The Ghost Locket by D. Allen Wright

Author:D. Allen Wright
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: horses, young adult fiction, artist, new york city, cowboy, coming of age, ghost action, montana, painting and sculpting, shooting guns, occult romance, urban fantasy
Publisher: D. Allen Wright
Published: 2012-08-20T07:00:00+00:00

"On the contrary, Mam," David said, "My Ma taught jumping and dressage. You know; thoroughbreds make great jumpers. Pa may have met Ma in Montana, but she was originally from Connecticut. Her folks were involved in horses there for generations. She taught me how to ride English style when I was younger, but I'm afraid that with Pa's influence, I still prefer Western. We ran a couple hundred head of cattle too, so we always had some cutting horses on hand."

"So you really are a cowboy, the hat isn't just a fashion statement?" Sybil asked.

"Yes Mam, I'm as cowboy as cowboy gets. Doing that, the hat's just practical; here in New York though," he paused, "yeah, I suppose it could be considered a fashion statement, though I never thought of it that way. The hat just gets to be part of who you are."

"So you aren't planning on making New York your permanent home?" Julia asked.

"We tried the rodeo circuit out west for a while, but Pa's getting pretty old for that. He got busted up pretty bad doing the bull and bronc riding. He says it's a young man's game. So when the trainer's job came up, we pulled up stakes and headed out here. Pa figures that a couple of years doing that, will give us the money we need to get another spread, either in Montana or Colorado. I wouldn't be any kind of son, if I didn't support him. After all, he's doing it for me too. He wants to leave me some kind of legacy."

"He sounds like a remarkable man," Celeste said, admiringly, "we'd all love to meet him."

"Yes," Julia said, "The next time we get together for dinner, you'll have to bring him along. What's his name?"

"Joel, Joel Tyson. Mam, I'm sure he'd be pleased to accept your kind invitation." David said.

"It sounds like you miss your home in Montana," Julia said.

"At first I did, but it's not always about the place; it's about the people. Some people do make it easier."

David's eyes turned and fixed on Kit. She looked back, smiled, and looked down, blushing. Their mutual gazes, as the others looked on, caused the table to go quiet. There was a brief pause in the conversation. Julia and Celeste turned and looked at each other, smiling too. Had they just had a moment? Julia wondered to herself. Celeste wondered the same thing.

"Kit, I understand that you have all the paintings completed for your exhibition. Now that school is out of the way, we'll have to schedule a date and start publicizing the event," Sybil said.

"Kit's an artist?" David asked, his gaze returning to her face.

"Oh yes, quite a good artist, didn't she tell you?" Julia chimed in.

"It didn't come up in conversation yet," Kit said.

"We're all hoping to see Kit go to art school," Mrs. Shay added, "How about you David, any plans for college?"

"Well Mam, it may not be in the cards for the immediate future, but my mothers dying wish was that I would realize my dream of going to school and being a large animal veterinarian.

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