Chapter 9
I tossed and turned until the alarm clock read 3:45 a.m. When I finally did drop off, I didn't climb up into the saddle when my dream-horse appeared, but wrapped my arms around his huge barrel chest and pressed my ear against his hide to listen to his heart. In this realm, there was never any sound, so I could not hear my dead horse's heartbeat, but I could feel the gentle pulse against my cheek.
Even in the dream realm, all creatures possessed a heart which could be broken…
"I'm sorry," I said. But it was not to Harvey I apologized.
When the girl on the white pony finally appeared, she did not ride with her usual exuberance, but at a slow walk, her young features carrying the mark of disappointment. No words passed between us, for there was no sound in this world where only
