Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
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something made her wake with a start and it took a moment for her to realize she hadn't dreamed it. she blinked in the darkness and she reached across the empty space in her bed to turn the light on and when the light illuminated the room she reached for her phone so she could check the time. it was then she heard a drawe open somewhere in her apartment. she froze and her blood ran cold. someone was in here with her and she was alone. she took a quick second to panic before she made the one choice she could. she decided to run. luckily because her apartment was so small, her bedroom door was next to her front door but it was locked and while she could unlock it without a key, it would make a noise and alert whoever was in her house to the fact she was awake.
it was then she felt a draft on her arm and confused about that she glanced to her window, seeing that it was open. her eyes widened a little, knowing that she'd been on the second story so this person had climbed into her window. she swallowed, fighting the urge to freeze again as she gripped her phone tightly in her hand, pre dialling 999 as she crept out of bed, trying not to make a sound. she did her best to creep towards her door, her eyes looking around the corner to see if she could see anyone in the hall. if they were there, the plan was to slam the door closed, lock it and do her best to go out the window and not die. if she hurt herself that was fine because she had a better chance of coming out of that alive than she did a physical altercation with whoever was in her house.
she couldn't see anyone when she snuck her head out of her bedroom door so she quickly dashed to the door, undoing the lock with a loud click and she heard the sound of running footsteps behind her and she yanked the door open as quickly as she could, pressing the dial button her phone as she ran out of the apartment, her feet carrying her away from her door as fast as she could as she talked down into the phone, her voice terrified and loud as she swore she could hear footsteps running behind her. "he's behind me!" she almost screamed into her phone, loud enough to wake her neighbours or at least she hoped so.
she reached the stairs and she hurried down them, not caring that she was barefoot and wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and a tank top. as she reached the ground floor she heard the police on the other end of the line telling her that someone was on the way. before she could say anything to them she slipped on the floor, her phone clattering to the ground. she scrambled for it but by the time she picked up the phone and put it back to her ears, there was a person standing at the bottom of the stairs and she couldn't tell if it was the person who'd been in her apartment or now. she was shaking and out of breath but she did her best to scramble back from them, still unable to find her footing as she held her free hand out to them. "s-stay away from me!"
Zoe held the bag on her shoulder close to her as she walked through town towards the flats. She was on her way home from a shift at the bar and her ride had unfortunately had to take off earlier than expected which left her having to walk home alone. Taxi's were slim in this town and by the time she had finished her shift, it had been the middle of the night and they were all fully booked taking people home or out into the city. The walk wasn't far, she just didn't like doing it alone in the dark. She wasn't scared but there had been a few incidents with drunken patrons causing fights outside and some men liked to get handsy after they'd had a few drinks. She'd already been through that chapter of her life and she wasn't going back there, ever.
As she reached the flats, she walked to the entrance, unlocked the main door and headed inside; frowning when she heard a scream. "he's behind me!" Her frown deepened and she rounded the corner quickly to reach the stairs where she saw a girl on the floor and someone in a balaclava standing near to her. "Oi! Get away from her! I've already called the police and they're on their way!" She yelled, reaching for the defence spray in her bag. She jumped back as the person charged forward, spraying him with the red dye as he barrelled past her. She was glad guns were illegal in this country but she half wished pepper spray would be allowed. Identifier spray wouldn't hurt them and it only worked if you managed to get contact with their skin. Zoe kept her eyes on the doorway for a few more seconds to make sure the guy had actually left before she turned to the girl on the floor. "Are you hurt?" She asked, crouching down next to her.
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was this it? was she actually going to die in a way that she could only imagine in a tv show or a movie? people didn't do this in real life. they didn't break into houses and chase people. did they? recent evidence would say they did. she felt herself shaking as she scrambled back from the tall figure in the balaclava. what had she done to him? she didn't know who he was. or did she. that thought chilled her even more as she moved away from her. did she know him? then someone else was there and she could have collapsed with relief. she didn't hear what was being said or yelled but the next thing she knew there was footsteps running past her and she slumped against the wall, resting her hands on the sides of her head as she took a breath, her whole body trembling now from the fear of what could have happened has the stranger not come along when she had.
was she hurt? she didn't think so but then again she couldn't feel anything to say she wasn't. she tried to take a few breaths and she tried to ignore the fact there were tears pricking in the corners of her eyes. no she didn't cry. she didn't cry, she hadn't cried since she was a teenager. this wasn't a reason to cry. she curled a hand into a fist lightly, digging her nails into her palm as she lifted her gaze to the stranger who had crouched down next to her. "i don't think so." she managed, suddenly aware of the fact there was a voice talking from her phone, asking if she was okay. "yeah, yeah someone scared him away." there was an assurance on the other end of the line that the police would be there soon. she knew they had to get there but it was in these moments she wished they could be everywhere at once. "thank you." she said as she looked at the woman who had probably saved her life.
Zoe couldn't help but feel for the girl as she saw her body trembling in fear. She'd felt that type of fear before and it was fucking awful. She couldn't hide the empathetic look that grew on her face at the sight of the girl's tears. "Oh babe. . you're okay now. I promise he's long gone." She said, touching the girl's arm in an attempt to comfort her. "i don't think so." She nodded, relieved she had intervened in time before the guy had been able to do any physical damage. He'd already done a number on the girl mentally. "thank you." She got a proper look at the girl as she looked up and she felt for her. She seemed young. "No need to thank me, just glad I came in at the right time. .us girls have to look out for each other." She smiled softly. "How about a hot drink at my place while we wait for the police?"
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