Alexandra
“Did you get lost?” I heard his voice before I saw him. Then I get deeper into the stables and see them. Nathaniel is sitting in one of the corners, directly on the ground There’s hay everywhere, even on his dark clothes. He doesn’t seem to care, though.
Molly is lying next to him, her head is propped on his leg.
I have always been afraid of horses for some reason, but seeing her like this makes my heart clench and I rush towards the old horse, acting on some instinct.
“Oh, no…” I whisper, “What’s wrong with her? “
I find myself on my knees, hesitating whether to touch her.
“She is just old, “ he says.
There’s so much sadness in his voice that it is unbearable. I’ve never seen him - or heard him sound like this before.
Then Molly looks up at me and my heart cliches
