-Chelsea 's pov.
A season has passed since Vaughn left. It's late afternoon when I finally leave my land and head to the animal shop.
The familiar chime of the bell rings in my ear.
"oh my goddess, Chelsea? Is that really you?" My blonde hair best friend says as she hugs me. "you've been hiding up in your farm for so long, if Elliot didn't tell me that you were still shipping milk I would have thought you died." She says looking at me with a sad smile.
"yeah, sorry. There has just been stuff on my mind," I say looking back at her. "where's your mom?" I ask noticing that she wasn't around.
"she's gossiping with Felicia at the diner. Why what's up?" She ask with concern in her eyes.
"i was wondering if I could use your phone, I dont have one at my house" I ask.
"sure go ahead," Julia replies.
I walk behind the counter and pick up the phone. I dial the only number I have memorized. It ring three times before an older male answers.
"Hello?" He says.
"dad?" I ask.
"Chelsea! Hold on let me get you mother," he says with a cheery tone.
"hello?" a feminine voice came on the line.
"hi mom." I say a smile playing at my lips.
"Chelsea! Baby, I knew you would call today. Happy birthday dear," she says with a joyful tone.
"thanks mom, I mailed a letter a while back. Did you get it?" I ask.
"yea I did. I have a letter to mail back, I just haven't got stamps yet. I keep telling your father to remind me to get some," she giggles on the other end. "I'm glad you found a place to stay. It's been almost a year now hasn't it?"
"yup, a year spring 4th," I say thinking back on how I got here.
"i want to know more about this cowboy that you wrote about. How is that going?" My mom asks.
Vaughn. It's been along time since I talked about him to anyone. I start crying
"oh, Chelsea baby, I'm sorry. Did it not go well? I'm sorry. There a plenty of fish in the sea. And he doesn't know what he's missing," my mother says trying to cheer me up. He left. Left me. But I guess we weren't really together, so he didn't know, it wasn't his fault.
"He didn't know," I croak out between sobs. "i didn't tell him."
My mother remained silent on the other end not knowing what to say. I finally got a hold of myself.
"I'm okay mom. I promise. I got to go." I say.
"okay, happy 21st birthday baby. I love you," she says.
"love you too, thanks," I say as I hang up the phone.
"bye Julia, thanks for letting me use your phone. I promise I'll be at the new years festivals" I yell as I run out the door straight to my home. I need to go to sleep. I don't miss him as much when I'm asleep.
-Julia's pov.
" sure go ahead," I say as I leave the room and pretend to go up stairs.
"dad?" I hear her say. So a family call that's what she came down from her farm for. I glance over and see Chelsea staring out the window.
"hi mom," Chelsea says with a strained smile on her face. "thanks mom, I mailed a letter a while back did you get it?" She continues. Is that why she's calling to see if the mailman did his job? I have never heard Chelsea talking much about her family. I didn't know she had family to be honest.
" yup, a year spring 4th," she says with a nostalgic smile. That's right Chelsea came here a year ago. I wonder what her parents thought of that.
All of a sudden Chelsea frowns, I wonder what happened. Maybe her family wants her back. Or her dog died. That would be so sad, oh goddess now she's crying, what if her dog really did die. I just want to go hug her, but I get she probably wants to be alone when she talks to her family.
"he didn't know, I didn't tell him," she says wiping her tears. Okay now I'm confused who is she talking about. "I'm okay mom, I promise. I gotta go... Love you too, thanks" she's says as she hangs up the phone. She stands still for a couple of second, shoot I should probably get upstairs before she sees me.
"bye Julia, thanks for letting me use your phone. I promise I'll be at the new years festivals" she yells as the door slams. I want to know what that was about. She hasn't left her farm since Vaughn left and now she's calling her mom out of nowhere.
I walk downstairs and to the phone. I pick it up and hit redial.
" hello," a female voice answers. Must be her mom.
" hi, my name is Julia and I'm Chelsea's friend here on the island, I saw her leave here looking upset and as a concerned friend I was hoping you would tell me what is going on?" I say calmly into the phone.
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-Chelsea's pov.
I walk out of my house and head to the meadow. It's the new years festival and I promised Julia that I would show. I'm completely lost in thought and don't even realize I'm at the meadow until I hear people yelling my name.
"Chelsea! I haven't seen you in forever!" Natalie says.
"what have you been doing all season?!" Asked Lana.
"we've all missed you," pitched in Elliot.
I glanced at Julia expecting her to say something as well, but she just gave me a sad knowing look. I didn't know they would all miss me this much. I guess I have been absent a lot, just cause Vaughn left doesn't mean I don't have other reasons to stay here. I have these friends.
" Sorry guys, I've just been going through some stuff but I promise I'm better now." I say with a slightly pathetic smile that they seem to buy.
"guys let's tell each other our resolutions," Denny says.
"oh yea," Lanna replies excitedly. "i would like to become an advanced fisherman this year!"
"i want to catch 20000 fish this year," Denny says.
"i would like to make a triple chocolate cake this year, I've never been good at making sweets," says Natalie.
"i could help you make it Natalie," Pierre says.
"i would like to try it myself, thanks for the offer though," Natalie said with a smile aimed to Pierre.
"well I would like to create a new recipe with peanut butter this year," Pierre says.
"i would like to be less clumsy at work this year," says Elliot.
"amen to that!" Natalie says with a laugh.
"shut up Natalie, be nice to your brother," Julia says. "i would like to help out my friends more," says Julia. Everyone turns their head to me and I realize they are waiting for me to tell mine. I've never thought of a resolution. Hmmmm.
"i would like to try and get more animal this year," I say with a half smile. My animals always remind me of him; the day when he took me to buy jesse my first cow; when i first realized my feelings. to the day he brought me spirit, the day he left.
Maybe more animals wasn't a good thing.
The rest of the night went in a blur, we counted down to midnight and said our goodbyes. Tomorrow I will have to start tilling my field for my second year of crops.
End.
Sorry for the major delay to this story. I've literally have not had much inspiration. I have some ideas but not enough motivation to put them down into words. I am really hoping to get some motivation/inspiration soon so you guys don't have to have a major cliffhanger ending.
I am so sorry for this major year delay though.