Post by River on Nov 20, 2009 22:01:59 GMT -4
Shannon edged Cookie up to the tall ladder which led up to the loft. "Hold it here, big boy," she told him, and he stopped instantly. Her wheelchair sat right where she'd left it, at the bottom of the ladder. She layed back on Cookie's back so that she could comfortably slide her right leg over his back so that she was sitting sideways, facing the ladder. She leaned forward and propped herself on one rung of the ladder, using her feet only for balance. She walked herself down the ladder, keeping all of her weight on her hands. She carefully lowered herself into her wheelchair, biting her lip as tears of pain filled her eyes. "Cookie, stall please." she said, and Cookie obediently walked into his stall and turned around, watching her with deep chocolate eyes. She called one of the stablehands to come unsaddle him, and just sat there for a moment, eyes closed as she resisted tears, waiting for the pain to subside a little.
