Kira would only respond in curt, short sentences whenever everyone made this whole big deal about her fancy show jumping horse. Everyone I knew was infatuated with that mare, constantly talking and exclaiming and questioning and touching—well, that was the last straw. No one laid a hand on that horse. No one except Kira, her parents, and the barn owner. Which was why after about a month, most people got the hint and stayed out of her way.