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CHAPTER 45: HORSE
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2022-07-08 16:00:42“Have you ever ridden a horse before?”
“No, I have never but it has always been my dream to ride on one. When I was younger I always used to—Forgive me, I had not realized that I was blabbering too much” Aurora apologized. Embarrassed that she was about to tell a complete stranger the story of her life…her true life.
A life when she was younger and would look through peep holes to look at the privileged kids ride their newly brought horses and all she had ever wanted was a little pony. All those times when she would ask Santa for a pony and with every year, she would be left disappointed.
“You were not blabbering, you were just telling me a story” Cory stared at Aurora, his eyes not moving away from her one bit.
“Well it’s a boring story” Aurora told him, whilst rolling her eyes and smiling at how ridiculous he sounded.
“I would rather hear stories about you than hang ar
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