In Cherokee legend it is said that at the beginning of the world people and animals spoke and understood each other's languages. "Weep" is a story about a woman whose life changed after just such an encounter with a carriage horse in Central Park. Nikki Twig has spent most of her life hiding from her past. Nikki and her best friend, Belinda Carpenter always wished to be sisters when they were children. Upon the death of their friend and mentor, Wally, they learn that they are related to each other through a Cherokee bloodline, but are left to their own devices to determine exactly how. In this story set in present day Oklahoma, Nikki finds identity and belonging.