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"Let her go"

Colby stood in the cave entrance, a fierce, deterhtened

"I said, let her go," Colby yelled, his feet planted with hands balled into fists

"Please, Clay Let o," she said The tenderness in her voice and eyes had Clay staring a rip lessened but then he shook his head and the angry façade took rein

"No We have unfinished business and Mr High-and-Mighty is not getting his way"

In three steps, Colby stood beside Clay He dropped his hand, allowing Megan to back away She kept her attention on the brothers, animosity a common denominator "Why do they hate each other?" she wondered The look of disdain on Colby's face sent Megan slinking outside Curiosity kept her by the cave entrance

"Go back where you caain?"

"What are you talking about?" Colby said

"Mr All A's, Mr I'raduation Give me a break, bro I could never compete or keep up"

"If you had tried, put more effort into your studies instead of horses you would have reat rider I have won many events, but is anyone there to share in my victories? Does an have to do with this?" Colby said

"You aren't getting anything else, especially her"

"You like her, don't you?"

"It doesn't an said, entering the cave

"I told you to leave," Colby said

"Not when the conversation involvesColby to her back "Clay, you tried to bury my dreams, and you never listened to oals and desires"

"And he does?" Clay saidto his brother "Yes"

"Fine," Clay said "You deserve each other" Clay bumped into Colby and left

Silent an finally asked, turning around to look at Colby

"I don't know," he said

"Shouldn't you go after hiritted teeth, she said, "People who have no regard for their fa between them "We've had this conversation before," she said "Do you want to lose your brother, like you alave hi your pride like it's an honor" She exited the cave never awaiting a reply