Silent Secrets ~ Part 2

"Skylar? I put Acca in on of the spare loose boxes beside Symphony. We can go for a hack tomorrow and, maybe you can explain later." Heather said, walking into the warm living room. Skylar nodded silently.
"Can I go see Symphony now?" Skylar asked standing up from her comfy spot on the recliner nearest to the fire.
"Yeah, sure. I already fed him but I wasn't sure what Accapella's diet was so I just feed him sugar beet and chaff. Is that okay?" Heather asked, sweeping her hair out of her face and into a smooth ponytail.
"Yeah, thanks," Skylar replied gratefully, walking into the hallway leading to the stables. Her boots clicked against the smooth tarmac as she walked through the hallway in the stables.
"Hey Symphony," she smiled weakly. Symphony thrust his head over the shiny wooden door of his loose box and nickered a friendly greeting.
"Sky?What are you doing here? Heather called me. You almost gave me a heart attack!" Ruby, Skylar's mum said,  as she came running down the hallway. Skylar didn't even turn around to look at her mum she just kept stroking Symphony gently along his white blaze. Ruby had dark brown hair and lush green eyes that were blazing angrily. She wore a blue long sleeve top with black jeans and black boots.
"Look Sky, I know you don't like Dan but-"
"It's not about Dan, mum! He's fine! It's just that I-I miss dad!" Skylar replied cutting her mother off. Ruby's eyes softened at the mention of her previous husband, Dexter. Dexter had died in a factory explosion. Every now and again Sky had dreams about him. It was always the same dream. Sky was standing there making her lunch for school. Her dad was just leaving, he dropped a kiss on the top of her head as he always did and said, " Have fun at school possum. Love you," and she would reply
" Yeah, bye dad," with a smile.
"Sky, I'm sorry, I miss Dex as well," she said with a sad smile.
"Mum, I'm not coming home. I've already arranged with Aunty Melody and Uncle Scott." She replied whirling around to face her mother . . .