Moon Shadow by Chris Platt

Author:Chris Platt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media

Ten

Callie borrowed Susan’s cell phone to call Billie on the way home. She could tell that her friend was a little hurt that she hadn’t called sooner, but after she heard about all that had happened, Billie understood. She was excited that Callie might have a chance to adopt the newborn foal. “Don’t try to finagle your parents into anything,” she said. “They won’t buy it. Just tell them the truth and hope they realize how much Moon Shadow means to you.” Callie knew it was good advice.

Susan pulled into the driveway and Callie climbed out of the truck. “Thanks for the lift,” she said.

“Are you sure you don’t want me to come in with you and help you talk to your parents?” the veterinarian offered.

Callie shook her head and waved good-bye to Susan. She wasn’t ready to ask her parents about Moon Shadow just yet. She needed to have all of the details straight before she approached them. This was too important to risk their saying no before she even had a chance to explain.

She looked around the property. Celah wasn’t in the front paddock. The tractor sat near the barn with several of its parts strewn on the ground. It looked as if her father hadn’t been able to fix the old John Deere.

Because of the late snows this year, her parents were already behind schedule with the planting. Now they would have to use horsepower to get the job done, and Celah couldn’t work as fast as the old tractor.

“Callie, we’re back here!” her father hollered from the plot of land he was working.

“Poor Celah,” Callie muttered. It was warm and she could see the lather under the mare’s collar from where she stood. When her parents were finished plowing, she’d give the mare a bath and take her out to graze on the small patch of grass that was supposed to be their front lawn. It would give her more time to decide how to approach them about adopting Moon Shadow.

“Do you need help?” Callie volunteered.

Her mother looked up from the batch of plants they’d been growing in the greenhouse all spring and waved her off. “Go make yourself a sandwich, honey. Then you can come out and help me put the rest of these in the ground.”

Callie nodded and trotted off to the kitchen. She’d make herself a quick peanut-butter-and-honey sandwich and look over the adoption information booklet Mr. Jeffers had given her.

She kicked off her boots at the back door and entered the house, placing the paperwork on the counter. After washing her hands, she took out a loaf of whole-wheat bread that her mother had made the night before and made a sandwich, then rummaged through the refrigerator for something to drink. “Yuck!” She wrinkled her nose at the fresh carrot juice her father had made with the juicer. Pushing aside the vegetables on the bottom shelf, she reached for a root beer she had hidden there. “That’s more like it.” She grinned as she gathered her things and headed for her room.

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