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impatiently. ‘We need to go. I’ll be waiting for you in the car.’
‘Just coming!’ Marcie answered.
Whirling round, she headed up the garden and into the house. The front door slammed shut behind her as she hurried out to the front drive.
‘Sorry, Mum!’ Bouncing into the front seat, Marcie dumped her school bag in the footwell and fastened her seat belt.
‘Hmm. I don’t need three guesses to know where you’ve been,’ Mrs Locket said, smiling sideways at her as she waited for a gap in the traffic before pulling out. Marcie smiled back, her eyes glowing with happiness. ‘When’s Dad going to hear about his job promotion?’ she asked. He had promised that Marcie could have her pony once his new job was confirmed.
‘I think he should be hearing by the end of the day,’ her mum replied.
‘Great! We can start looking at ponies for sale. It’s Friday today, so we’ve got the whole weekend,’ Marcie said excitedly. But then she sighed as she thought about her best friend who had recently moved away. ‘I wish Lara was still here. She had loads of pony magazines. We could have looked through them to help me decide what sort of pony I want.’
‘You’re really missing her, aren’t you? It’s a shame she had to move so far away. But you both promised to keep in touch by phone and email, didn’t you? And Lara can always come to stay in the school holidays,’ Mrs Locket added.
Marcie knew her mum was right, but at that moment it didn’t make her feel much better.
It wasn’t going to be the same without her best friend living just around the corner. Marcie and Lara had known each other since they were in Reception class and had always sat together as they moved up the school. They used to spend every weekend together, taking it in turns to ride Lara’s pony, Tramp.
‘Lara’s bound to forget all about me,’ Marcie said glumly. ‘She’ll be busy making friends and riding ponies with them.’
‘I’m sure she’ll remember her old friends too,’ her mum chided gently. ‘And don’t forget, there’ll be a brand-new reason why Lara will be delighted to come and visit.’
‘Oh yeah! My new pony!’ Marcie exclaimed, starting to cheer up a bit again. ‘Lara will want to know everything about it and she’ll be dying to ride it.’
As they drove through the busy streets, Marcie let her thoughts wander, picturing ponies of every breed and colour imaginable. There were so many gorgeous ones out there. Where would they buy hers from? What was she going to call him or her?
They reached the school and Mum dropped her at the gates. Marcie gave her a kiss and waved as she drove away.
Marcie wandered into school in a daze – all she could think about was her new pony!
When she got to her usual desk by the window, she found Jessica Evans already sitting there. Jessica looked up and smiled as Marcie sat down. ‘Hi, Marcie. Miss told me to sit here. I’m your new desk-buddy!’
Marcie smiled. ‘Um… hi, Jessica. Fine by me.’ She didn’t mind Jessica at all but no one could ever replace Lara.
As the rest of the class filed in and took their seats, Jessica began telling Marcie about the new computer game she’d had for her birthday.
‘It’s got a brilliant console. I was playing games with my brother all last night and I got a really high score! He was dead jealous. What did you do?’ she asked.
‘I put a bits ’n’ bridles poster up in my bedroom. It’s got all the different types, like snaffle bits and flash nosebands,’ Marcie began enthusiastically. ‘I’m getting a pony of my own really soon, so I’m thinking about getting new tack for it…’ She stopped as she noticed a glazed expression settle on Jessica’s face.
‘I just don’t get ponies and riding at all,’ Jessica commented. ‘I mean, what’s the big deal about galloping through muddy fields and stuff and getting freezing cold? Then you have to get up early to clean out pongy old messy stables and build
‘Just coming!’ Marcie answered.
Whirling round, she headed up the garden and into the house. The front door slammed shut behind her as she hurried out to the front drive.
‘Sorry, Mum!’ Bouncing into the front seat, Marcie dumped her school bag in the footwell and fastened her seat belt.
‘Hmm. I don’t need three guesses to know where you’ve been,’ Mrs Locket said, smiling sideways at her as she waited for a gap in the traffic before pulling out. Marcie smiled back, her eyes glowing with happiness. ‘When’s Dad going to hear about his job promotion?’ she asked. He had promised that Marcie could have her pony once his new job was confirmed.
‘I think he should be hearing by the end of the day,’ her mum replied.
‘Great! We can start looking at ponies for sale. It’s Friday today, so we’ve got the whole weekend,’ Marcie said excitedly. But then she sighed as she thought about her best friend who had recently moved away. ‘I wish Lara was still here. She had loads of pony magazines. We could have looked through them to help me decide what sort of pony I want.’
‘You’re really missing her, aren’t you? It’s a shame she had to move so far away. But you both promised to keep in touch by phone and email, didn’t you? And Lara can always come to stay in the school holidays,’ Mrs Locket added.
Marcie knew her mum was right, but at that moment it didn’t make her feel much better.
It wasn’t going to be the same without her best friend living just around the corner. Marcie and Lara had known each other since they were in Reception class and had always sat together as they moved up the school. They used to spend every weekend together, taking it in turns to ride Lara’s pony, Tramp.
‘Lara’s bound to forget all about me,’ Marcie said glumly. ‘She’ll be busy making friends and riding ponies with them.’
‘I’m sure she’ll remember her old friends too,’ her mum chided gently. ‘And don’t forget, there’ll be a brand-new reason why Lara will be delighted to come and visit.’
‘Oh yeah! My new pony!’ Marcie exclaimed, starting to cheer up a bit again. ‘Lara will want to know everything about it and she’ll be dying to ride it.’
As they drove through the busy streets, Marcie let her thoughts wander, picturing ponies of every breed and colour imaginable. There were so many gorgeous ones out there. Where would they buy hers from? What was she going to call him or her?
They reached the school and Mum dropped her at the gates. Marcie gave her a kiss and waved as she drove away.
Marcie wandered into school in a daze – all she could think about was her new pony!
When she got to her usual desk by the window, she found Jessica Evans already sitting there. Jessica looked up and smiled as Marcie sat down. ‘Hi, Marcie. Miss told me to sit here. I’m your new desk-buddy!’
Marcie smiled. ‘Um… hi, Jessica. Fine by me.’ She didn’t mind Jessica at all but no one could ever replace Lara.
As the rest of the class filed in and took their seats, Jessica began telling Marcie about the new computer game she’d had for her birthday.
‘It’s got a brilliant console. I was playing games with my brother all last night and I got a really high score! He was dead jealous. What did you do?’ she asked.
‘I put a bits ’n’ bridles poster up in my bedroom. It’s got all the different types, like snaffle bits and flash nosebands,’ Marcie began enthusiastically. ‘I’m getting a pony of my own really soon, so I’m thinking about getting new tack for it…’ She stopped as she noticed a glazed expression settle on Jessica’s face.
‘I just don’t get ponies and riding at all,’ Jessica commented. ‘I mean, what’s the big deal about galloping through muddy fields and stuff and getting freezing cold? Then you have to get up early to clean out pongy old messy stables and build
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