Suddenly Rural Girl’s protagonist is a conflicted teen wrestling with faith and friendship after her father dies and her family moves to a new town–but a kind old man and his horse offer her an escape.
Eyeballs reared up again, revealing the little white star on his chest surrounded by patches of black and brown hair on his otherwise dark ash body…he also had a wavy mane and curly eyelashes that would make a supermodel jealous. Rather than a smooth, shiny coat like so many horses, his dark hair was a mix of tightly woven curls…almost like an afro.
She’s also conflicted . . . and brave.
Cupping my fingers like I was holding water, I nervously stretched both clover-filled hands toward the horse, who turned toward me and inhaled. His massive lips began to dance around my cupped hands. Stiff whiskers tickled while he lightly pulled the bits of sweet plant from my skin.
Afterall,
“Ready, boy?” I asked, giving Eyeballs a good pat on his neck. With a squeeze of my thighs and a crisp snap of the reins, he began to pick up speed. Before long, we were flying along at a gallop—both of us glad to be racing through open air…Eyeballs and I forged the creek between the beaver pond and the bridge so he could get a refreshing walk through the creek. With each step, Eyeballs sent a spray of gems dancing ahead of us in the water. Tiny fish raced in the shallows when we entered, and a nice-sized brown trout flipped out of the swirling eddy it had been lounging in.
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