SNOWFLAKES

Chapter 1

Kesy* ran towards the stables. She was going to see Snowflakes, her new horse. Snowflakes was a white stallion. When Kesy got there, Snowflakes was saddled. "Hello Snowflakes!" she called. Snowflakes whinnied happily. Kesy put her foot in the stirrup and swung into the saddle. She put her other foot in the other stirrup. Then she lifted her feet out in the air and gave Snowflakes a soft kick. Snowflakes started to walk foward. Kesy led Snowflakes up the hill. Just then she heard another horse. Someone else was riding on a horse. "Hello!" called Kesy. "Who are you?" The person was a little girl. She stared at Kesy for awhile, then turned around and rode away. Kesy watched the girl leave. Then she rode deeper into woods. It was getting dark. Kesy turned around to leave. But a puma was blocking her path!


Kesy, spelled: (Ces-sie)


Chapter 2
Kesy wasn't sure what to do at first, there in front of her was a large full-grown puma. Snowflakes answered her question soon enough though. The horse got
scared and began to run in the opposite direction! "No Snowflakes! Not this way! It's getting dark and we'll get lost!" Snowflakes didn't listen, she just kept running and running. Deeper and deeper into the woods. Kesy thought they had lost the puma, but when she looked behind it was hot on their trail. Then she heard a strange sound coming from the forest, she got very frightened. "Oh Snowflakes stop! There's something in that bush!" The puma heard the noise too, he got scared in and ran away. Shortly afterwards the noise stopped, and the small girl from earlier crawled out of the bush. "Oh it's you! Thank you ever so much! Who are you?" Kesy asked. The girl stared at her, pointed in a direction and ran away. "Strange isn't she Snowflakes?" Kesy sighed. Snowflakes let out a short neigh. Kesy was lost and didn't know where to go, she decided to go the way the girl had pointed. It turned out to be the right way, for in the dark she saw her father by the stable with a flashlight, and the porch light of her home off in the distance. She rode up and her father looked angry. "Where have you been young lady!? You know your not supposed to ride at night." He said mad. "Oh Father! I'm sorry!" She cried. "I was chased by a wild puma, and a small girl who can't talk saved me!" He looked a little puzzled but shook it off "Well I'm glad your safe, but we'll have to see about you riding in the evening anymore" She put Snowflakes in the stable, hung up her saddle, and headed for home. On the way she heard rustling in the bushes, she turned and looked. The girl was watching her. Kesy stood there for a moment and the two girls looked at each other. "Kesy come on! Dinners ready!" She heard her mother say. "Coming mother!" She yelled. She turned back and the girl was gone.


Chapter 3

Kesy hurried to finish eating. "Kesy!" said her mother. "Why are you hurrying so much? You can't go outside this late!" Kesy had finished. "Can't I at least say goodnight to Snowflakes?" she asked. Her mother shook her head. Kesy got up from the table and ran upstairs to her bedroom. She stared out the window for a long time. Finally she fell asleep.

She woke up very early, about seven 'o clock. She ran downstairs. Her mother was making breakfast. "Mother!" said Kesy. "Can I go riding?" Her mother nodded and said, "Your father is riding a new horse." Kesy ran outside. Her father was riding on a golden horse with orange mane and a orange tail. "Father!" she said. "He's so pretty! What did you call him?" Her father smiled and said, "He is beautiful. I didn't name him. He came with the name Rising Sun." Kesy ran into the stables and saddled Snowflakes. Then she leaped on and kicked Snowflakes softly. Her father was waiting for her. "Lets go for a ride." He said. Kesy nodded and she and her father rode into the woods. Her father had a rifle with him. "Father," asked Kesy. "Why are you bringing a rifle?" Her father frowned. Then he said, "It's getting towards winter. I want to have some food stored before then." Kesy nodded. They rode on in silence for awhile. "Father," said Kesy. "Why didn't you bring our dog, Phantom?"
"He would scare anything. I have to train him to be a hunting dog, like his mother."
"Why not use Evening anymore?"
"She's too old. We're lucky we have that puppy. If we didn't have Phantom, we'd have to were Evening out, and when she got too old and died, we'd have to use every penny we've got for a new dog. And we still have to pay taxes." They rode on some more. Then the little girl came riding up. Rising Sun reared up and Kesy's father flew off!

Chapter 4

Kesy jumped off Snowflakes, "Daddy! Are you ok??" She ran to his side. He slowly got up "yeah I'm fine...Why did Rising Sun do that?" He asked. "I think he was scared of that little girl.." Kesy said pointing to the spot the little girl was standing. "What girl?" Her father asked. Kesy turned around and the girl was gone. "Well she's gone now, but surely you saw her when she rode up on her horse?" Kesy said. "No I didn't see anyone, it must have been your imagination. He probably just got spooked by a wild animal or something. Let's head home." He said. As they rode back Kesy began to wonder if the girl was made up in her mind.

The next day Kesy went riding back to the hill, she loved riding up to the hill. The little girl was there. Kesy stared at her for a long time. "Are you real?" She asked suddenly. The girls eyebrows raised and she started to ride off. "No, Wait!" Kesy shouted. She gave Snowflakes a sharp kick and they rode after her. The girl had a fast horse, but it wasn't faster then Snowflakes. They darted here and there and soon Kesy didn't know where she was. "Oh not again!" She said with tears in her eyes. The girl heard her cry and stopped. She rode over to her. She hopped off her horse and approached Kesy. "I am Debbie." She said. "Debbie?" Kesy repeated. "Your real!?" "Of course I'm real" Said Debbie. 'My horse is Moonlight" That name fit him well, he was pure black. But his mane and tail shimmered in a way that it looked dark blue. "He's very pretty..." Kesy said "Where do you live? How come you never talked to me before?" Kesy said. Suddenly there was a rustling in the bushes. "Oh no, I must go, head north then east and you'll find your house!" She jumped on Midnight and rode off quickly. Kesy turned back to the bush and saw two eyes. Then they disappeared and there was no sign of anyone. Kesy got very frightened and jumped on her horse. She made it home in time for dinner and didn't get in trouble. Then she headed off to bed.






Chapter 5

Kesy was up very early the next morning. She ran downstairs as fast as she could. Her mother and father were still asleep. "Kesy!" said a voice. Kesy's little sister, Anna, came running into the kitchen. "Can I ride with you?" asked Anna. Kesy thought for a while. "OK." She said. "But you have to ride Vitamin."
"Oh! I wanted to ride Eclipse!"
"But you can't! Your only six! Eclipse is too wild. So, you have to ride Vitamin." Anna frowned. "OK," she said. "But you have to promise some time to let me ride Snowflakes." Kesy didn't answer. They walked out to the stables. Kesy saddled Snowflakes, and helped Anna saddle Vitamin. Vitamin was a gray mare, with a black tail and black mane. Kesy helped Anna climb up. Then Kesy climbed on Snowflakes. "Give Vitamin a kick!" she called to Anna. Anna kicked Vitamin, and Kesy kicked Snowflakes. They rode up the hill. Then into the woods. Anna started getting scared. "Where are we?" she asked. "Where are we going?" Kesy laughed. "I'm looking for Debbie." She said. "She has a horse called Moonlight." They rode for another two hours. Then Kesy saw a little cabin. Debbie ran out of the door. "Hello!" she called. "Come see!" Kesy and Anna dismounted and followed Debbie into a barn. It was a big room, and the ground was covered with hay and straw. There was one stall. Two little foals walked out of the stall. They stopped and stared and the three girls. "Oh!" shouted Anna and Kesy. Debbie laughed. "They are fillies. That golden one is called Sundance, and she looks just like her father! That black one that looks like Moonlight is called Moondance. They were born last night. They are twins!" Kesy and Anna watched for a long time. Then Kesy frowned. "We have to go Debbie, its almost breakfast!" They ran outside and climbed on their horses. Then they rode away.


Chapter 6

On the way back Kesy told Anna not to tell her parents about Debbie, cause they might not want them to play with her without meeting her and she's really shy. Anna promised she wouldn't tell. The whole family sat down to breakfast, and it was delicious! "So where did you girls go riding?" Their father asked. Anna looked at Kesy and Kesy shook her head then said "Oh we went to the forest for awhile.." "The forest! Kesy, your not supposed to go there, it's dangerous! And taking your little sister too!" Her mother said very surprised. "Oh honey, Kesy knows her way around the forest very well I trust her" Her father said with a smile. Anna started biting her lip. "What's the matter Anna?" Their mother asked. " well uh, we uh, there was this little girl and she was really nice! And she has a cabin and two beautiful fillies that are twins named Sundance and Moondance!!" She blurted out. "What? A little girl?" Her father asked "Yes Father" Said Kesy "She's the one I was talking about the other night, Anna and I made friends with her, she's really nice." "I think we'd like to meet her" Said her mother. "Oh mom you can't!" Anna said "She's really shy!" "well can we meet her parents?" Father asked. "Well we haven't even met her parents." Kesy said. "Then take me to her cabin and we'll meet them" He said. Kesy and Anna looked disappointed. They cleared the dishes and, with their father, rode over to Debbie's house. They knocked on the door and Debbie answered. "Kesy!" She exclaimed. "What are you....you brought your father! Oh no you must all leave right away!" She said. "But Debbie, why?" Kesy asked. "Well, it's my father.." she said "He's going to be back very soon and he doesn't like visitors...you better go quickly!" Then she slammed the door. They mounted on their horses and rode off "Well, I don't think you should play with her any more, girls, she seems a little rude and if her father doesn't like visitors there's no telling what he'll do to you." "Oh But father!" Kesy shouted "She's really nice, she is! Trust me!" "No Kesy, you listen now, no more seeing Debbie." Kesy started cry, she couldn't believe how mean her father was being. She gave Snowflakes a sharp kick and they rode off, but what Kesy didn't realize was she was headed in the wrong direction. "Kesy no!" He father shouted. But she didn't listen and soon she was out of sight. "I have to go after her, but I can't leave Anna alone in the woods.." He took Anna home and then went looking for Kesy. He had no luck. Meanwhile Kesy was riding like the wind, she'd always wanted to run away with Snowflakes and now was her chance. But soon they both got weary, she could see lights not to far away and rode up to them. It was a horse ranch with a motel right next to it! How lucky she was. She decided to check into the motel with the little money she had in her pocket and try and get a job at the horse ranch!


Chapter 7

Kesy rode over to the ranch. She climbed off Snowflakes and walked up to a house. She knocked on the door. A man opened it. "What do you want?" he asked. Kesy asked, "Can my horse stay here for the night?" The man went outside. "Sure!" he said. "You want a job? We need someone to look after the horses. Feed them, give them water, brush them, exercise them… and any other jobs you can think of. Work hard and you'll earn a dollar a day, plus three meals. Want to?" Kesy nodded. The man brought her and Snowflakes into the stables. "You can sleep here tonight, we don't have any more beds. Kesy thanked the man, and he left. Kesy made sure Snowflakes was comfortable. Then she lay down and piled straw all over her. Soon she was asleep.

The next day, at about 6:00 AM, Kesy heard someone whispering to her. "Wake up!" Kesy opened her eyes. "Debbie!" she said. She leaped on her feet. "Debbie!" she said again. Debbie laughed. "You didn't know I worked here? So what are you doing here?"
"I came here for a job." Kesy explained. Then she told Debbie how Anna had told their parents about her, and how her father said they couldn't see Debbie anymore, and how she had runaway. When she had finished, Debbie pulled Kesy towards the door. "Jim, that's the man who lives in that house over there, said you could help me round up the cows." Said Debbie. Kesy pulled back and ran to Snowflakes. "I have to saddle Snowflakes! Unless, she added, "I'm supposed to ride Moonlight with you… That was your horses name, wasn't it?" Debbie didn't answer. Kesy climbed on Snowflakes and him out the door. Debbie was on her horse. "Was Moonlight your horse's name?" asked Kesy.
"Yes." Said Debbie. And then she was silent. Kesy could see something was wrong. "Debbie," she said. "Is there something wrong?" Debbie looked up. "No." she said slowly. "But we better round up the cows, or we'll be in trouble." Debbie kicked Moonlight and they galloped off. Kesy followed at a trot. She knew something was wrong with Debbie, and she was determined to find out what it was!

Chapter 8

They went out to the field and started rounding up the cows. Kesy stomach began to growl and she realized she hadn't had breakfast. "Hey Debbie!!" She shouted over the cows mooing and the sound of their hooves hitting the ground. Debbie was silent "Debbie!! Can you hear me? Debbie!!!" She shouted even louder. Debbie looked at her "Oh sorry, I uh didn't hear you, what's
the matter?" She finally answered. "Well I haven't had breakfast yet, and he said I get 3 meals a day.." Kesy said "Yes Kesy, after your morning work, we don't eat till were done here." Kesy looked disappointed. She was starving! Finally about 45 minutes later they were all done and had the horses back in the stable. They walked into the house "Hello Jim" Debbie said. "Hiya Jim!"
Kesy replied. "Good morning girls" He said glancing at them and then back to his newspaper. "Oh Kesy, I meant to ask, did you get your parents permission to work here? And will you be living here or going home at night?" Jim asked. Kesy didn't know what to say. "well, I'll be staying here. Oh Debbie let me help you make the eggs!" She said trying to change the subject. She hurried over to the stove and began to talk to Debbie. Jim thought it was strange but he shook it off and went back to his paper. After the girls had breakfast Debbie went out to the field to tend to some business while Kesy went to the stables to feed and bathe the horses. She gave them all food and by the time she gave the last one it's food the first one was done and ready
for a bath. She bathed him and then moved on to the next one. Their were 15 horses in all. She knew this would take a while so she took her time. As she was washing the third one Jim came in. "Just checking on your work!" He said examining the horses. "Good job, their all fed and your washing them just fine. Try not to startle them, if any of these horses get loose you'll have
quite a fee to pay." Then he walked out. Kesy continued to wash the horses. Fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh. It was almost lunch time and Kesy was beginning to get tired. She loved horses but her hand hurt from holding it up so long. Just then her stomach growled. It scared the horse and he kicked over the pale of water. Kesy ran and hid behind a barrel, the horse kicked and kicked and then ran right out of the stable and down the road! Soon it was out of sight. "Oh no!" Kesy screamed "What will I tell Jim???"


Chapter 9

Kesy was eating dinner with Debbie in the stable. "Why do you work here, Debbie?" asked Kesy.
"My parents don't have very good jobs." Debbie answered. "Mother gets enough money for her meals, and father gets enough for his meals. They didn't want to have to work for my meals, so they sent me here."
"Do you like it here?"
"Oh, I love it here. But they won't let our foals in here. And I'm scared my parents will be to busy to take care of them."
"Well… is that what has been bothering you?" Debbie didn't answer. "I have to go make sure all the horses are in." she said. Kesy frowned. "Debbie," she said. "I… I'm going for a ride on Snowflakes, all right?" Debbie nodded. Kesy ran out the door. She leaped on Snowflakes and gave him a kick. "Snowflakes," she whispered. "Find that missing horse!"

"Debbie!" called Jim. Debbie ran in. "What is it?" she asked.
"Have you seen Kesy?" he asked. "It's past midnight!" Debbie shook her head. "Well," said Jim. "I guess we'll have to look for her."
"Wait, Jim!" called Debbie. "One of the horses is gone!" Jim turned around. "Which one?" he asked.
"Frisky!" called Debbie. She and Jim ran towards the stables.

Snowflakes went into the woods. Kesy looked around. "Snowflakes!" she said. "I don't see the horse!" Snowflakes looked around. Then he reared up, and Kesy flew to the ground. "Snowflakes!" she called. But the horse had run off. Then she saw a shadow in the trees. "Snowflakes?" she whispered. She walked towards the shadow. It walked towards her. Then she saw what it was. It was a wolf!

Chapter 10

Kesy wasn't sure what to do, she never liked dogs much, and this was a wolf! Suddenly she heard some howling, 3 more wolfs joined the one! "Oh please don't hurt me!!" She pleaded with tears in her eyes. Of course the wolves didn't understand her and formed a circle all around her. Kesy rolled up into a ball covering her stomach. She began to cry and waited for the wolves to attack. Suddenly she heard a strange noise! A man fired a gun shot and the wolves scattered. Kesy peeked her head out and saw her father with Snowflakes! "Oh father!" She ran up and hugged him. "Kesy! I'm so glad your alright! Your mother and I have been worried sick!" He said. "I'm sorry for running away, it's just that Debbie's my friend, and I don't see why I can't play with her." Kesy said looking at the ground. "It's alright, we'll talk about it later. Right now you need to come home." He said firmly. "Oh but
father! There's something that I just HAVE to do!" She mounted Snowflakes and rode away. As she did she called "Don't come after me, I'll be home very soon!" Her father decided to trust her and headed home. She rode out of the forest and into the ranch. There was a light on and she walked in. Jim and Debbie were sitting in the living room, they both looked tired. "Kesy!"
Debbie shouted excitedly. "I was so worried!" She gave her a big hug. "I'm glad your alright Kesy, where'd you go?" Jim asked. "Oh, just for a ride. I was attacked by wolves, and...well my father saved me, he wants me to go home. So I can't work here anymore. I have to start for home now or he'll worried." Kesy said disappointed. She was enjoying working on the ranch and
had made a few new friends. She wasn't to excited about going home. "Oh Kesy! Will you still come see me?" Debbie asked. "Yes of course!" Kesy said. "You know Kesy...you can still work here part-time, if you only come 4 times a week that would be a lot of help." Jim said "What do you think?" "That sounds wonderful!" Kesy said "I'll ask my dad and ride over tomorrow and give you the news!" "Great!!" Jim said happily. Debbie and Jim couldn't wait
for the answer. Kesy rode home excited to find out what her father would say!


Chapter 11

Kesy galloped home on Snowflakes. As soon as she got to the house, she ran inside. Anna came running up. "Your home!" she shouted. "I missed you, Kesy!" Kesy hugged her little sister and ran upstairs, where her father was sitting. "Father!" she called. "I'm back! Can I see Debbie? Can I play with her?"
"I'll think about it." Said her father.
"Father! Jim said that I could work there four times a week! Can I?"
"Kesy, lets talk things over tomorrow at breakfast. I'm sure you must be sleepy. Go to sleep." Kesy walked to her bedroom. Then she remembered something. "Oh no!" she thought. "That horse that ran away! What should I do?" She ran downstairs. Anna was there. "Where are you going?" she asked.
"Um, just to put Snowflakes in his stall." She lied. Then she rushed outside. She climbed on Snowflakes. "Now," she said. "Lets go find that horse!" they rode for hours. The sun was coming up. Then she heard a horse. "Hello!" she said. There was no answer. She looked around. "Is anybody there?" nobody answered, but she knew someone was there. She turned Snowflakes around, and started galloping out of the woods. Then she saw the ranch. "Help!" she shouted. Debbie came running out. "Kesy!" she called. "Kesy, what are you doing here?"
"I have to tell you and Jim something." Said Kesy. "I hope you don't get too mad." Debbie laughed. "Well," she said. "I don't see what you could of done to make us mad when you came back!" Kesy smiled. They walked over to Jim. "Uh, hi Jim." Said Kesy. "I want to tell you something."
"What is it?" asked Jim.
"Well, one of the horses got away. I didn't tell you about it. I was too afraid." Jim and Debbie looked at each other. "Come back tomorrow." Said Jim. "I'll need to tell you something, and you won't like it." Kesy ran outside and climbed on Snowflakes. Debbie didn't come say goodbye. Kesy turned around and rode home.


Chapter 12

When she came in Anna was waiting for her, "Does it take THAT long to put Snowflakes away?" She asked. "Shhhh!" Kesy replied. Anna looked a bit
confused and both the girls went to bed. In the morning at breakfast Kesy
had a million questions. "So father am I allowed to see Debbie? Can I work
at the ranch? Is it ok if I go visit the ranch today?" She asked. "Hold
on hold on!" He said. "One at a time… well yes I think it's ok. Debbie seems
like a nice enough girl. I'd like to meet this Jim guy before I know if you
can work there or not. And yes you can go to the ranch, I'll come along
too." After breakfast they walked out to the stables together and Kesy
mounted Snowflakes while her father mounted another horse. Just as they were about to take off Anna came running up, "Wait, wait!" She yelled. "What is it?" her father asked. "May I please come along too?" She asked. "Well sure!" He said. Kesy wasn't very happy about this, now they had to ride slow, and it always takes Anna forever to get on the horse and be ready to go. After about 10 minutes they were ready and started off. They went faster then Kesy had thought they would go but it was still pretty slow. After an hour of riding they reached the ranch. They dismounted the horses and
knocked on the door. Jim answered it. "Well hello!" He said. "Hi, I'm Kesy's
father, I understand you have a job for her?" He said. Jim nodded and showed them in. The two men went into the kitchen to talk over some coffee. Kesy decided to show Anna around the ranch, they walked to stable and found Debbie there. "Hi Debbie!" both the girls said excitedly. "How are you?" Debbie greeted them. "I'm alright, how about you guys?" She said. "We're great!" the girls said replied. "Can you play or do you have to work?" Kesy asked. "Well I have some more work but it's about my brake time." She said. The girls went to the brook with their horses and gave them a drink. After awhile Debbie said she had to go back and finish her work. They headed back on their horses and when they arrived Jim and Kesy's father were waiting for them. "Well dad, can I work here?" Kesy asked. "You sure can!" He said happily. "Jim is a very nice man!" Kesy was so excited she started jumping up and down. It was then that she remembered Jim had some news for her, he said she wouldn't like it. "Oh yeah Jim, what's the bad news?" She asked. Jim's smile quickly turned to a frown. "Lets go inside and I'll tell you." They all walked inside, Kesy was a little afraid of what he was going to say.

Chapter 13

Jim and Kesy sat down. "What is it?" asked Kesy.
"You have to get the horse back in a week." Said Jim. "If you don't, you will have to give Snowflakes to the ranch." Kesy stared at Jim. Then she ran out the door. She climbed on Snowflakes. "Where are you going Kesy?" asked Anna. Kesy gave Snowflakes a kick and they galloped off. Anna decided Kesy was just taking a walk with Snowflakes. She went inside to play with Debbie. Just then she heard her father shout, "Kesy! Anna! Time to go home!" Anna ran outside with Debbie. "Where's Kesy?" asked her father.
"I think she rode home alone." Said Anna.
"Oh, she must know the way back, she's come here before alone." He helped Anna on her horse. Then he climbed on his horse and they rode away. When they got back, Anna's mother ran over. "Hello!" she called. "Where's Kesy?"
"Anna says she was going home alone." Said Anna's father. "She probably stopped along the way. Don't worry." Anna ran upstairs and started playing. Soon her mother called her down for dinner. While they ate, Anna asked her parents, "Why isn't Kesy here?"
"She may be camping near the house." Said her father.
"Will she come back?"
"I'll go out and tell her she has to sleep in the house before it gets dark."
"But what if I get lonely before then? I won't have anybody to play with!"
"I'll get her after dinner." Anna walked upstairs. Her father went outside to look for Kesy. She wasn't there yet. By 9:00, she still wasn't back. Anna started to get worried.

Kesy was still riding down the road. "I'll never give you away." She whispered to Snowflakes. Just then, she saw the horse! "There!" she called happily. She climbed of Snowflakes and tied a rope around the horses neck. But then, she realized she didn't know which way to go. She was lost!

Chapter 14,

"Oh no!" She exclaimed. "Lost again! I wonder if Debbie will come to help
me?" She decided to stay where she was for a while instead of getting lost
even more. "Hey I came through that way! I can see a horse print, and it's
Snowflakes!" She mounted Snowflakes and firmly held the rope that was tied to the other horse in her hand. The went very slow in the direction of the
horse print. "I recognize that bush!" She said pointing to a big raspberry
bush. She kept going and suddenly the path split into to different
directions! "Oh I don't remember this.. maybe I didn't come this way after
all." She sat down on a rock and began to cry. She wished she had never met
Debbie, then she wouldn't be in this trouble of being lost. Or of the lost
horse! Or the ranch! Then she would be happy at her house playing with Anna and taking care of Snowflakes. Then she heard some neighing, she looked up and Snowflakes and the other horse were fighting!! "Stop it you two!" She said jumping up. She took a stick and hit the ground loudly, the other horse got scared and ran away, but Snowflakes stayed there. "Oh good girl!" Kesy said hugging her horse. "I thought you would have run away too." It started to get dark and Kesy made a small hut out of sticks and leaves. Then she lay down on a big leaf and covered herself with grass. She didn't sleep much, but she did manage to get at least 5 hours before morning. When she woke up she could hear thumping. It was a horse! Snowflakes heard it to and neighed loudly. The thumping stopped and then continued again, it got louder and louder, and suddenly Debbie and Jim came riding up the path! They had 3 horses with them, their hooves had been making the thumping! "Oh Debbie! How did you know where I was?" "The horse came back to the ranch with a rope, I figured you had found him and tied the rope around him." She said with a smile. Kesy then mounted Snowflakes and the 3 of them headed to Kesy's house. When they arrived Jim and Debbie said good-bye and parted. Kesy was very happy to be home, she put Snowflakes in the stable and ran into the house. "I'm home!" She said "Oh Debbie!" Anna yelled. She gave her sister a big hug. "Where's Dad?" Kesy asked. "In his room." Anna said. "He's very upset." Kesy went upstairs and into her fathers room. "Dad, I'm home! You don't need to worry anymore!" She said. "I should never have to worry again." He said. "I am forbidding you to ride Snowflakes anymore." "What!?" Kesy screamed. "You can't do that!" "Yes I can, I'm your father, you've run away twice on that horse and gotten lost, if you would just stay here at your house we wouldn't have any worries at all! Now go to your room, and tomorrow I'm giving Snowflakes to Jim's ranch." He said. Kesy couldn't believe her ears. "No Not Snowflakes!" She shouted. She felt like running away forever now! She knew that wouldn't help the situation though so she sadly went to her room and cried herself to sleep.

Chapter 15

The next day Kesy didn't want to get up. Anna ran upstairs. "Kesy!" she said. "We're going to the ranch now! Get up!"
"I don't feel like getting up today." Said Kesy. "I'm going to think of something to do for Snowflakes."
"Kesy!" said Anna. "You aren't going to run away AGAIN, are you? I miss you when you do!"
"Anna, do you remember where we got Snowflakes?"
"Yeah, from the woods way over there." Said Anna, pointing out the window. "She was wild and we caught her, remember?"
"Now I remember! Now I know… I know what to do for Snowflakes! Thank you for remembering, Anna!"
"Kesy! What are you going to do?"
"I'm not running away… I'm going for one last ride with Snowflakes… Alone. Don't follow me, OK?"
"OK, as long as you come to the ranch with us."
"I will." Kesy promised. Then she ran downstairs and outside. Debbie was there with Moonlight. "Kesy!" she said. "I didn't think you were going to come!"
"I'm coming." Said Kesy. "But only if I can ride with Snowflakes one more time."
"Can I come?"
"No, I want to be alone this once. Snowflakes is very special to me."
"I understand," said Debbie. "I'll tell everyone that your riding on Snowflakes one more time, and your not running away." Kesy laughed and climbed on Snowflakes. "Your going bareback?" asked Debbie.
"I won't need anything." Kesy said. Then she kicked Snowflakes and rode away.

Soon they came to a meadow, that lead to a forest. Snowflakes ears went up, and he started sniffing the air. "You now where we are, don't you?" Kesy whispered to her. Then Kesy slid off Snowflakes. "You're home." She said. Just then a herd of horses came running towards them. "Go on, Snowflakes." Kesy whispered. "You're free! Run!" Snowflakes turned to look at her. "Go, go join the herd. This is you're home. Go." Snowflakes turned away and ran through the grass, and then disappeared. Kesy sat down on a rock. Soon she saw her father, Debbie, and Anna riding towards her. "What are you doing here?" asked her father angrily. "Where is Snowflakes?"
"I let him go." Said Kesy. "This is his home. I should have let him go a long time ago."
"Let's go home." Said her father, and he helped her climb up in his saddle, and they rode home.

THE END