Black Swan's
Beautiful Day (One Hundred Twenty Two)
His name was Smith. A well-built man with brownish skin results from riding a horse at all times in the unprotected sun. His face was oval under a cowboy hat that could not cover his long golden-brown hair. Her clothes are not good clothes. It could be said Smith never had a good outfit to take care of his horses. He prefers to use slum jeans that have been filled with fillings. Then his clothes, he only used a dull t-shirt with a black vest whose color had turned gray because it faded.
“It is an honor for me to welcome the rich from a city like you.” Smith did not seem to want to offend with his words, he just wanted to be funny between the serious faces of the four men in front of him and one pregnant woman. Ah of course with their noisy children, who are already impatient to ride horses.
“Halo Smith, we are also happy to meet you.”
“Oh lady, thank you. What these four men are...."
“Not!” answer Eden spontaneously with a slight growl. It was not that she was stupid and could not interpret Smith's astonished peeking gaze when she saw her as the only woman in the middle of the four men with children in their grasp. The man clearly thought she was the wife of the four men because she was the only adult woman seen there.
“This is my husband.” said Eden while pulling Aciel's possessive arm. And the man automatically laughed at the attitude of Eden who continued to look smoldering like a torch after her third pregnancy.
“Oh, I'm sorry. Then where's the other lady-lady?”
“Bossip at home.”
“Smith, can you rent your horse to us?” tanya Sian interrupted. If he let the cowboy continue to talk to Eden, their children would be noisier because they could not wait to ride a horse.
“Sure. This farm has ten horses, you can rent them to get around this area.”
“Assyc! Let's go riding, dad!” yells Louise enthusiastically. Since then, only the child has shown an excessive interest in riding. While others just follow the enthusiastic attitude of Louise. Look at Hyena's behavior, she is more interested in disturbing the horses to let out a loud neighing sound. Quickly Smith pulled Hyena away from her horse because the boy could be hit by a horse kick because of his nosy demeanor.
“Address your son, Nath. Can-can his small body stepped on a horse.” recalls Aciel when he was choosing a good horse to ride. His adrenaline was like a perfect pump when he saw Smith's horse lineup that looked so gallant and awesome. It's all like dejavu for him. A man with a million delinquents and an experience that can not be said to be ordinary. Sometimes if he recalls his past, he feels like a real jerk. He is not even afraid of death. Unlike now, he claimed to be afraid of many things after having Eden and his small family.
“How about Ciara?”
“Riding with you.” reply Aciel while looking at one by one the horses lined up in front of him. Occasionally the horse let out a neighing sound as it used its hands to defend their heads several times.
“With a stomach this big? Oh, you're kidding, Ace.” is furious Eden is upset when Aciel doesn't think about how he's doing which looks so exhausted.
“Ciara can ride a pony with Smith. I'll go with Louise.”
“Are you sure?”
“Smith, can you accompany my daughter on horseback?” aciel asked Smith who had somehow been in their midst.
“Of course. Ponies are perfect for girls. Come on sweet, we ride with the sweet girl.” Smith just passed by into his pony stables at the very end of the line.
“You're coming with uncle Smith, okay?” eden said as he bowed towards his nervous daughter. “It's okay.” Eden stroked the top of Ciara's head gently to calm her little girl.
“What's the horse good, mom?”
“Sure. He won't hurt you.”
Finally Ciara also collapsed and immediately walked up to Smith who was ready with his horse. Meanwhile, Aciel is still busy sorting out which horse fits him, even though Louise was already fussing behind him with a silly face.
“Daddy when? Hyena and Marc have gone on horseback.” cried the boy annoyed.
“Shortly, kiddo. Daddy should choose a horse that is really good for us.”
“This horse I think is good.”
Aciel stopped on a jet-black horse with a long mane that was so dashing. His strong legs stomped on the floor of the cage littered by a speck of horse feed. Then his sturdy back felt so sturdy in Aciel's hand as the man rubbed it once. With complete confidence, Aciel finally chose the horse as the horse he would ride to ride.
“You can get it out of the cage?” ask Eden to worry. Smith was busy preparing horses for Ciara and Sian. While her husband casually opened the fence of the cage and pulled his own horse without Smith's help.
“I can love, don't worry too much. You better find a place to rest. I know you're tired.” whispered Aciel gently while stroking Eden's distended stomach a few times. And as hypnotized, Eden immediately nodded without a word with a thumping chest that felt strange. He admitted that Aciel was not a romantic man, but if he had started to take out his gentle side, Eden would never have been able to dodge any of the charms that Aciel exuded. It will definitely turn out like a teenager who is kasmaran with a red face that blushes.
“Dahh mommy.”
“Be careful, baby.” reply Eden while waving towards Louise. The son and father were seen compact to match their horses with equestrian equipment that had been prepared by Smith. Without waiting for Smith, Aciel set up his own horse saddle and stirrup, and all the gear needed to ride the horse until it was ready and safe to ride.
“Come kiddo, we ride!”
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As the only adult woman there, Eden just sat bored under the largest tree while observing the four men riding. Since then he heard the voice of Louise's exuberant screams and the voice of Marc's fear that was so contrasted with his son's. Aciel's ability to ride is beyond doubt. Since he had seen only Aciel who could ride calmly, while Sian, Kriss, and Nathan, they were just busy screaming if the horse they were riding began to show strange guts to them.
“Damn it! He walked towards the flying butterfly!” maki Nathan is silly when he can't steer his horse on the right track. Precisely the bridle that Nathan pulled made the horse run faster towards the herd of butterflies that were flying freely around the farm. Of course, Nathan's face turned deathly pale, but he could not scream for help because he was too proud of his male colleagues.
“Nathan's horse seems to be troubled.” point to Sian who is aware of the oddity shown by Nathan.
“Where is he?” murmured Aciel who also stared at the departure of Nathan's horse which was almost into the forest.
“You'd better go after him. I don't think he can ride a horse. And here it's just you and
Smith who can ride a horse properly, Ace.” orders Sian fast when he starts to panic seeing Nathan's horse pace getting farther away. Acielpun deftly immediately jerked the reins of his horse hard and made the horse run after Nathan's horse before the man got lost in the forest.
Meanwhile, Louise who was in front of her father, looked so happy with the speed of her horse that was getting faster. Back when they were still in the riding arena, Louise felt her horse was just walking slowly to and fro and not really running like what she often saw on television. And now his horse had galloped across the steep road near the forest causing his long brown hair to twitch in the wind.
“More tight dad!” yell Louise gleeful. The man began to look at the horse Hyne was riding in front of him. Instantly he became more excited and continued to shout encouraging his father to whip the horse to run faster, ahead of the brown horse that Nathan was riding.
“Ace! How do I stop this horse? He just kept running after that damn butterfly.”
As soon as Nathan realizes that Aciel's horse is running behind him, Nathan immediately shouts as loud as he can for help. His heartbeat now felt like he was pounding his chest cavity hard because he was nervous. He had never really rode a horse like this. Usually he just walk around with a tame horse around the farm.
“Pull the reins slowly, don't surprise him.” Aciel spoke calmly next to Nathan as soon as his horse was able to match Nathan's horse pace. According to him, this is not too dangerous if Nathan is able to handle it properly. So far the horse ridden by Nathan is not of the aggressive kind. He used to be near death by a horse the day before the race was held because he was riding an aggressive new horse. At that time he was too confident indeed, ignoring the warnings of those who had warned him before jumping up on the white-bladed horse. And after he jerked his harness, the horse immediately jumped irregularly because it was unprepared with the presence of a new human on its back. A few times Aciel soared into the air because the horse was difficult to calm down. He was like a little boy who was being tossed by his father into the air, but at that time he was not guaranteed to survive as what was guaranteed to the children while in his arms. So long story short the horse kept brutal moves around the racetrack that was used for training that afternoon. And he remained soared on the horse's back that he suffered from severe dizziness and nausea. Then the peak when there was an officer who tried to tame the horse by covering the cloth in front of the horse's face, he immediately let go of his bridle and chose to slam over the dusty brown land. He was almost stepped on by the aggressive white who was then stomping his front foot exactly one meter on his right side. If only he rolled in the wrong direction, it is certain that he would die because his bones were crushed under the foot of a horse.
“Ace! I made it.” cried Nathan proudly. Now the man could already control his horse more casually.
“Daddy, why doesn't the horse run anymore?” hyena protest pouted. His father immediately threw a horror look at Hyena as the boy did not yet know what danger nearly killed them.
“Casual, dude. Kids are like that.”
“Ck, I don't even understand why he has this bar-bar attitude. It must be because Laila.” replied Nathan in a scornful tone. Aciel just laughed in response to Nathan's words. The man and his wife are funny sometimes. They often make mistakes with each other without anyone giving up. Though if he heard a glimpse of Laila's story yesterday, clearly who has the attitude of bar-bar is Nathan.
“Let's go back. They must be worried about you.”
