Like Lightning (2005)
“Maddie! Mommy, Dr. Maddie is here!”
Annabelle Portman raced straight into Maddie’s legs as she stepped down from her truck. The four-year-old clung on and hugged tight.
Maddie patted Annabelle’s head. “Hey there, sweetie. How’s my favorite helper?”
Annabelle beamed. “I groomed-ed Dumpling, and Mommy said I did a good job.” And then the child’s expression fell. “But now her leg is broke. Mommy said you can fix her.”
Maddie bent down to the child’s level, looking her straight in the eyes. “I’m going to do the best I can, Annabelle. Dumpling’s a healthy horse and she probably just pulled up lame.”
“That’s what I think, Maddie. At least it’s what I’m hoping,” Caroline Portman said as she approached the truck.
Maddie straightened and smiled at her good friend. She and Caroline had met on the first day Maddie arrived in Hope Wells. They’d nearly collided on the main street in town, their cars missing each other by mere inches and both women had instantly realized how lucky they’d been, not ...winding up in a hospital that day.MoreLess
Annabelle Portman raced straight into Maddie’s legs as she stepped down from her truck. The four-year-old clung on and hugged tight.
Maddie patted Annabelle’s head. “Hey there, sweetie. How’s my favorite helper?”
Annabelle beamed. “I groomed-ed Dumpling, and Mommy said I did a good job.” And then the child’s expression fell. “But now her leg is broke. Mommy said you can fix her.”
Maddie bent down to the child’s level, looking her straight in the eyes. “I’m going to do the best I can, Annabelle. Dumpling’s a healthy horse and she probably just pulled up lame.”
“That’s what I think, Maddie. At least it’s what I’m hoping,” Caroline Portman said as she approached the truck.
Maddie straightened and smiled at her good friend. She and Caroline had met on the first day Maddie arrived in Hope Wells. They’d nearly collided on the main street in town, their cars missing each other by mere inches and both women had instantly realized how lucky they’d been, not ...winding up in a hospital that day.MoreLess
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