She left me to dangle there for the next hour while going about some sort of business in the arena, then came and let me down. I was taken back to the awful exercise machine.
The days after that became a blur of misery and pain and although the pain from my shoulders eventually faded away, my misery remained constant and if I’d been able to, I’d probably have committed suicide, but that option though, would never be available to me. I suppose it was a week later that the next surprise was revealed. I was to be cared for by a Governess! My Owner came into the barn accompanied by a tall, stern faced, Amazonian woman wearing a nurse’s uniform and they stood in front of me.
“Larissa, this is your Governess, Frau Helga Kruger. She will be taking care of most of your day-to-day needs and has m
