m his trip was like the first

nd anxiety I felt. I watched as he stepped out of his car with a smi

He said as he extended his ha

aiting for your return". I replied as I confide

ered on me, I felt like the whol

h the staff, Bryan joined me at the stables. We wou

and speak to her softly to reassure her. I taught him that t

ager and fast learner, which made my work less cumbersome. I saw how

him, sensing that

u like to name

ld keep the name." He said,

ment made

and I am grateful y

ith each turn and gallop without losing a kind connection with Lola. I was proud of him. I now se

eyes met and I sensed that he also felt somethi

him for dinner, his invite promised a

sky, we talked for hours unending. We talked

. Bryan said, as he took a bite out of his meal. "I grew up not having much, but I wa

with unde

us, but being with you makes me breat

s. He talked about the pressures he faced from his family, to pressures

ning the legacy of my family as the eldest da

mphasized our childhood adventures and how we used to climb the anc

about my parents. Our exchange of information made m

deeper. It seemed like a promise of a future. It was as if time

s and bade me farewell. I watched him from my wind

ng was bright

. We rode at a different pace and we talked and laughed this time.

planned som

d. In a moment of distraction and uncalculated move,

ide open as Bryan fel

horse and hurried

ght!?" I shou

d to get up but the injury was fatal. I quickly re

y slowly as we awai

thed slowly and gripped my hands, his

essy". He said

e was apologizing for ruining a perfect day for me. I

orry". I said in a shaky

ing stillness at the arena. I helplessly watched as parame

l connection would melt away with this inciden

session to our heart-to-heart dinner, and now, t

w swiftly lif

d the ambulance disappear. I prayed we cro