Author's notes: Thanks again to those who continue to read this fanfic and support it (Witch Girl Pilar and Mayouh101). I'll try updating as much as I can. At least I'm doing something a little more productive in my life than playing Warcraft all day. Well, I don't think it'll be too long until Claire is introduced, I'll try to keep it short and entertaining as much as possible. I want her to have a dramatic entrance and wouldn't want everything all to happen so fast.
I'll introduce some new concepts to help Jack build the farm too, just to keep things interesting.
Looking at my watch again, I see the time flow ever so swiftly. I need to go back and plant these Turnip and Cucumber seeds before it gets dark or else fatigue will get the best of me and I might end up like last time. The only thing good thing about last time is I got time to get to know Elli.
I sure hope that boy friend spot really isn't taken yet. Maybe I'd have a chance to apply for that spot. At least, Stu must have thought so, otherwise he wouldn't have told me that. But, he's just a kid, maybe he's too young to understand what it means. I hope I'm old enough to understand.
I put up a grin thinking about that as I walked towards melody farm.
Arriving at Melody farm, I was just in time to put all the shoots and herbs into the shipping bin. I hope these sell for a lot, I need to do something about my tools. I really wonder how grandpa managed to run this farm with these worn-down tools. He must have been a really strong man during his youth. Not something I'll ever hope of becoming.
The sky turns orange and the sun's almost setting. It's time to toil again. But this time around, I'll be a lot more careful not to wear myself out.
Pulling out the mini-hoe from my rucksack, I spin it cockily like some comic book character and feeling really good about it. I could see Daigoro sniffing out Dash's stable, I bet Dash arrived just before I did. I should introduce them formally later.
With hoe in hand, I start to till the soft soil near the bin. At least harvesting these crops will be a lot easier if they're near the shipping bin.
While continuing to till the soil, I couldn't stop thinking about what will happen to me in the future. In the future, I'll have to take care of my parents for raising me and loving me during my youth. No one else will anyway, seeing that I have no brother nor sister. They're getting pretty old really fast. I really blame this on them, marrying each other at a pretty old age. Well, at least they have each other.
Breaking a sweat after having tilled soil. I take the bags of seeds out, crouched down and started to crawl on the ground planting each seed. Carefully distancing them from each other, I put the seeds on the ground. This is a lot less tiring than squatting to plant some seeds from time to time like the last time. Experience will probably be my only mentor from now on.
While planting the seeds, I felt a little anxious about the future. It seems I'll be alone in taking care of my parents when they need me. When they grow older, they'll only have their pension to support them and when the time comes that they'll need extra support, the only support they're going to have to rely on will be coming from me. I don't have any brothers or sisters unlike most people I know. Everything is going to rest on my shoulders now.
I wonder if anyone else feels the same as I do. Probably not. Maybe it's about time I start doing something about the future.
Not long after I finish planting the seeds, Zack arrives to pickup the produce.
"Well, I'm glad you didn't forget to put something in here and waste my time. I was right for dropping by today now that you're not out cold." Zack picked up the herbs from the bin counting them one by one.
"I also heard from old man Barley that you just got a colt. I'm a fan of horses. They're not only good for racing, you can also use them to help you harvest produce when he's all grown up. Isn't that neat?", Zack said out of the blue.
I wasn't facing Zack at the moment thinking that he had already left, I was just filling up my worn-out watering can. I guess Zack's just trying to be friendly, he's my customer after all.
"Ah. Yeah, I'm looking forward to that. Thanks for the tip." I faced Zack to thank him and this time, he was the one facing the other way counting the produce.
"Oh yeah, I've got another hot tip for you. Some stores and shops here in mineral town also hire people part-time. Maybe, you want to earn extra to upgrade your tools or something. Oh, and it's also a good way to make friends." Zack replied, quite a bit late. I thought he had just ignored my thanks. He was just thinking of something good to say, I guess.
"Thanks, that's just what I needed." I started watering the area where I placed the seeds.
"Don't mention it. You keep up the good work now. I don't want to see you slacking off, okay? I'll be seeing ya.", Zack said in a semi-serious tone making his way out.
Alright! Opportunity up for grabs. I'll work really hard. Everyone's depending on me. I'll show the people back home what I'm really capable of. I might sound ambitious, but I'll have this farm running better than it was before with a bigger house, a bigger stable, a bigger chicken coop, and a better doghouse for Daigoro.
Now, All I have to do is to choose where I'll work part-time.
