Chapter 4

Paula was a light sleeper and knew she’d wake up at the slightest sound. In fact she was worried she wouldn’t be able to doze off at all. On the other hand Melissa admitted to slumbering deeply: her friend would have to rouse her if anything untoward made a sound during the night.

“So basically, I’m on my own,” Paula said.

“Only until I wake up,” Melissa pointed out.

Paula crawled into her sleeping bag on the sawdust bedding to test it out. Wriggling around to create a comfortable nest for herself and make sure there were no lumps, she said, “This is actually pretty cozy. You should try yours.”

Melissa followed suit and agreed. “What more could we ask for? The smell of the barn, a snug warm bed and sleeping right next to our horses!”

“We should do this every night!”

“Let’s just try one night first and see how it goes, shall we?”

The two women fetched in their horses and tacked them up.