Nora was worried about the phone call Samuel had from his father. All Sam had said about it was that they needed to get to his house before 10:00. Nora had known Sam for a while now, and he wasn't normally quiet around her, so when he hadn't talked for ten minutes, Nora finally broke the silence. "What was that about?" Samuel glanced up from the dark road and replied, "What was what about?" Nora was a little exasperated. "Your dad calling you. What did he say? Why are you acting so strange?" Samuel sighed, and he looked as if he was debating to tell Nora a deep secret. "Dad is... Let's see, how should I put it... Well, you know how you've always loved animals?" Sam asked. Nora was confused where this was going, but she went along with it. "Yes..." She said. "Well," Sam expained, "You told me that your favorite animals are dogs and horses, right?" Nora was stumped. How did this relate to his dad calling? "Yes...." she answered, her voice sounding a little more suspicious. "And my dad says he likes you and likes that we're going out... And he wanted to get you, a present, I guess. He was gonna get a dog but you already have one. So...." Nora got it now. And she was not very happy about it. "Your dad...." She said slowly, as if she was making sure she was right. "Is getting me... A horse?!"