Brenna's Wish

I never had a consistent wish; I did have a dream, though.  I dreamed I had a horse, a beautiful, tall, brown horse.  I rode him and we went all over the place together.  He would pop up in the middle of a nightmare and carry me to safety and good dreams.  I saw him often, and it made me want a horse along with my sister, Megan.

Meggie was crazy over horses, and I learned why.  Playing horse became a favorite game.  Maybe that's why Mama got all four of us horse sticks.  When I first saw mine, I was delighted.  It was brown with a white diamond on his forehead, just like my dream horse!  I named him Jackie.

Years flew by, and we moved twice.  I hardly ever dreamed of Jackie, but when I did, he faithfully led me to a good dream.

One day, we went to the feed store and the owner told us we could pet the horses around back.  I went from stall to stall in the big barn, petting each horse by turn.  Suddenly, I saw him.  A tall brown horse stood across the barn.  When I reached his stall, I saw the white star on his forehead.  I stood there, petting his head, when Delaney said, "His name is Jack," pointing to the horse I was petting.  I couldn't believe it, but the horse did.  He pushed his head into my hand and gently whinnied.  I believe he wanted to go for a ride, a ride to pleasant places full of good dreams.