FOR AUCTION: Bellmont

[bella]

I was led in by a smelly auction house groom. His clothes consisted of a white tee with a plaid button up over top, his jeans just a little short with cowboy boots on his feet. I walked as far away as I possibly could. I was being lead down a narrow hall in the auction house, I knew where I was has I had been somewhere like this before, it meant I was getting a new owner.. Great I thought. I was lead into a tiny box stall. I snorted in disapproval, I lowered my head to find some hay. No hay. Great I thought again, there was water though.. I took a long sip of water as that was a uncomfortably long trailer ride. I raised my muzzle from the bucket letting the water drip from my mouth. I snorted again..

A man opened my stall, with a read tag in his hand, he came closer to me.. his tooth chipped smile as he came to me saying its alright girl, i won't hurt ya no worries just gonna put this good `ol tag on your halter, kay hun
No way man, i snorted again my teeth baring pawing the ground
Woah Nelly!
Now two other men were trying to grab ahold of me.. i held my head high pawing and snorting..
Alright boys, just lead her out
after a bit of fighting i was being lead out of my stall into an even narrower hallway into the auction.
Alright next up is number 244 the announcer cracked..
This lovely filly has never been on the track she can clip, load, tie, bathe etc and be saddled and bridled.. she is only 2 years old, good looking filly ain't she.. shes for $2000 and bids?

[Shia]

A woman sat in the stands, a 3 month old baby, screaming and bouncing on her knee. "Hush, child.." the woman murmured, sounding mildly irritated. A passafire was shoved into the baby's mouth and held in place with a long slender hand. "Shhhh.." the woman murmured, tucking her hair behind her ear, her gaze turning to the auction ring. The filly was a gorgeous little thing wasn't she. She'd had no intentions of buying another horse..buut..."here we go..." Her hand shot up for the 2,000 bid and was lowered again. She would kick the bidding off, anyway..Whether she'd actually come away with another horse, who knew at these auctions. People got funny notions. But the more the woman watched the filly the more she wanted her. She looked like she'd have heart...She gave a little nod as her eyes stared into the distance, the noise of the auction yard falling away as she calculated how much she could spend...

[bella]

$2000 by the lady in the back, $2500 anyone? A hand shot up by a man in the front, scruffy looking man, a tooth missing with wrangler jeans and a cowboy hat with a chewed toothpick in his mouth.
$2500 by the man in the front, $3000 for the lady?..


My ears following every sound i heard them constantly moving in different directions, i started spinning in circles around the groom, i hated being here i wanted to leave, as soon as possible..

[Shia]

The woman's head jerked as she came back to reality. The baby had fallen asleep, but a frown covered her pretty features. She nodded to the auctioneer, letting him know she was willing to take the bid up, making direct eye contact with him to make sure she had his attention, that he was looking at her, because it as a subtle move, and she couldn't lift her hand, lest she wake the baby. And she definately did not want to wake little Abby up again.

[bella]

Alright, $3000 from the lady and other bids? The man in the front shook his head...

Going ONCE, Going TWICE..

Still flickering my ears.. i stopped spinning.. staring right out in the crowd..

SOLD to the fine lady..

I was lead out of the auction and back into my stall.. thank god. i took another long sip of water snorting and shaking my head lowering my neck for some hay, but then remembering there was none.. i brought it back up walking over to the door and sticking my head out awaiting to see my new owner..

[Shia]

A broad grin spread across the woman's features and she slowly rose, cradling the baby in her arms, slowly and carefully gathering diaper bags and a purse and another bag that many jokingly called her life bag. Rumors have it that she can't survive without that bag. And while she can, it's just stressful.

So, with a diaper bag and a purse over one shoulder, and the Life Bag over the other, baby cradled in her arms, she walked down the stairs and down into the stabling area. "Hey gorgeous..." she murmured very softly when she came to a stop in front of the beautiful filly's residence. "Hello, beautiful.." she murmured, bouncing the baby slightly as she stirred, as mile on her lips. "Yeah, you are a gorgeous thing, aren't you?" she asked softly, reaching quietly through the bars to hold out her fingers to the filly.

[bella]

My ears pricked forward as i heard this lovely lady speaking to me, i liked her already.. i was so happy that i was not stuck with another man.. I stretched my neck out barely touching her fingers poking through my stall. Breathing in her sent, i took my neck back.. and started pacing around my stall, the concrete floors were hard on my hooves and no bedding didn't help i wanted out.. i let out a sharp whinny..
Please, get me out of this place..

[Shia]

The woman smiled when her scent was taken in and slowly brought her hands back out of the bars. "Easy girly....Steady Bella..." she murmured. "Gorgeous girl that you are..." Her voice was soft and cooing. "We'll be alright..." she murmured. The baby was dozing off in her arms. "I'll be right back, baby girl..." Shail cooed softly, and quickly slipped out of the barn. The baby was quickly buckled into her carseat, the doors locked. Hopefully she wouldn't be too long loading Bella up. "Be good, ok, little girl..." Shail murmured when she entered the stall and expirimentally put her arms around the filly's neck to catch the other side of the halter. "My baby's waiting and I don't want her to get kidnapped, ok, baby girl?" she asked softly as she slid the halter over the filly's nose and quickly buckled it. "Easy now, little girl.." she murmured, keeping up a quiet monologue. She led the filly around the stall once, another expiriment, then opened the dutch door wide and led the filly out, moving toward the parking lot and the nice, 5 horse slant trailer that would take the filly to her new home.

[bella]

Obediently she followed, down the narrow hallway, she squinted as she got outside as it was so bright, she saw the trailer ahead.. she got very excited and started prancing.. raising her head high and snorted.. as they got to the trailer she sniffed the outside taking one step in. She then looked around and proceeded to get on the trailer.. she was ready to go.

[Shia]

Shail laughed at the filly's eagerness, but it was a good sign. Her training would be easy. The lead rope was quickly tied, the butt bar put up, the gate latched carefully, the front door checked, and then Shail was hoppd in the pickup, glancing in back to check on Abby, who was still sound asleep, revving the engine until it turned over, then shifting and pulling out....