Everything Changed
A/N: This story is told in Karen's perspective. Many more character's come into the story as the chapters go on.
I remembered the day as if it had happened yesterday. It was all so horrible. Since you don't know what I am talking about, I will start from the VERY beginning to clue you in.
A few months ago, a girl named Ada moved to the abandoned farm down the street. She was really nice and so I welcomed her, and thought nothing would go wrong.
Everyday, Rick and I would meet each other to hang-out for a while. We have known each other since we were born. Mineral Town is small, and so there aren't many people there. He is always supposed to be shopping but decides to be with me instead. He is so good to his mother. She is very sick you know.
Anyways, a little off topic there! Ada started to be around Rick more and more, whenever I wasn't. Lots of other people were noticing it too. Only they though it was "cute" and weren't worried about it, or him. But for me, it was something totally different.
One Monday, Rick didn't show up to our regular meeting spot. I became slightly curious, but let it pass for that day.
The next day, he did show up.
"Hi!" I greeted.
"Hey!" he said back.
My mind started to bubble with questions, but I held myself back. I feared he would think I was jealous. Maybe that would push him away even more.
"Sorry I didn't show up yesterday," he said looking down at the ground. "My mother wasn't feeling well and I had to look after a lot for her."
My heart sympathized for him. I thought he had been with Ada, but maybe I was wrong.
"Well," I said lying. "I thought it might be something like that."
We talked for hours, as he poured out all his feelings to me.
"I'm just so worried about her," he whispered, almost in tears.
"Don't worry, she'll get through all this."
After a few minutes, he said he had to leave and we both said good-bye to each other. But as I headed home, I couldn't help but think of how I had wrongly misjudged him.
The day following, he wasn't there again but I wasn't suspicious this time. I knew his mother wasn't well and I decided not to jump to conclusions.
Thursday, I saw Lilia shopping in the market.
"Hi, how are you feeling?" I asked, with a slightly sympathetic tone.
"I'm feeling really well," Lilia replied. "I am sure I will be fine all through this coming week."
"That's wonderful," I said.
"You know, my husband just got back and brought me the cure today?" she said quite happily. "I should be fine from now on. It was so nice of him to go and get that for me!"
Now I was curious. If she had been cured today, where was Rick?
"Do you mind my asking, where's Rick?" I quickly blurted.
"Um. I do think that he is over visiting Ada," she said with a smile. "She called on him this morning to help her with one of her chickens."
Oh no! I thought. I was right! She is moving in on my guy!
"Please excuse me Lilia. I must go pick up something for my father!" I knew that I had lied twice, but I'd go and talk to Carter about that later.
I ran out of the market, slamming the door behind me. Going down the road, I was running so fast, I practically walked over Mayor Thomas on his morning stroll.
"Sorry," I shouted as I ran past him. "I'm in a hurry."
"I can see that!" he shouted back.
I finally reached Ada's house, Lillylane farm. I crept up to the window to take a look inside.
There, I saw the image that painfully shattered my heart. In the middle of the room, Ada and Rick were hugging. When they finished, they kissed each other on the cheeks.
I'm too late! I thought, as tears started to roll down my cheeks.
All of a sudden, it started to rain. I decided there was no point in staying; it would just strangle my heart even more. I ran all the way home.
The next day, I had a cold and my heart had a hole. I stayed in bed all day, for I could not get up to save my life.
On Saturday, I decided that there was no point in moping around all day. I got up and went to the spot Rick and I usually met at, not expecting him to show. But, when I got there, he was standing there, with a smile on his face.
All of a sudden, he ran over to me.
"Did you hear?" he shouted with glee. "My mom has been cured and my dad is finally home! Isn't that fantastic?"
Right then and there, I didn't know what to say.
A/N: So was it utterly horrible? Please write nice reviews. I have never written this kind of story before, so sorry if I am ripping off someone else's story! Keep reading on through the rest of the chapters.
Disclaimer: The characters of Karen, Lilia, Rick, Popuri, Kai, and Carter do not belong to me. Neither do Mineral Beach, or Mineral Town. They all belong to Natsume. Ada is just a made-up character.
