Done and Dusted

The next day, as Luke works in the stable, he realizes that Emmy hasn’t been riding since she came back to Meadowlark. When Emmy comes into the stable, Luke also notices how Emmy seems anxious just to be around horses and he asks her what’s wrong. Emmy tells him how she was thrown off a horse into a fence and should have been hurt much worse than she was, and Luke’s narration suggests that this is how Emmy’s mother died. Emmy has a panic attack that Luke helps her through, and she mentions that this happens every time she tries to ride. Luke comes up with a plan to teach her how to ride again as he does in his classes, and Emmy agrees but tells Luke not to tell her family. They agree to be friends.

Emmy’s riding lessons go well, though she still is unable to get on a horse and continually thinks about how Luke comforted her during her panic attack. Luke and Emmy talk more often during the lessons, and Emmy learns how he hasn’t seen his family in years because his stepfather prevents it. She talks with her father about Luke and how he essentially raised him, and Emmy feels somewhat guilty for how she has treated Luke over the years.