Shattered Spirits
By: Nicolette Looks/Soccermustang
Kevin Dershato's entire life revolved around the family horses. Working all day with the animals that take up his life can sometimes create a stressful environment. As most people would, he takes his anger and frustration out on those who board their horses at the Dershato Ranch including one specific person who is Lauren Scott. From the moment they met it has always been a raging war that grew every time they were together. Only one person in Kevin's life can truly see the pain and unhealthiness of this situation. One person who decides that Kevin is too young to be such a grumpy self centered person and takes matters into his own hands. Coming from a very spiritual Native American family Wahkan wants to inspire Kevin to be more open to friendship between other people and especially to the horses in which he hates so much. When Lauren's only friend, her dear horse, is injured and immediately put down Wahkan also fears for her life. When one day a critical fall from a tall cliff on horseback sends Kevin to his deathbed mysterious things occur during his experience. A fall that had killed the horse and should have taken his own life did not make sense when he woke up to see his horse grazing beside him and a Native American man chanting words of wisdom above him. With several minutes of searing pain he falls unconscious only to wake up to no one around. As he stands to his feet he notices changes, he stood on four legs, he could see his long nose in front of him and he was completely transformed. Kevin has to learn a new way of life through the eyes of a horse as he learns to work with his new owner, Lauren Scott. When faced with the new partnership it goes rather well for Kevin as he begins to fall for her and learns new stories of her past. He learns that today there are still people out there that haunt her, and now Kevin must find ways to keep her safe while trying to figure out how to become a human again.