A New Beginning
A New Beginning
““Yay! I love Saturday afternoons. I get to spend hours and hours with ponies!” she cried, jumping out of the car.
Lily went around to the open window and bent down to kiss her dad’s cheek.
Mr. Benson laughed. “Careful you don’t get pony-overload!”
“There’s no such thing,” Lily said. Her bedroom walls were covered with posters of ponies and her bookcase was crammed with riding books and magazines.
“What a shame. I was hoping you might stop bugging your mom and me to buy you one!” her dad said.
H...e was only joking, but Lily felt a pang. She was desperate for a pony of her own. But her parents were worried about the hard work and amount of time it would take to care for it. Lily knew they were hoping she’d be satisfied with having free rides in exchange for helping out at Greengates.
“I’ll never stop asking in a zillion years. Ponies rule, Dad!” she said.
“You’ve got a one-track mind, Lily Benson. Have a good time. See you later,” he called, steering away from the curb.MoreLess
Lily went around to the open window and bent down to kiss her dad’s cheek.
Mr. Benson laughed. “Careful you don’t get pony-overload!”
“There’s no such thing,” Lily said. Her bedroom walls were covered with posters of ponies and her bookcase was crammed with riding books and magazines.
“What a shame. I was hoping you might stop bugging your mom and me to buy you one!” her dad said.
H...e was only joking, but Lily felt a pang. She was desperate for a pony of her own. But her parents were worried about the hard work and amount of time it would take to care for it. Lily knew they were hoping she’d be satisfied with having free rides in exchange for helping out at Greengates.
“I’ll never stop asking in a zillion years. Ponies rule, Dad!” she said.
“You’ve got a one-track mind, Lily Benson. Have a good time. See you later,” he called, steering away from the curb.MoreLess
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