The New Farm Hand

I'm sort of back! I am really busy trying to catch up on chapters. Things are a bit hectic

I Started a few new stories recently.

One is This, The NEw Farm Hand

The second is Save me

And the Third is a collab with Madeline2011.

All of these stories can be checked out from my author's page.

Don't worry I am still writing A Royal Pain in My Heart and The Missing Puzzle Piece.


Chapter 4

Nick's POV

She starts to cry and I can't help but put my arm around her.

"Well Dad whipped me. But...I guess I deserve it. I did mess up the laundry." Miley says.

"No deserves to be whipped." I tell her.

"Nick, what is life like where you are from?" Miley asks.

"Well it's a far bit different. The girls and boys go to school together and learn the same subjects like Math, English, French, Spanish, History, Biology, Chemisty and things like that. We go to school in the morning and get home at 3:30 and we do homework and fun stuff like go on the computer or send texts on our cellphones and stuff." I explain.

"Oh wow! That is really odd. Girls only go to school until we are about 12 and then we have to stay home to do work for the men." Miley explains.

"Miley, how about I make you a deal. I will teach you history and some other school stuff and you teach me how to do all the farm stuff?" I ask.

"Well I don't know. I don't think Father would like that." She says.

"Well we just don't tell your father and do things secretly." I tell her.

She pauses for a second.

"I like the deal." She says.

"Then it's a deal." I tell her.

Well I'm going to be living in this hillbilly hell for a while, might as well embrace it.

"Miley! Get down here now!" Her Dad yells.

Maybe if I go down with her, he won't do anything to her.

"Why did you not start making the bread for the morning. God child do I have to remind you of everything!" He says as he slaps her across the face.

Holy shit! Watching this is absolutely crazy! This is just degrading women! No one should be hit like that.

"Miley how in the hell am I suppose to marry you off to a man when you can't get through a single day without making a mistake!" Billy yells.

Whoever said he was nice clearly hasn't seen the real him.

"That's it! I'm going to the bar! I'll be back later." He yells as he slams the door.

Miley just looks at me with sad eyes. I pull her into a hug and I try to comfort her. She comes upstairs with me and we read through the Middle Ages.

"Wow. That's so cool." She says.

"I'm glad you like it." I tell her as I stick my phone out the window.

"What is that?" She asks.

"It's a cellphone." I reply.

She just looks at me confused.

"A cell phone is a portable phone. You can call whoever you like wherever you get signal." I explain.

"Woah! That's so cool. The last intern never had all this cool high tech stuff." She says.

"And the other intern never told anyone about your Dad hitting you?" I ask.

She shakes her head.

"No. He didn't care. He thought it was normal and he hit me too but I know I can't say anything since the sheriff would call it normal and just do nothing." She explains.

Suddenly the phone rings. She panics.

"You have to answer it." She says.

"Why?" I ask.

"Girls aren't allowed to answer the phone. It's disgraceful." She says.

We both rush down the stairs. I pick up the phone.

"Hello." I state.

"Hi honey. How are you?" She asks.

"Mom? Is that you?" I ask.

"I'll leave you in privacy." Miley says as she goes upstairs.

"What is it like there?" She asks.

"Different." I tell her.

"Well it feels like the women's right activists would have a field day here. It feels like the women's rights movement is back in the 1800's. Girls can barely do anything here." I explain.

"Ah. How about you? How is life like for you?" She asks.

"Well I haven't really started working yet." I tell her.

"Oh, well I have to go. We have guests coming in." Mom says as she hangs up.

I go upstairs and I just lay on my bed. It's only 10:40 and I'm already bored out of my mind! I close all my stupid school books and I fall asleep.


The next morning

Miley's POV

It's about 5 in the morning and I get up to start making some bread. I get changed into my work overalls and I put my hair in braids. I start cooking the bread and I get the milk and butter on the table and I go upstairs to see Nick is still asleep. Oh I have to wake him. If he is not awake now, Dad would be angry. I open his door.

"Nicholas, it's time to wake up." I tell him.

He groans and opens his eyes. He pulls up the blanket.

"What are you doing waking me up at 5 in the morning!" He asks sounding angry.

"You have to be up now so you can start doing morning chores." I state.

"Why at 5 in the morning?" He asks.

"Because it's the rules Dad has." I explain.

"Fine. I'll be up in a few minutes." He says.

"Alright. Breakfast is all ready." I say as I go back downstairs.

I get downstairs and I eat my breakfast at the counter and I get the paper from the doorstep. I put the paper on the table. I see a little article on the girl's school closing. Are they trying to make us Dumb? Nick comes down the stairs and I serve him two pieces of toast and I hand him the dish of freshly made butter. He thanks me and then Dad comes downstairs. I get three pieces of toast ready and I stand back.

"That's good Miley. Now once Nick has finished eating, you are going to show him how to milk the cows." Dad states.

I nod as he looks at the paper.

"Oh finally! I have been waiting for them to close that place. The girls should be put in there place. They have a job! They have to stay home, do what their husbands or fathers say, cook clean and have children. Don't you agree?" Dad asks Nick.

"Uh yeah sure." He says.

He puts his plate in the sink and I lead him to the Cow barn.

"Miley, you know I didn't mean that right?" He asks.

"I know. Come on I'll show you how to milk the cows." I state as I head over to one of the cows.

"Hi Betsey, be a good girl and let me show Nick how to milk you." I tell her as I rub her side.

I explain to Nick how to milk her. He starts by trying to milk her too hard.

"Just try it lightly." I tell him as I take his hands in mine and show him.


Nick's POV

I know it's strange, but I like the feeling of her hands in mine. I can't believe that she hasn't had much school and that her father is abusive. The annoying thing is that she can't stand up for herself. It's like it's natural for her. We finish milking the cows and we head to the chicken coop. Oh boy! This doesn't look fun. She spreads the feed out and she goes into the coop. She comes out with a basket full of eggs. Wow. We go inside the house and she starts to chop carrots and puts a liquid into a pot.

"Umm Miley, what is that?" I ask.

"It's soup, or it will be soup. I hope that you are ok with that." She says.

"It's fine. I'm just going to grab my science book." I tell her.

"No! You can't do that." She snaps.

"Why not?" I ask sounding puzzled.

"If my father saw you reading about science, he might hurt you. Science doesn't exist according to him." She says.

"Oh right, I forgot. I'll grab my math stuff." I tell her as I go upstairs and come back down.

I get set up at the table.

"Oh perfect to see you're not doing anything important. I need you kids to go into town. We need some groceries. Now Miley, you get what you need and Nick will pay for it with the money I give him. " Billy says as he gives me a 10 dollar bill.

"You are going to get all your groceries with 10 dollars?" I ask.

"Yes." He says.

"Wow. That's not a lot." I say.

"It's enough." Billy says.

I go upstairs and I put my phone in my pocket and I look at my charger. It has a connection for a cigarette lighter. I put it in my sweater pocket.

"Here are the keys for the truck." Billy says.

"Thanks." I say as Miley and I get into the truck.

I start to drive and I plug my phone into the cigarette lighter.

"What are you doing?" She asks.

"I'm going to call someone when we get to the town. There is some cell signal." I tell her.

"Alright." She says.

I keep driving and we keep talking.

"I wonder what life is like where you live?" She asks.

"Well where I live we go to school and we don't do all the chores you do. Second there is a lot more people and lots more technology." I explain.

We manage to get to the town. I go behind a building and I pull out my phone.


Miley's POV

I see him go around a building while I just go inside the general store.

"Hello Tommy, do you have any sugar left?" I ask.

"Ummmm I think, hold on I'll check." He says as he goes trough a door.

I wait patiently for a few minutes when I see Nick come in the door.

"Oh prefect I'm going to need you to pay for the sugar." I tell him.

"Ok." I tell her.

"Who did you call?" I ask.

"I can't tell you." He says.

"Please tell me!" She begs.

"Nope, I can't tell anyone." He says.

"Aww! I want to know." She says.

"You'll find out soon enough." He says.

Grrrrr I hate surprises!

"Here is the sugar...Oh who is this Miley?" Tommy asks.

"This is the new farm hands, Nick. Nick meet Tommy the owner of the general store. Tommy meet Nick our new farm hand." Miley says.

"Oh that's nice." Tommy says as he shakes Nick's hand. I grab the bag of sugar and we leave that store.

"Miley, why don't we go into the little clothes shop here?" He asks.

"We can't we still need to get a blade for his tractor from the blacksmith and that will cost the rest of the money." I tell him.

"You are not the only who has money. I have lots of money." He says.

"I couldn't ask you to do that." I state.

"I want to. I want to buy some clothes for you. Your outfits look torn and worn out. Wouldn't it be nice to have some new clothes?" He asks.

"Yes, but I know I can't afford them." I tell them.

"Come on. I'm paying." He says as he pulls me into the store.

I go in and the store looks beautiful. I look around at the clothes. They look so clean and bright. Suddenly I look behind the counter.

"Miss Nina!" I state.

"Miley, what a pleasant surprise. I'm assuming you aren't alone." She says.


Nick's POV

"No, I'm here with the new farm hand. Nick, this was my school teacher Miss Nina. Miss Nina this is the new farm hand Nick." Miley says.

"Pleasure to meet you Nick." Miss Nina says as she extends her hand.

"Pleasure to meet you too." I say.

"Do you still teach Miss Nina?" Miley asks.

"No, they got rid of me last week. They said I was teaching too much controversial content. All I told them was that they have to wash the cupboards because there are sometimes Bacteria on the cupboards that could make them sick." She says.

That's a ridiculous reason to fire someone. It's a true statement. We pick out 2 outfits and we pay.

"Goodbye. Have a great day." Miss Nina says with a smile.

We go to the blacksmith.

"Hey Henri. My father needs a new tractor blade, do you have one made?" Miley asks.

"No, but I can have one made in about an hour or so." He says.

"Alright, I'll come back for it in an hour." Miley says as we leave the shop.

"So what are we going to do for an hour?" I ask.

"Whatever you want to do." She says.

We go down to a restaurant to grab a bite to eat. After we go to the restaurant, we head to the blacksmith shop.

"Hello Henri." Miley says.

"Here is your Dad's tractor blade." He says. I hand him the money and we leave.