David sighed. He swirled the eggnog in his cup around, then took a
small sip. Another lonely Christmas at home. Tom Nook is taking today off
to visit his kids in the town over, Tortimer is at home somewhere, and
Jingle won't arrive for another half hour or so. Let's see.I never read the
evening post, so let me go get it.
He jumped from the couch and headed outside to the postbox, and opened it up.
"Let's see.Tom Nook, telling me he's out of town. Redd is coming Saturday.Mom wants me to come home soon.and a letter from the HRA.. I wonder what they want now?"
For the past three years that He's lived on the small island of Hawaii, he's never gotten more than a twenty thousand from them. But he opened it up, and two small leaves fell out. Grinning, he turned to the letter enclosed.
"Dear David;
We have recently inspected your house and were presently surprised to see that you've finished two furniture sets, and included some other valuable items in your house design. Going by the HRA rubric, we give you one hundred and thirty three thousand points. Have a Merry Christmas!"
He picked up the leaves, knowing they were the house models he needed for his model village in the basement. He was about to go in when the familiarity of the train's whistle made him stop.
The train is coming in at this time of night on Christmas? What for? Being the curious fellow he was, he decided to investigate. Pulling his coat closer around him, he carefully headed up the steps, missing the icy patches on the left.
"Who's coming in to town today?" he asked the train attendant.
"A new member of the town. That's all I know. Stand back, the doors are opening."
He stepped back, and stared at the train in anticipation. Was Hazel, the love of his life until she moved, coming back?
The train doors slid open, and out came a leg, then another one. It was too dark to see anything but an outline. Who was it? Perhaps Scoot?
"Thank you, sir. I'll need to know the way to Nook's" He's expecting me."
What?? David thought. No catch phrase at the end, no fur, as she moved into the light, and no animal ever had to talk to Nook before they moved in so it must be.
He gasped! It can't be!...Another.human?!
He jumped from the couch and headed outside to the postbox, and opened it up.
"Let's see.Tom Nook, telling me he's out of town. Redd is coming Saturday.Mom wants me to come home soon.and a letter from the HRA.. I wonder what they want now?"
For the past three years that He's lived on the small island of Hawaii, he's never gotten more than a twenty thousand from them. But he opened it up, and two small leaves fell out. Grinning, he turned to the letter enclosed.
"Dear David;
We have recently inspected your house and were presently surprised to see that you've finished two furniture sets, and included some other valuable items in your house design. Going by the HRA rubric, we give you one hundred and thirty three thousand points. Have a Merry Christmas!"
He picked up the leaves, knowing they were the house models he needed for his model village in the basement. He was about to go in when the familiarity of the train's whistle made him stop.
The train is coming in at this time of night on Christmas? What for? Being the curious fellow he was, he decided to investigate. Pulling his coat closer around him, he carefully headed up the steps, missing the icy patches on the left.
"Who's coming in to town today?" he asked the train attendant.
"A new member of the town. That's all I know. Stand back, the doors are opening."
He stepped back, and stared at the train in anticipation. Was Hazel, the love of his life until she moved, coming back?
The train doors slid open, and out came a leg, then another one. It was too dark to see anything but an outline. Who was it? Perhaps Scoot?
"Thank you, sir. I'll need to know the way to Nook's" He's expecting me."
What?? David thought. No catch phrase at the end, no fur, as she moved into the light, and no animal ever had to talk to Nook before they moved in so it must be.
He gasped! It can't be!...Another.human?!