Chapter 1
(Vision) “Coming Dad!” A seventeen-year came rushing from the pig pen to meet her dad in the barn. Jesse came down the road with her bare feet, with mud and and dirt between each of her toes. She felt the rocks under her feet. Yet, she barely noticed the tickle as she continued to run, she was enjoying the breeze that made made her hair run. She loved how it flew behind her and defy the laws of gravity. When she reached the barn, she made a mental note to herself that the barn doors needed a fresh layer of paint. She sighed. This was just one of the many things she and her dad needed catching up on, that and their relationship. The broken windows needed to be boarded up, the chicken coop was falling apart, the termites were at it again, and the well needed to be finished. Yet, with all those problems, this was Jesse's favorite place in the world. It was her place to be free from all the high school drama. Also, because recently, she had been spacing out a lot for no apparent reason. She had been getting a lot of sleep and yet, she daydreams in class and she was starting to get used to going to detention five days a week. But the weird thing was that when she did space out, she heard all these sounds and her vision was a complete blur.
“Hey,” Jesse's dad, Mr. Louis Callinport, said as she went through the barn doors. Jesse then picked up a broom to help him sweep the floor.
“What did you call me, Dad?”
“I wanted to talk to you about something.”
“Yes?”
“I know it's been hard ever since Mom died, but it is no reason to slack off. You used to be a straight-A student, and a B+ on a test is unacceptable. I know you can do better and I want you to be the first person in this family that actually graduates from college. I want you to get a career that pays more than minimum wages. Remember when you told me that your dream was to become a pediatrician? Well, I want you to follow your dream and become a doctor, but you can't do that if you keep getting B+'s on tests. With all the competition out there to get into college, it would be easier to win the lottery than to get into a college you want to go to. At this rate, you won't make it to medical school.”
“Dad, I know how bad the competition is. But, no one is our family gets minimum wages. And besides, it won't happen again.”
“We'll see that it doesn't.”
They had finished sweeping the floors by then, so Jesse went up to her room to think. She wanted to plan a schedule in which she would tackle the things that need to be fixed on the farm. Her dad thought that she was thinking about her future and the things they had said earlier.
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The next day, she had scrambled eggs for breakfast with her dad.
“Taking the bus today?” Mr. Callinport called.
“Only to go to school. Lizzy will drive me home.” Jesse replied.
“Sleepover?”
“No, just going to her house to work on our science project.”
“Just don't be late for dinner.”
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“Hey, Liz! What's up?” Jesse said to her friend, in the back seat of Liz's mother's car.
“You know what's up! I want to know how your dad took the B+! spill already!” Liz's words sounded a little inaudible because she was bouncing on her seat from the tension.
“Well, my dad gave me the “become a doctor speech” and game me a lecture about my future, but other than that, he didn't even mention it.”
“You mean he didn't give you an ultimatum at all?”
“Nope.”
“Wow, that's weird.”
“You know, today in class, this new guy from homeroom kept starring at me all day. It was annoying and I felt totally self-conscious. I think his name was Justin something.”
“You mean Justin Lonee! He is one of the hottest guys in our school! You should totally go for him. Nah, he doesn't look that good. If you want him, you can go for him.” Then she was no longer in the car, she was starring at the most beautiful horse she had ever seen.
“Hello? Earth to Jesse! Hello? Anyone home?”
“Huh, what happened?”
“Well, you totally spaced out on me. I understand if you space out in class, because I know it is living hell there, but when you are talking to me, it is so uncool.”
“Liz, this isn't like the other times I spaced out. Those times, I just heard sounds, but this time, I both heard and saw the vision.”
“It was probably a dream. It's not like you saw the future or something. That would be creepy if you did see the future.”
“You're right, I'm over-reacting. Well, we're at my house now. By the way I had fun working on our project at your house, but I hoped that explosion of blue liquid didn't stain your carpets or anything.”
“Don't worry, we placed plastic wrap on the floor before we did the experiment, remember?”
“Oh, yea, well, see you then.”
“Bye, Jess.”
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“Now to get started on the barn doors.” Jesse thought. She grabbed a can of red paint and got started. It was only ten minutes in when she heard a whinny coming from the field. She went around the barn to see if there was a stray horse in her yard that ran away. But what she saw almost knocked her off her feet. It was the same thing from her vision. The most beautiful horse in the world.
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