endangered animals. a short story by arley and me.

Over the River and through the Woods. This is where we found ourselves. The treetops danced as the wind whistled in and out of the colored leaves, for the sun was just beginning its habitual descent behind the blushing mountains. Quietness had entered into our wooded haven, and for once we knew that the next few moments would usher into our lives something unseen and yet welcomed.

Ashley and Arley looked away from the disappearing sun and caught one another's gazes. The time had come. We jointly mounted our loyal friend, Windwhister. As we began our exit from the woods which had once held us in innocence and purity, we silently mourned our loss. But life was moving forward and we could not stop it. Times were changing.

Arley looked around the shaved mane of Windwhistler and thanked him, for he was like the only one she could talk to. He gave a "neeeeeeehhhhhhh" and we all smiled.
Ashley spoke first. "Arley, what did we do before we found our joy in skates and horses?"
Arley replied,"Well, I cannot recall, but I can say that I cannot now imagine my life out of skates or off the horse."
So then they strapped on their skates and glided into the theatre to see a PJ movie.

But before they could reach the city gates, a greasy haired blonde man went streaking across the hills.
"Who was that?" Ashley asked.
Arley knew. She had spent many years as a child picking up the pieces of her love dead heart. She knew this man. And she was speechless before him.
"Arley, what is it?" Ashley begged for a reply.
"That? That is Zach-B."
"you act as if you know this man."
Arley slowly explained that he was her first and only love.
We began chasing Zach-B, for he had something we needed, but we didn't know what.

Ashley reached into her satchel but couldn't find her plugs. "Arley, do you have your plugs with you?"
"well, kinda" she said.
Suddenly, Braxton Hicks dashed by with Ashley's plugs!!! And then, soon after came Zach-B riding Windwhistler. He was after her missing plugs.