"Wild Hearts"
The Characters

Mickey (Michaela)

Our storyteller and lead character. A twelve year old who is still more of a girl than some of her classmates who are getting in touch with their sprouting womanhood. Her jeans, t-shirts and sweatshirt wardrobe gives her a tomboy image. Growing up with just her mom and younger brother has left Mickey a little guarded as to who she lets into her imaginative and creative self. She is shy and is most comfortable expressing herself to her pony, Penny. Her dad left when she was five and if a picture is worth a thousand words, Mickey has not stopped talking since he left, that’s when she began painting the horses she saw in her dreams, paintings that reveal her intelligence and complexity.

Holly

Mickey’s best friend and classmate who aspires to be 16 despite being "trapped" in a twelve year old body. She is both envious and supportive of Mickey’s painting and riding. Basically, self-centered, she subjects Mickey to an endless parade of new outfits and the finest equestrian gear her affluent parents are always buying her. She enters horse shows hoping to claim another colored ribbon to decorate her room. They have a healthy adversarial relationship that seems somewhat superficial at times, but despite that they are each other’s confidants.

Hunter

Mickey’s twelve your old soul brother. Though they are destined to discover each other, the awkward dalliance of courtship gives their emerging relationship a mutual longing. His looks and talent are evident to everyone but himself. But we hope he discovers his self- confidence that has been suppressed at home because of his parent’s total devotion and attention to Hunter’s younger disabled brother. Hunter has created his own world in his comic books where rock and roll super heroes derail bandits. His vulnerable and shy demeanor makes him endearing to girls yet vulnerable to the bad kids at Tsawwassen Junior High.

Frankie

The new girl from the big city has little money, little to say and no friends, but a love for horses gives her a chance at fitting in with the Delta riding club members. She is the outsider. She finds herself caught between Holly’s and Mickey’s competitive and jealous behavior toward her.

Norman

The naughtiest boy in class loves to get Hunter and others to do his mischievous bidding through intimidation. His yearning to belong breeds hostility toward the members of the Delta Riding Club. He constantly targets them as objects of his obnoxiousness. A victim of parental neglect, Norman more than anyone is looking to fit in somewhere.

Cord

The Delta Riding club Native American Blacksmith. He has a Shaman’s presence. His sixty year old body and an ancient soul give him the wisdom, the knowledge and the responsibility of the Night Mares legend.