I had seen everything, at first I thought that Phoebus was hitting on Cinderella but then when Drizella showed up and hurt and threatened her I realized he was just being a good friend. I had never seen anything like that before. You hear about abuse, but you never think that you’ll see it. I followed her and watched as she silently cried while she unsaddled the white horse and patted him down. She made no noise as tears ran down her face. When she was finished she wiped her eyes, took a deep breath and walked out of the stall. I walked up to her while she was locking the door.

“Are you okay?”