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Post by Aaron Jackson on Mar 17, 2013 17:40:11 GMT -5
Aaron carried a sleeping Sean (Pronounced Shawn) into the campuses large lounge and headed for one of the comfy looking chairs in a corner of the room and sat down careful not to awaken his sleeping brother. He had no idea how he was to survive his remaining years of school including college having to take care of Sean he should have gone to the cops once his parents died and told them who he and Sean were but he hadn't wanted to end up in foster care and end up being separated from his little brother so he'd kept his mouth shut.
He sighed as he leaned back in the chair he'd probably end up sleeping in that chair unless Sean woke up at some point but given the fact that the little boy was such a deep sleeper it probably wouldn't happen so he'd have to suffer from an uncomfortable nights sleep in a chair that now that he was sitting in it wasn't all that comfortable any more. He sighed and ran a hand over his face and looked around the room there were a few other people there doing homework, chatting and just relaxing luckily none seemed to have had noticed the pair of brothers.
Aaron looked up as he noted that someone was walking towards where he and Sean were.
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Post by Ariel Johnson on Mar 17, 2013 18:30:10 GMT -5
Ariel sighed as she collapsed into a chair at the table, setting down her lunch. She had already spent an hour on paperwork and the rest of the morning riding horses. Affie and Lily still needed to be ridden and there were the lessons still this afternoon with some of her clients. Today was one of the busier days, with lessons starting about 12:30. It would be after six when she would finally get to ride her horses, unless she rode while coaching.
She took a sip of her unsweetened iced tea and looked around to lounge. There was the usual mix of juniors doing homework, people eating lunch, and the ones there just hanging out. In the corner of the room, a boy holding who she assumed was his little brother sat in a chair, looking exhausted. She frowned and took another bite of her salad, trying to remember who the boy was. She vaguely remembered that he had a horse that had arrived at Halcyon not too long ago. The days had blended together so much that his horse could have arrived that morning.
Ariel ate her last bite of salad and finished her tea, checking the time. She had about twenty minutes until lessons started for the day. She stood, still trying to remember the boy's name and which horse he had. Still not remembering it, she walked over to the chair he was in. She held her hand out for him to shake, saying "Hello, I'm Ariel Johnson, the equitation trainer. I couldn't remember if we had met or not."
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Post by Aaron Jackson on Mar 17, 2013 18:41:37 GMT -5
Aaron looked up at the woman who stood above him and carefully shook her offered hand before he said quietly as to try and not to wake Sean, "I don't think we have yet i'm Aaron Jackson this little guy is my brother Sean nice to meet you ma'am" He looked down at Sean who as if on cue blinked open his blue eyes sleepily and mumbled something intelligible. Aaron smiled warmly at Sean and said quietly to him, "Hey buddy did you get a good nap?" the only response was a sleepy yawn from Sean who took a hold of his red t-shirt and promptly went back to sleep.
Aaron let out a little chuckle and planted a gentle kiss on the top of Sean's head which was covered in mop of short stringy dirty blonde hair. Aaron rubbed his eyes and adjusted his position in the chair and let his mind wander yet again to the important topic of what would become of Sean when it was time for him to go to college right now he was home schooling Sean himself and since Sean like him had an above average IQ he was already learning things he would learn for quite a few more years but he understood it and he was handling the more difficult questions quite well despite his young age a feat Aaron himself had reached at Sean's age.
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Post by Ariel Johnson on Mar 18, 2013 6:29:19 GMT -5
Ariel nodded when he introduced himself. "Nice to meet you, Aaron. Do you have a horse here?" Even when Aaron had told her his name, his horse wasn't popping into her head. It was rather annoying, to tell the truth. Being one of the two trainers, she knew almost every horse at Halcyon. Ariel often met horses before she met their people. She sat down in a nearby chair, relaxing for a short time. When one of her lesson riders walked in, she nodded and called over, "Hi, Bella. If you want to go get Mason ready and warmed up, we'll get started in about fifteen minutes. We're in the north outdoor today." She smiled at the teenage girl.
She turned her attention back to the boy and his little brother. When she looked, the two were having a touching moment. Sean was asleep again, which had her wondering, since Aaron was deep in thought. She broke the silence, saying, "So, are you waiting for a lesson, or your parents to come pick you up?" She wasn't sure if the boy was old enough to drive or not, but she figured it was a safe question to ask. "Does Sean ride, or is it just you?"
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Post by Aaron Jackson on Mar 18, 2013 10:43:15 GMT -5
Aaron nodded and brushed a stray strand of his semi-long black hair and said, ""Yeah I his name is Tiger's Glory but I call him Tigger"he smiled fondly to himself at the thought of annoying and quirky chestnut Thoroughbred gelding who was probably trying to eat everything in sight how I ended up with the worlds most annoying and greedy horse he didn't know.
Aaron flinched slightly at the mention of his parentswho were both deseaced. He sighed heavily and said, "I live in an apartment nearby. Sean stays with me"He looked down at jhis sleep brother and then back up at the woman he wondered what would happen should the principle find out he brought his younger brother here without permission. He shuddered at the thought of going to fister care and not being able to stay with Sean.
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Post by Ariel Johnson on Mar 19, 2013 6:20:31 GMT -5
Ariel nodded when he mentioned his horse. "Ah, the chestnut gelding in stall 16? Came in about two days ago." The thoroughbred was already driving the grooms crazy, she'd heard plenty about him in the last two days. "Has Lena told you who you're training with? Since you're jumpers, you'll be with one of us. We are still looking for a jumping trainer. Lena and I are sharing the responsiblities of the jumpers until we find a trainer," she explained.
She kept quiet after he flinched at her question. It was obiously a touchy subject with the boy. "Sorry," she said when her corrected her. "I was an orphan since I was a baby. Went from foster home to foster home until I was your age. That's when I finally was put with the Smith family and got into horses." Ariel suspected that the two boys were orphans that hadn't turned themselves in, but she didn't know where they got the money to board a horse at Halcyon and have and apartment.
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Post by Aaron Jackson on Mar 19, 2013 12:36:11 GMT -5
Aaron nodded and said, "yeah that's him he's a bit of hanful but it's onl because he was badly trained during his first three years of training but i've almost fixed out his troubles and Not yet and it's alright...i'm sorry about your parents my parents died within a year of each other when I was about 9 years old my dad was a very rich man and I did a lot of part time jobs to try and pay my school fees as well as Sean's i don't fancy going into foster care and getting eperated from Sean"
He let his mind wander to the day his mother passed away and he discovered that he and Sean were orphans it had been a miserable and rainy day and dispite his better judgement Aaron had packed up his and Sean's belongings in as many bags and suitcases as he could and taken the keys to his fathers spare car and driven he'd been terrified to be driving a car at 10 years old but the car was about 16 years old and barely went above 45 miles per hour.
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Post by Ariel Johnson on Mar 19, 2013 19:50:50 GMT -5
Ariel nodded. "I've heard plenty of things about him lately. I have a five year old mare that's a handful, too, so I know how you feel." Lily was mean, more than annoying. The grooms had, and still did, complain about her. She nodded when he said that Lena hadn't told him who he would be working with. "I'll remind her to talk to you later about it." She glanced up at the clock, seeing that she still had ten minutes to talk. Well, she would have to leave a little early to get there on time, but it was close enough.
"I'm sorry I asked. I didn't know it was such a touchy subject for you. I won't tell anyone, I promise." She paused for a moment, then added, "If you ever need some help, I'm here, same for with Tigger. Let me know if you need help with him."
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Post by Aaron Jackson on Mar 20, 2013 16:51:28 GMT -5
Aaron blinked and looked at his hands rubbing his thumbs together as he said, "Tigger's only a handful because he was badly trained in his first few years of training but with a lot of hard work from the trainers at my old stables they've calmed him down considerably and it's alright I was just a bit surprised people don't usually ask and thank you for the offer I might take you up on that later I'll see how the first few months go"
Aaron had noticed that they'd been glancing at the clock quite a few times then again she had told that girl earlier that she'd meet them in a few minutes. He sat up straighter all the while being extremely careful to not wake Sean up he'd wake him up once they got back to the apartment later but for now he'd let the little boy have a couple more minutes of nap time he wondered what he should make him and Sean well mainly Sean seeing as he'd eaten earlier for lunch.
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Post by Ariel Johnson on Mar 21, 2013 19:50:36 GMT -5
Ariel nodded at what he was saying about Tigger. "My mare, Lily, is one that'll bite and attempt to attack you. She's getting better, though." Lily would turn into a good big eq horse eventually, but she still needed some work. When she was ready, Ariel planned to sell her to big eq girl that could handle a horse that was a bit of a handful. Once Lily was gone, Ariel would start over with a new one, perhaps that four year mare that only had sixty days under saddle. She could turn into a big eq horse, if Ariel had anything to say about it.
Ariel stood up from her chair, seeing as she need to put her lunch bag up in the office and walk out to the north outdoor. "We'll I have to get to a lesson. I'll see you around, and like I said, if you need any help, I'm here. In fact, you're welcome to come watch Bella's lesson, she won't care."
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