Laslow the Unlikely

by PrincessPeace15

Girl escapes corporate job to a small valley town to find true love. What will happen? (Rated T for language and possible adult themes. When I say language, I mean language, like, RIGHT off the bat.) (The main character does have a name, but I try to use it as little as possible so maybe, it can feel a bit like a self-insert.) (Probably won't update here anymore. Refer to Ao3.)

9. Chapter 9

I was pacing around the Egg Festival a few days later. I glanced at the food, and looked around at all the people I didn't know. Was this everyone?

I assumed the little boy was Sam's little brother. You know... there was a bit of similarity there. Similarity to Sam, that is, appearance-wise. Just a tad.

In a bit, Mayor Lewis approached me.

"Hello!" he greeted me.

"Oh, hi!" I responded.

"It seems like everyone else is ready for the Egg Hunt!" he said. "How are you feeling? Are you ready?"

"I-I…" I replied. "I think so."

It was here that it dawned on me. If this "Egg Hunt" shindig was only for the kids, it would be a 1-v-1. There were only two kids here.

"Are you participating?" he asked.

I was definitely taken aback.

"O-Oh, I can participate?" I asked. "…I guess throughout my life, this sort of thing was only for the kids."

"Ah, to heck with that!" said the mayor. "If you're still a kid at heart, you're more than welcome!"

"Alright, then I'll do it!" I said. "Count me in!"

"Great!" the mayor smiled. "With that, it would appear everyone's ready!"

So those of us who took part in the hunt (me, the kids, Sam, the purple-haired girl, and a girl in overalls) stood in front of the mayor while he explained the rules.

And soon enough, we were off. We were only given less than a minute to find as many eggs as possible, so I was basically running around like a cat caught in a bag, looking for anything even remotely egg-shaped.

I managed to find six eggs, but I felt like the time flew by way too quickly.

Who knew, though? Maybe I could still take it!

As soon as we reconvened, though, it was pretty clear the purple-haired girl has us all beat. She had a total of 9, while the rest of us had somewhere between 4 and 7.

It was here that I learned her name was Abigail. Her name was called, and she stepped up to take the prize.

The kids and the other girl seemed to have this pained look on their faces. Sam, however, still seemed confident.

That's… really all I have to report for that day. I really did wish we had longer for the Egg Hunt, though, like maybe until all the eggs were found.