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Friday, October 16, mid-afternoon
Outside the stables
It was a weird week.
Somebody gave me a PONY and I don't know who and Daddy got all grumbly 'cause he didn't know who and he was worried that it might have been somebody mean or another bad-wish pony but it wasn't it was real and it was MINE!
Her name is Sparkle and she doesn't have shoes yet so I can't ride her but that means that I can spend as much time with her as I want without having to worry about the iron making me feel itchy and I can hug her and brush her as long as somebody is watching and I don't squeeze too hard.
And then a couple days ago I woke up and looked out the window and there were extra-sparkly raindrops in the yard like I was still dreaming but they were real till they went away. And then Miss Kaeli got sick and then later I heard there was a big fire and Miss Anushka died and so did the big loud man that worked at the butcher's. I was sad but Miss Anushka was always sad too. It made me think of all of her mothers and grandmothers and she didn't have a daughter that looks like her to do what she did.
I had bad dreams that night too. They're getting better but I still have them sometimes. And I still miss Aunt Vicky and I still need to tell her that I'm sorry but she's always busy when I go to visit.
I go to the stables every day after school and somebody always helps me take Sparkle outside so I can brush her and braid her hair. Today I brought ribbons! Yellow and blue and pink. I think she likes the pink ones best.
[Open to Chester and others]
Outside the stables
It was a weird week.
Somebody gave me a PONY and I don't know who and Daddy got all grumbly 'cause he didn't know who and he was worried that it might have been somebody mean or another bad-wish pony but it wasn't it was real and it was MINE!
Her name is Sparkle and she doesn't have shoes yet so I can't ride her but that means that I can spend as much time with her as I want without having to worry about the iron making me feel itchy and I can hug her and brush her as long as somebody is watching and I don't squeeze too hard.
And then a couple days ago I woke up and looked out the window and there were extra-sparkly raindrops in the yard like I was still dreaming but they were real till they went away. And then Miss Kaeli got sick and then later I heard there was a big fire and Miss Anushka died and so did the big loud man that worked at the butcher's. I was sad but Miss Anushka was always sad too. It made me think of all of her mothers and grandmothers and she didn't have a daughter that looks like her to do what she did.
I had bad dreams that night too. They're getting better but I still have them sometimes. And I still miss Aunt Vicky and I still need to tell her that I'm sorry but she's always busy when I go to visit.
I go to the stables every day after school and somebody always helps me take Sparkle outside so I can brush her and braid her hair. Today I brought ribbons! Yellow and blue and pink. I think she likes the pink ones best.
[Open to Chester and others]