -5
Zack tensed at her touch, and slowly pulled his hand back. He couldn't bring himself to look at her, and quickly rose, exiting the room. He brushed past Siree, and out of the hospital, walking towards his truck. He got in, and put the keys in the ignition. There, sitting on the seat beside him, a picture of Zara and Zack sitting on Red. The stallion's mane was tied together in a big red bow; the first dat back from the hospital after Zack's relapse.
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Post by .{.Zeecarian.}. on Jul 16, 2007 17:07:49 GMT -5
Zara bit her lip as she felt his hand slide away. She didn't want it to be so awkward. She reached into her pocket because there was something in it. She pulled out a wallet.Inside there was a picture of her and Zack on a horse she did not know the name of. She was sitting infront and he had his arms around her waist.They were both smiling.Her head was set against his chest lighlty , her eyes looking up at him with a grin wide on her face. The memory of moving through a small crowd of people tugged at her.
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Post by Danae on Jul 16, 2007 17:18:44 GMT -5
Zacharie started the engine, putting the truck in drive and heading back to the barn. A 15 minute drive, he shut the truvk off, and headed towards Red's stall. The stallion's head shot out the box as the boy neared, a shrill whinny echoing through out the quiet barnyard. A year ago, this stallion would never have called out to him..but animals change, people too...
Zack set the horse in cross-ties, dragged a hose out to the open, and turned the water on. The cool liquid was refreshing on the stallions hot skin, and the brute streched his neck, his eyes closing to relax. Zack pulled out a rag, and rubbed at the stud's legs, wiping off dried mud and more. After the quick bath, the stallion was towel dried, and his mane got pulled and braided.
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Post by .{.Zeecarian.}. on Jul 16, 2007 17:21:59 GMT -5
Zara looked at the picture for a long time.She put a hand to the surface of it , like she wanted to go back to that memory. She fell asleep with the picture on her chest , her hand laying on it.
The next mourning when she woke the picture was still on her chest. She sat up and looked around. Her pale eyes searched the room.
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Post by Danae on Jul 16, 2007 17:25:40 GMT -5
The stable yard was awake and moving. Zack had been up since 6 that morning, had already swept the yard, and fed the horses. His large muscles worked as he turned the paint stallion beneath him in tight, sudden circles. He pushed Red out of the circle, galloping him hard towards teh fence, halting the horse right before the rails. The brutes sides heaved as the workout continued, hard running, circles, stops.
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Post by .{.Zeecarian.}. on Jul 16, 2007 17:33:36 GMT -5
Zara looked around , seeing no one. She felt weak that mournng.Like her bodyy's energy had been drained.She had more IVs now and a breathing mask on. She had had a relapse .
Siree ran up to Zack. Zack!I just got a call from the hospital. Zara's Cancer is back...I'm heading over there in my truck.She said,eyes concerned.
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Post by Danae on Jul 16, 2007 17:40:33 GMT -5
Zack frowned. What? Cancer? He stopped the stallion, Red's sides falling and rising quickly, a large lather of foam covering his mouth, dripping from the bit. Siree, I..I can't be there. She doesn't remember. He gripped the reins tightly. I can't...He whispered.
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Post by .{.Zeecarian.}. on Jul 16, 2007 17:44:13 GMT -5
Zack ,She still cares about you.Even if she doesn't remember.Last night she had the photo of when you came back.She fell asleep with it.She said.
Zara looked at all the stuff around her and thought it was exactly like when Zack had Cancer and she was with him.She remembered sitting by him and when he found the magazine. He had been suprised and she lay down beside him for a few minutes in his hospital bed ,just laying there , not saying anything.She didn't even relize she could remember everyhting now.
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Post by Danae on Jul 16, 2007 17:52:27 GMT -5
His eyes glanced away, head turning with it. It hurts too much..He whispered, and turned the horse, kicking him into a quick walk. He quided Red to the center of the arena, and there got off, loosening the girth.
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Post by .{.Zeecarian.}. on Jul 16, 2007 17:55:26 GMT -5
Siree shook her head and nodded ,walking to her car.
Zara became bored,Pulling her breathing mask off stubbornly.She picked her cell phone,Which Siree had brought the night before,From the bedside table and dialed Zack's number.She got the answering machine. Hey Zack.Its me ,Zara.I'm sorry ....That wasn't the best way to spend our first anniversry.She said then sighed softly. Well ,Love you.Talk to you later.Her voice was small ,weak sounding but she tried not to let it sound that way.She hung up the phone.
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Post by Danae on Jul 16, 2007 18:13:48 GMT -5
3 hours passed, the horse had been cleaned and put away, and all of the barn chores had been done. Zack started at the empty arena. He now had nothing to keep his mind off of the fact that Zara was in the hospital. He pulled his cell from his pocket. 1 new message. Putting the device to his ear, he listened to Zara's voice. This was all too hard for him. He closed the phone, and replaced it into his jeans. He got into his truck, and drove down the street, pulling into the driveway of a white rancher. He opened the door to the basement suite and walked in. The place was not worth the 900 a month he paid for. It had a kitchen loaded with the essentials, a livingroom, and a bathroom. 1 tiny room to sleep in lined the far wall. Zack walked to his bedroom and dropped the phone on the dresser, beside the velvet box. He fell back into his bed, resting his hands on his chest, closing his eyes.
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Post by .{.Zeecarian.}. on Jul 16, 2007 18:17:05 GMT -5
Zara sat up in her bed, wanting more than anything to be out of there so she could go see Zack and Zeecarian and Siree.
Siree entered the room with a small smile. Hey Z.She said ,sitting down.She was alarmed at the sight of her best friend being so...Helpless looking like all the cords and needles made her seem.
She smiled back. Hey Siree.Is Zee ok?She asked.
Siree grinned. You remember Zee?! Zara nodded.
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Post by Danae on Jul 17, 2007 13:10:44 GMT -5
Zack raised his hands to his forehead, and threaded his fingers through his hair. Why was all of this happening? He sat up, sighing. On his way out of the room, he grabbed his cell, the box, and his keys.
20 minutes later, Zack pulled up at the hospital parking lot. He slammed the car door, and pulled a gray sweater on, making his way slowly to the doors. He entered the ER, amazed by the long wait to see a doctor. Kids with broken limbs, mothers about to give birth; it was crazy. He walked down the hall to Zara's room, and stopped himself before opening the door.
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