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The Untold Romance

Ch.4

My heart shrank as I turned to see an aged man with small eyes, and a weathered face. He wore overalls, and had a pathetic stick that he seemed to be substituting for a cane. But, somehow he had an air of wisdom about him.

"You alright there?" he said gently.

I blushed lightly; more than a little embarrassed he had seen my mini breakdown.

"Y-yes, I am just a little shook up. I thought I was on a deserted island." I said quietly.

"Well it's not totally abandoned, that is, my family and I are the only ones who live here. We were shipwrecked here a couple days ago. There is no way of communicating with civilization for now but, we have been fiddling with an old radio; we hope that it will be able to reach help as soon as I get it finished." He said playing with the strap of his overalls, looking uncertain if this goal was obtainable.

"Here come meet my family, we are settled in a quaint little house up yonder." He said pointing north towards the underbrush.

I was a little confused on how they had already built a house if they had only been on the island for a couple of days. He read my hesitation and smiled.

"Oh, how un-gentlemen like of me! Hoho! Here I am yakking your ear off and I haven't even introduced myself! My name is Taro, I am a retired farmer." He said puffing out his chest at the last part with pride. He held out his hand and gently helped me off the sand.

"Thank you", I said as I regained my balance and looked at him. "My name is Chelsea".

"Beautiful name! Now come, I have two grand kids about your age who I know would be much obliged to meet you as well." He said with a crinkly smile.

I didn't really know what to say, I felt a bit rushed, but I followed him anyways through the large trees and underbrush, all the while he chatted to me about how wonderful the island was, and his days as a farmer. The trip was taking longer than I thought, and I found that he was a pleasant person to be around, I felt myself starting to rise up out of the depressing hole I had put myself in since I woke up this morning.

"And here we are!" He said pushing back one last branch to reveal a large run down village. My previous question about their living quarters was answered now as I looked around to see small somewhat livable houses spread out across the land.

"Not the best, I know, but it is better than nothin'!" He said chuckling.

I smiled and nodded towards him. He grinned again and waved me towards a small house to the north-east that looked a little more hospitable than the others. I followed, and we arrived at the house shortly. he opened the old door and happily started to call out his family's names.

"Felicia! Elliot! Natalie! Come here!" He shouted loudly as we entered the house.

I watched as a woman and two young adults walked towards us.

"There you are! Ah, Chelsea this is my family" he said waving a hand towards them.

"This is my daughter Felicia." He said pointing towards the woman. "And these are my grand children Elliot, and Natalie." He said pointing to the young adults.

"This is Chelsea; she has become shipwrecked as well." He said clasping a hand on my shoulder.

"Hello Chelsea! As you know I am Felicia." The woman said grabbing my hands in hers. She had long deep pink curly hair and a rosy face. She gave off a happy mother vibe. "I hope my father hasn't scared you too much." She said with an apologetic look.

'Not at all, it's a pleasure to meet you." I said with a half hearted laugh. She was a sweet woman, much nicer than the people i knew from back home.

The boy was the next to approach me.

"H-hello, I'm Elliot, I hope you like it here." He said shyly. He had the same pink hair as his mother but it was cut short, to about his eye brows, which complimented his glasses that his bangs seemed to brush. I smiled at him kindly. I was assuming his sister was the next to approach me because she butted him out of the way.

"Hey, I'm Natalie. This island isn't as bad as it looks." She said with a snort. She shared the family's pink hair, but hers was cut short with a ribbon tied in it delicately. The two siblings personality's seemed to be in other spectrum's of each other.

"Um, ok." I said awkwardly. "It is a deep pleasure to meet all of you, and a sort of relief as well. I was going out of my mind, back there when I thought I was all alone." I said smiling gratefully at them.

"Oh, you poor dear, it's alright now!" Felicia said putting a hand on my shoulder.

"Of course it is!" Taro said with a bright look in his eyes. "Because, I just had the most wonderful idea! There is an old farm up ahead, it's a little beat up but usable! Why don't you use it while we try and get this old hunk of junk radio workin'?" He said pointing to the giant radio on their kitchen table. I can teach you all I know, and the crops you grow can keep us all fed!" He said enthusiastically.

He looked at me as if I had just solved all of their problems. What was I supposed to say? No I don't want to become attached to this place, I want to leave here and forget all the memory's of being on that boat? He stood waiting for my answer. Something dawned on me at that moment; I don't think I would ever get over Mark. I had been thinking about him since I had met him, and now these sweet people were asking for my help, and I was going to turn them down because I was still thinking of him? Maybe some work would help me get over him. I wouldn't be able to leave the island anyways.

"Chelsea?" Taro said warily.

I shook my head, snapping out of my ranting thoughts. "I would love to." I said smiling at him.

"It's decided then! Your new life as a farmer starts tomorrow!" He said happily.

I smiled, and watched as they all cheered with relief. But I was feeling nothing of relief. I had no idea how to farm, or live on a abandoned island.

All i could really do is Hope, that maybe this new life would bring healing…

I am really excited about writing my next chapter for this fic, this chapter is basically a transition chapter to help you understand where Chelsea is going, and to help Set the setting and plot for the rest of the story. The next chappie is where everything starts to heat up! Thank you for reading, and staying with me through my late updates, I love you guys! -Figi