Chapter Two
The strong stench of coffee filled Jane's nostrils as she quickly ate her pancakes. She needed to hurry and meet Jessie outside before one of the adults noticed she was going somewhere.
Once she had finished her breakfast, she hurried out the door and checked the time. It was 7:56, so they should have enough time before her mom would wake up.
She went into the backyard and saw Jessie, Rusty, and Speckles waiting for her.
Rusty was Jessie's male horse with bright red and orange fur, while Speckles was Jane's female white and brown appaloosa horse. They were both very well trained horses.
"There you are! Took long enough." Jessie called.
Jane huffed. "Yeah well, I needed to eat breakfast."
The two quickly climbed onto their horses and gave them gentle pats on the neck.
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"Ready girl?" Jane asked Speckles while giving her a kick.
With a whinny, Speckles took off galloping towards the road with her mane swaying in the breeze.
Rusty snorted and followed after, kicking dirt into the air with every step he took.
Once they had gotten onto the road they slowed their pace.
"Don't go too fast," Jessie warned. The horses obediently slowed to a smooth walk down the road with their hooves clattering against it as they continued for several miles, passing by old houses and meadows of trees and flowers.
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Eventually they arrived at crazy cat lady, Victoria's house. Not only was she scary- but her house was too.
It had a bright red pointed roof with black walls. It looked something like a haunted house. No windows or anything.
Isn't that illegal? Jane thought. Just looking at it sent shivers down her spine and gave her the chills. Something just didn't feel right about the place. "We should turn back...," she murmured to Jessie.
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He stopped at Jane's side, looking over at her. "Hey, it's okay to be scared. But we can't chicken out now," he told her while turning his head to look back at the house. "I'm going in," he said bravely.
"Wait what?" Jane screeched as Jessie hopped off his horse and began walking over to the door. "You can't!"
Jessie tugged at the door handle to see if it was unlocked.
It was. "Oh yes I can, and I will right now."
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Jessie pulled the door open, peaked inside, and then quickly stepped inside while closing the door behind him.
Oh crud! What an idiot! Jane thought while quickly hopping off of her horse. She turned around to rub Speckle's snout.
"Stay here, okay girl?" she told her in a soft voice before sprinting over to the door and pulling it open.
It was extremely dark inside, and she could just barely see Jessie moving around in the shadows. "Come on!" he said.