A Story Of A Short Story

I yawned and changed into my normal clothes. I saw it. I smiled and grabbed the teddy bear. I ran to the living room.

“Hey Taylor, Me and Sarah are outside waiting for you, we are giving you a ride to school.” Karina said.

It was night, and I was walking Kaitlyn, my best friend, back to her house from the park. “Thanks, it was fun hanging with you”, she says smiling.

We thanked her, and I made my way to my parents. "You knew about this?" I asked.

“Horse is my dog. I have had him for a few years. He is a German Shepherd, just like Naquita. I named him that because that is what you guys would call Naquita in high school.”

We walked back inside the house we walked between everyone as they slowed turn their heads to Sarah and me. She stayed in my arms while I said, “I’m going to the

“So how was the movie?” Their mother said as she was placing her bookmark into her book and starting the car.

"You sure picked a hellofa night to go for a walk." I chuckled as the five hundred and fifty horses under the hood climbed to a soft gallop.

Gawain took the mare’s bridle in his hand. “Come on, pretty girl. Your new home awaits.”

“Yah?” I gasped out of breath. I squeezed my way in between my mom and dad on the couch, looking up at their beaming faces.

“A horse- If that is all you need, then we should be able to help, right Eli?” she asked, looking toward

“Let's start on the top floor and then we can go downstairs and see the cat,” I said very quickly.

    She drove to Ava’s house and parked her mazda near it.  She rang the 20th century doorbell and Ava greeted her with a large bear-hug.

I went back into my room to get ready for the day. When I looked in the window it was dark and gloomy as if it was going to storm, but that was strange. The forecast predicted that today would be and sunny day, but I didn’t think much of it. When I finished getting ready, I ran downstairs to eat breakfast.

“Thank you, kind ladies for your hospitality,” he said. “It was most kind of you both to invite me to dinner.”