Well, another installment of Harvest Moon: The story of Jack's

Life. Thank you very much to all who reviewed. And without further

ado, the next chapter!~ Noko

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Jack was awakened by the sound of his phone ringing. He

got out of bed, and promptly fell over his coffee table. Muttering

curses under his breath, he finally reached the phone just in

time.

"Hello?" Jack asked.

"Yes, is this Jack Moon?"

"Yes, who is this?"

"This is Thomas, the mayor in Mineral Village. I have called

because...well, your grandfather has passed away."

For a few seconds, Jack couldn't talk. He felt like he

just jumped in the Atlantic ocean at subzero temperatures. When he

gathered himself, he asked how he had died.

"Well, he was farming one day and just had a sudden heart attack.

There was nothing we could do."

"When is the funeral?"

"It already happened. We couldn't locate you in time for it, or

even your parents!"

"That's because they're dead. They had a bad car accident a few

years ago." Jack felt like breaking down and crying. His last

realative was his grandfather, and now he was dead.

Thomas continued on.

"We need someone to come and set your grandfather's affairs in

order. I don't know what to do with the farm, so if you want it,

it's yours. Well, no matter what you decide, you are still welcome

here in Mineral Village. Will you come?"

"Yes, I will. I need to see the farm again. I'll be there next

week."

"Alright, see you then. Bye!"

"Goodbye."

Jack hung up the phone. He didn't know what to do. He just

lost his job, so there was no problem with that. Jack's head was

crowded with thoughts, so he laid down on his bed. After a few

minutes, only one thought stayed in his mind. He had to go to

Mineral Town. So he got up out of bed and started packing. There

wan't much to pack, so after a few minutes he was ready. He walked

out of his apartment and down the hall to his groundskeeper. Jack

told him that he was leaving and to keep his apartment locked.

After he did that, he went downstairs to the lobby and withdrawed

the rest of his money from his account.

"300G, huh? Well, Should be enough to get to Mineral Town and even

with a little left over. He got on the bus to the airport and

around midnight he reached his terminal.