Everyday Ghosts (2011)
“Now he knew what he was waiting for, but he did not know what he would do when it came.
He knocked on Father Gabriel’s door. “Go away!” came a shout from within.
“It’s me, Father.”
“I don’t care if it’s the Second Coming. I have a toothache. Go away.”
It was in the barn that the stranger came to him.
Pete was watching Neb drink and singing to her. He held the bucket for her and stroked her neck as she lapped at the water with her big pink tongue. She seemed thirstier than usual, and Pete though...t there was a sad look in her eyes before he began to sing. When he brushed her, he saw what was wrong. Across her haunches were many long red gashes. Dried blood streaked down her legs. Someone had whipped her.
A little water was left in the bucket. Pete poured it over her. It trickled across her wounds. Pete wiped the blood away. It covered his own hands. He sat in the straw and wept. Neb stirred and tried to twist her neck so she could see him behind her, but she was tied to a beam, and it was impossible.MoreLess
He knocked on Father Gabriel’s door. “Go away!” came a shout from within.
“It’s me, Father.”
“I don’t care if it’s the Second Coming. I have a toothache. Go away.”
It was in the barn that the stranger came to him.
Pete was watching Neb drink and singing to her. He held the bucket for her and stroked her neck as she lapped at the water with her big pink tongue. She seemed thirstier than usual, and Pete though...t there was a sad look in her eyes before he began to sing. When he brushed her, he saw what was wrong. Across her haunches were many long red gashes. Dried blood streaked down her legs. Someone had whipped her.
A little water was left in the bucket. Pete poured it over her. It trickled across her wounds. Pete wiped the blood away. It covered his own hands. He sat in the straw and wept. Neb stirred and tried to twist her neck so she could see him behind her, but she was tied to a beam, and it was impossible.MoreLess
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