The Mare Who Fell to Earth

by HudsonHawk


Prologue

I'll cut to the chase and introduce myself, since I hate being a stranger. My name is James Jonathan Quinn, and yes, I prefer Jimmy. My mother named me for both her father, James Allport, and her favorite composer, James Horner. My middle name came from "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", her favorite movie. I can't complain, at least it's not 4Real, like a classmate of mine in high school. God, I pitied that kid. Oh, crap, I'm rambling, sorry.
I'm 26, will be 27 in July. I live in the town of Carney, Wisconsin, neighboring the town of Gleason. I still live with my parents, but then again, my whole family lives together: mother, father, me, my sister, my brother-in-law, and my nephew. We're a very close family. I'm... what would be described as average looking. I'm not Taylor Lautner, but I'm also not on par with Woody Allen in terms of looks, and I thank God and my genetics for that. I'm a glasses-wearer, a bit overweight, around 300 pounds, 5' 11", and shoe size 13. I have Asperger's Syndrome, a condition I wasn't diagnosed with until later in life. Until a few years ago, I thought I had ADHD. It's from this that I believe my fascination with movies and pop culture came from. My bedroom is adorned with various movie posters and Blockbuster movie backer cards, and my DVD and Blu-Ray collection numbers in the thousands combined.
I've always preferred time to myself rather than being social and outgoing. I believe it stems from being an outcast at school, at least until sophomore year in high school. I graduated a few years ago from MATC with a degree in Visual Communications, and like many, many other grads, cannot find a job in my field if my life depended on it. However, I like my job at the Dante Cinemaplex, where I'm an usher. It pays well, I get lots of movie freebies like buttons and posters, and I get discounts on tickets, which has served my father and I well.
While I love my family, a true light in my life was the only girlfriend I ever had, Jennifer Walker. She had been one of the few friends I had throughout my school years. She was gorgeous, smart, and charming. Around my freshman year of high school, we realized that we had a mutual crush on each other, me on her for her intelligence and beauty, and her on me because I made her laugh. She made me truly happy. Then... I don't really like to talk about it, but it's important to the story, so I'll bring it up when it's relevant.
Now that you know me, I'm going to tell you the story of one week in my recent past that changed me forever. The remarkable week when... she... came into my life.