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yelped and streaked through the
little clearing, jumping over the creek.
    A wolf! I noticed five red lines on his
hip as he flashed into the bushes. Blood!
    That’s when I could move again.
“Jasper!” I ran towards the bushes and stopped short when I came
face to face with the tiger. It stood there, motionless, staring at
me. Its eyes were the same perfect blue as Jasper’s. Its shoulder
twitched, making me glance at its side.
    “You’re bleeding.” I wasn’t sure what
to do. Part of me wanted to go to it and see if I could help. The
other part wanted to run away screaming.
    It seemed to sense my indecision and
lay on its side. Mustering all the courage I had, I squatted down
beside it and gently touched where the wolf had bitten it. I
exhaled with relief. “These aren’t deep at all. I’ll be right
back.”
    I ran to Dodge and pulled my sweater
out of the saddle bags then went to the creek to wet it.
    I knelt beside the tiger and cautiously
wiped the bite clean. It lift its head and looked at me.
    “This has to be a dream,” I told it. “I
must have fallen asleep studying.” I nodded to myself, glad with
this reasoning.
    The tiger looked concerned and lay its
head on my lap. Without thinking I ran my fingers through its fur.
It started to purr.
    I started to laugh. “This is too much,”
I muttered to it.
    The big cat stood up and walked
away.
    “Wait! Where are you going?
    The tiger kept walking until it was
hidden by the bushes. All I could do was stand and stare. I felt
like crying. Maybe it was just the stress of this weird dream, but
I didn’t want the tiger to leave. I wanted Jasper to come
back.
    As if he read my thoughts, he
reappeared from behind the bushes.
    “Jasper!”
    His eyes opened wide as I ran and threw
myself into his arms. That’s when I broke down. My tears soaked
into his shirt. His arms were unbelievably strong as they held me
up. He placed his cheek on top of my head.
    “Shhh..”
    “Wha...wha...what was...that?” I sobbed
into his chest.
    He simply smoothed my hair and held me
until my sobs had stopped.
    “This can’t be real,” I
whispered.
    “I’m so sorry.” His voice was quiet. He
held my face gently in his hands. “Are you ok?”
    I gazed into his eyes and nodded
weakly. We stayed like that for a minute, looking at each other. He
looked away first and turned his focus to Dodge.
    “Do you think?” he asked.
    I jumped. “I didn’t say
anything.”
    He looked back down at me and was quiet
for a moment. “Alright. Let’s go.”
    “What? Where?” I started to panic.
Coming here had definitely been a bad idea.
    “I’ll explain on the way.” He took my
hand and started leading me to Dodge.
    “Wait! I...I have to get home. My mom
and dad will think something happened to me!”
    I looked at my watch and then my phone.
Ten o’clock. AM. “What’s going on!” I pulled my hand free of his
and stopped walking.
    He kept walking towards Dodge. “She
doesn’t want to go. I can’t make her.” He stuffed my sweater back
into my saddlebags and saddled him for me. He went back to the
blanket and rolled it up before tying it where it belonged. His
eyes widened and he looked at Dodge. “Yes, those are my
orders.”
    The surprised look turned into a glare.
“No. I can’t.”
    There was a pause. “I don’t know why.”
He shrugged.
    I noticed that his shoulder was
bleeding. “You should put some pressure on your shoulder,” I
mumbled.
    Jasper turned to look at me then back
down at his shoulder. “I’m fine.” He looked back towards Dodge and
nodded. “Why don’t you get on Dodge and I’ll take you back to the
main trail.” His voice saddened a little.
    “But... I... You...” The confusion hit
me like a ton of bricks. I sat on the ground and closed my
eyes.
    “Wake up,” I whispered to myself. “Wake
up, wake up.”
    I heard him sit in front of me. “What
part of this seems like a dream?” he asked softly and took my hands
in his.
    “All of