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From Archie
I remember
I read the chat from time to time
How weird that I’ve been texting Archie for months without ever realizing it. Did I write something majorly uncool? I’m tempted to go back and reread the entire thread, but his next text comes in, preventing me.
From Archie
How’s it going over there?
The bus is already pulling up at our destination, the riding ground. Wow, that was quick, I barely noticed we were moving.
I read the question again. I could tell Archie about my earlier conversation with Daria and Susan, but I don’t want to spoil our chat. Soon I’ll be out in the fresh air, riding. And I’m pretty sure only my sister, Lana, and I will make it to the more advanced group—LA isn’t famous for its riding grounds, and I bet we’re the only ones to have ever been on the back of a horse before. My family, from my mother’s side, is originally from Indiana, and my grandparents used to own a ranch near Bloomington. When we were little, Lana, Winter, and I would spend many summers on the farm doing all the Midwestern activities California kids probably never learn: how to ride a horse, how to shoot rifles, crossbows, and every other weapon known to mankind. Or, more harmlessly, how to milk a cow. All important life skills.
Most people, Daria and Susan included, will be stuck in the beginners’ practice ring, riding a pony held on a leash by the instructors, while I’ll be taking the scenic ride out of the manège.
I finally apologized and got a huge weight off my chest. And if all I am for them now is meat to grind in their gossip machine, there’s nothing more I can do about it. I just need to move on and stop dwelling on the past.
So I opt for a flirty reply, teasing Archie with the same double entendre I tortured Logan with last night:
To Archie
We’re about to meet the studs
From Archie
Studs?
I was led to believe these would be very PG 13 bachelor and bachelorette parties
To Archie
What do you mean?
No strippers for you?
From Archie
The only thing this bunch would be interested in seeing stripping is a mummy
And only so that they could properly analyze it and date the corpse to the right Pharaonic era
To Archie
Ew
No, seriously, what are you guys doing?
From Archie
Gourmet lunch aboard a historic train car while we reach more wineries to have tastings at
Yawn
You gals?
