Should Be
By the Almighty Spork Goddess
I don't know what happened. Seriously, I don't. Ever since the birth of little James she has been all distant. It's like she loves the baby more than me.
...What am I saying? That's insane. It's her SON. ...Our son. How could she prefer her child over her own husband? I'm so paranoid. I guess it's the little things: How she only talks about the baby and how tired she is, how she never says goodnight...just "Don't wake the baby up"... It scares me, I guess. I don't know why she'd leave me now of all times. Are we stuck in a rut? Did she suddenly turn into a "soccer mom"? She's always been testy, but she was always sweet to me. Now I feel she's acting the same way she was when I met her five years ago.
Whatever it is, it's driving me insane. I don't want to lose her. I love her too much. Perhaps I should make dinner or something...or take her out somewhere.
No... A night out wouldn't make up for years of dullness and humdrum. Maybe she's sick of being the farmer's wife. She was always too glamorous for this life. A skilled dancer should be performing on the stage in Fosse, not gathering eggs every morning or cooking supper. She should be wearing tulle skirts and glittery satin leotards with high-heeled character shoes or soft leather jazz shoes; (A/N: I think that Karen's a tap or jazz type, definitely not ballet), not jean shorts and a pink vest.
I should just let her go. She's not that old yet...everyone in this town married young. She still has a chance if she leaves soon... I'll tell her as soon as I see her.
Author's note: Well, all of my (hopefully) fans demanded more, so they get more! I have to satisfy my public, don't I? ;) And I've had this idea for a while, mainly because it's happening in my game! (Well, since my guy doesn't say/think anything it's not this angsty, it's just like Karen doesn't care about him anymore. Hopefully it'll change once the baby is older or something!) And don't worry, this will have another chapter or two, maybe even more if my muse decides to make it so *pats Amore, as I've recently christened her, onna head and she sweatdrops* And I love angst, so I'm sure there will be lots more coming. But don't worry, I'm not evil...It WILL have a good ending. And I'm sorry that this chapter's so short, but one can only make a monologue so long...the next chapter will probably be in second person and lots longer. Thank you to my fans (?) for demanding that I write more, this one's for you! R/R, please! But be nice!
Disclaimer: Natsume (SERIOUS FUN!) owns Harvest Moon 64, Karen, and the default little guy who is Erik in my story and game. I do, however, own the personality of Erik and the baby's name, James. (I named him that in my game, too). Thanks to Silver Yume for giving me the title of this story! Love ya, everyone!