Tina:  I shall miss you little sister!

Roma:  I shall miss you all so much too.

Sandra:  Can’t you stay longer my darling; I miss you so much when you are gone?

Roma:  I know mom I miss you all so much and I hate to leave but duties, duties and studies.  I will have a break again soon.  When this semester is over, I have 2 weeks off, and I promise to spend all the time with you here on the ranch, how is that?

Sandra:  That’s grand my love, now sit down and have something to eat before you leave.

Sandra looked at her girls and noticed something different with all of them. Something about them was noticeable. She looked at Tina for a long time and saw a kind of strength in her eyes that wasnt there. What happened up there on that hill?  She wondered.  It must have brought the change she is seeing.  They all looked as if they have decided to start life all over again.  A kind of peace and calm was on all of their faces.  What have they promised each others on that hill?  What pact have they had to make them all feel so happy and content?  But whatever it was it made her feel happy and peaceful about her daughters and her lovely granddaughter and for that she was thankful.

Nell and Roma left the ranch few hours later promising to come and visit again very soon.  Sandra, Tina and America were a bit sad to let them go but they understood that they had a life of their own to live and so did they.

Life has to go on and on the ranch that rings so true. 

Months passed and Tina was even busier and more occupied with her duties.  She didn’t have time for anything else apart from her daughter and that took a lot of her time and she was not complaining.  She was happy that she could teach America to ride her pony.  America was picking it up very quickly and Tina decided that in less than a month America will be ready to ride a big size horse all on her own.  She didn’t want to rush her into anything she wasn’t comfortable with but America was very eager and wanted to ride a horse as soon as possible.