our old horse escapes to the home i grew up in from the school mum sold her to. shes sick and dying, she escaped back to seek protection. the pastures cold and muddy filled with mushrooms. technos loud in the woods, and my sister says she likes the track. freydis has a cover, her mane hung in tangles shes walking with faltering steps into the dark. i scream to simone to turn it off, but she pumps up the volume