Echoes of Neglect

Prologue
Alice drove down the highway, not expecting to see much. all there was around her were green, grassy fields and some cows and horses. She liked the horses the best, and later attention to them. One horse she saw was a stunning black and white horse.

She pulled off of the road to take a look, and saw that the thing that was stunning wasn't the colors or the breed. This horse was seriously neglected, and needed help. Her bones jutted out, her hair was matted and dirty, she had sores on her sides, and her beautiful blue eyes were dull and listless.

She pulled out her phone and dialed the police to report it. Two days later, when a warrant for seizure what given, she called in Caringbridge.

She pulled out her phone again, and this time dialed the Caringbridge Equine Rescue Center. "This is Alice," she said. "We have a problem. I just found a neglected horse on the side of the highway. We need to get her out of here."

The person on the other side of the phone said, "Sure thing. I'll bring the trailer and be there soon."

In fifteen or so minutes, the equine rescue worker was there with the trailer. Alice, who worked at the rescue, helped him load the neglected horse into the trailer.

She looks like an echo of her former self, Alice thought. Maybe Echo would be a good name.