4. SUMMER
------------------------Till Death Do Us Part----------------------------
1st Summer (opening day!)
9.48am
Cliff is entering the swimming comp. He isn't wearing speedo's I wonder if faded blue swimming trunks will help him win? It is so unfair, daddy always stops me entering, says it's not ladylike. Stuff that. Sometimes he is painfully sad and his moustache seems to have more of a life than he.
4pm
OOOOHHH, Jacky-boy was quite unbeleivably scumptious in his shorts, he has a more defined six pack than Cliff. I think my boyF worked out for about 10bezillion years before coming into my bedroom, he seems to have let himself go a little. He defo didn't win. RICK didn't even enter in the end, how stupid can you be? After he'd bought those lovely speedos as well. He seems to think that he needed to train to shout 'GO!' Karen's pop actually won! She was ever so happy. I would be deeply shamed if my dad entered. Cliff was dissapointed but didn't let it bother him, unlike Kai who was nearly crying. Poppy was overly happy when Kai got here last night and they were making up for lost time obviosly.
2nd Summer
7.06am
God, daddy is insisting I start working more at the bar, summer is very busy apparantly. He is such a slave driver, why doesn't he just chain me to the kitchen? I can't wait for Popuri's partay tomorrow, though. Here are the peoples invited:
*Poppy *Kai *Me *Cliff *Karen *Rick *Mez *Gray *Jack *Zack *Harris *Elli *Doctor
So, quite alot really. Jack asked Zack to come, he's the shipper guy who lives on the beach. And Harris is the mayor's son, Popuri knows him quite well apparantly.
3rd Summer (Popuri's PARTAY!!)
6.48pm
Just getting ready to go into the bar. After that we're all going to the beach!!! This is garanteed to be a cool night. And I aint gonna drink!!
01.39am
Didn't hardly drink! I'm quite proud of myself. Jack was VERY drunk and tried to kiss me on the jetty/pier thingum, I kinda, sorta pushed him in to cool him off. He was okay but came up swearing quite alot. This got everyone in the water and Harris got a bit angry, he's a policeman and thought we were all disturbing the peace. Ha! Cliff didn't get so drunk either and saw what went on with Jack, he was angry but I managed to persuade him that it was no problem. I resisted the temptation to remind him what HE got up to when HE was drunk! Jackio's friend Zack is very scary, he's so tall but he's the sweetest guy EVER! He really is a gentleman. But very tall and wide, he's giant. The only guy not scared of him was Jack but they were like, bezzy mates. ANYHOO overall it was a v v v good night. GOOD NIGHT.
4th Summer
9.18am
It's Cliffo's Birthyday in two days! I FORGOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!! So I grabbed Karen for an emergency shopping trip. Right time to go. Cliff asked if he could come, I said it was a girls day out. What else could I say?
5pm
Fianally found a good pressie for him. There were a few tense moments when I thought I was going to have to get socks for him but I went tothe el jewelry shop and found out they do these really really really sweet rings with names on. So I have one with CLIFF written on it and he has an ANN one. Very ingenios if I do say so myself. Karen was really bugging me. She kept saying "You could give him something really special!" I was like "what???" Then it kinda dawned on me, Karen wanted me to sleep with Cliff. God, she really is annoying. "You haven't." I said, as if this meant something. Karen shrugged "Maybe I have." I looked at her v v v v wide eyed. "Karen! You bitch! You could've told me." I cried giving her a huge hug. Karen laughed. "I said maybe I have...but I haven't." She giggled. I hit her and she ran away laughing. When I fianally caught up with her she wouldn't let it go. "You should just go for it." She said. "He so obviosly wants to." I laughed at this. "That doesn't mean I want to. And anyways he was much keener the first time we were going out, he hasn't even mentioned nything to do with it at all!" This was true, he hadn't even talked about the underwear dancing. Karen nodded knowingly, "Yes, but that's cos of the Elli thing. He doesn't want to put a foot wrong. He's scared that if he DOES mention it you'll dump him." Karen was talking crap. "Of course I wouldn't." I said. We were waiting for the ferry back home now. "Do you think he'll like the present?" I asked, changing the subject. "I know he'd like the other kind of present more." I was getting so angry by now. "You only want me to so you know what it's like, why can't we talk about you and Rick for a change??" Karen sighed, "Fine. I didn't mean to get you mad." I really wanted to tell her about how Rick waas gonna propose. I wondered if I should. If Cliff was gonna propose to me and Karen knew I would definately want to know. "You know what Rick told me?" I said. Karen was all interested now. "What??" I had to tell her now. "He's....he's gonna propose to you!" I said. Karen's face broke out in a HHUUUUGE smile. She looked like she'd never stop smiling. I told her the whole story of how me and Cliffo saw Rick in the jewelers and how I asked him about it and how Rick had told me how he was planning to propose. Now I have instructions to find out the date so Karen could prepare.
6th Summer (CLIFFS B-DAY!)
7am
I'm going to suprise my baby now with his most marvy pressie. I realised we did not organise a party for him. I better ring Karenini.
7.08am
"Go away, too early for gods sake..." Was all the help I got.
7.45am
She must be awake by now.
7.59am
Right, my plan is to take Cliff to a v posh restaurante and then come back home and NOT sleep with him. YAY! Karen was all laughy on the phone especially when I told her the time we'd be going home on the ferry (10pm). She must be high as a kite in a love cloud after hearing about the Rick proposing thing.
8am
Nah. She's prolly just high.
8.09am
Right, I'm going to give Cliff his present. Hey, could Clifford could be his real name? I might ask him. How funny would that be?
11.34am
Cliff LUVS his present. He also loves the idea of going to a posh place to eat. However he denies his full name is Clifford. My dad ws annoyed that we were going into the city to eat, he's pathetic. He'll never be happy with me eating anything but his specialities. His moustache was quivering angrilly when I told him. I pretended it was all Cliff's idea then I found Rick and asked him what date he was planning to pop the question. He was really nervous about it apparantly, poor little thing. "Does she want to, really?" He asked, I pretended I had asked her if she would ever marry Rick and that she'd said yes. If Rick knew Karen knew because of me then I would never know anything ever again. Not from Rick anyways. Anywho, Rick says he will prolly propose on the 15th cos then it will be mid summer and v romantic or something. I gave him a big hug, it is soooo sweet.
6.12pm
am going to get the ferry now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANN-4-CLIFF
7th Summer (chicken festival)
12pm
That bitch!!! Karen just happened to forget that the last ferry back is at 9pm!! Sooooo we ended up staying in a vair expensive hotel (Cliff paid) and yes, we did DO IT and yes, Karen is amazingly happy with herself and wants to know every single last detail. It wasn't so bad but it wasn't an amazingly romantic hollywood moment either. He didn't force me, in fact he asked me about 10million bezillion times if I was sure. Anyway I am v happy todaay even though I missed the chickadoo festival. Oh no (sarc). I told Karen that her precious Richard was proposing on the 15th and she is now in dreamworld and begging me to come to the city and choose a dress and some shoes to wear for the big night. My dad FREAKED OUT when he realised I'd stayed in a hotel and gave me a big lecture about responsibility and accused me of planning the whole thing and missing the last ferry on purpose. I calmly explained(shouted manically) that I was v nearly an adult now an could do whatever the hell I wanted. So Im grounded. GROUNDED!! How very old fashioned is that??? Honestly sometimes my father thinks it is still the middle ages, he'll probably buy a large stick and beat me every time I eat somewhere other than his crappy inn.
10th Summer
08.15am
"ONLY FIVE DAYS TO GO!" Karen screamed down my ear in a ecstatic state. "Five days to go till what?" I joked. "TILL WHAT? TILL WHAT??" She screamed. "Five days untill he proposes!! Ann, I really really want you to find out what the ring's like and if it's ugly, tell him and then go with him to pick another." She ordered me. I coughed. "I'm going to the beach with Cliff today." I whined. Karen tutted. "So? Go another day, there'll be many summer days to go to the beach, there's only one chance to get the perfect engagement ring!" I sighed. "You can take Cliff too, pleeeeeaaase, Ann." She was begging me. "If I do this then you have to...name your first baby after me!" I said. "Yeah right, I'm calling her Katerina!" She cried. "Haha, you've got it all figured out, what if it's a boy?" I asked. "It won't be." Karen said with utter conviction. "No, come on, I'll do anything except name my baby Ann!" She said. "What's wrong with Ann?" I asked huffily. "Nothing! C'mon, pleeeeaaaase. It might not even be ugly." I considered. How many times did she want to go shopping this summer? Suddenly I had a great excuse. "My dad won't let me. He was really pissed off on Cliff's birthday." Karen sighed. "Damn. I'll have to ask Poppy then, but still ask for a look at it and then you can report back to me and I'll tell Popuri to go shopping if need be." I gave in. "Ok, see you."
11.23am
Saw Rick and asked him to show me the ring. He smiled and started going on about how it was very expensive and the saleswoman had recommended it. I wasn't going to break his heart by telling him that of course the saleswoman would recommend the most expensive one she could get him to buy. However, when he took me to his house and showed me the ring it was gorgeous, it had, like, three diamonds on it and was just beautiful. So now Karen is content and I can now sleep in for once instead of having her ring up, breathing down my neck asking me to get info.
12th Summer (tomato festie!)
9.30am
I'm on Cliff's team (duh) with my dad as well. (I couldn't help it, he insisted!) Karen is on a team with Rick and Jack, Popuri is with Mary 'n' Gray and Elli is with her little bro and a girl called May. WE ARE SOOOO GONNA WIN!!
6.51pm
Didn't win.
7.01pm
No, Karen's idiot team won. It was all daddy's fault, he wouldn't duck behind the barrels so he got hit straight away. Oh well. I still smell of tomatoes though and I HATE tomatoes!
7.05pm
Karen and Rick were being so couply today. It was annoying me quite alot.
7.10pm
...I wish Cliff would propose to me, we are a waaaaay cuter couple than Karen and Rick. And Cliff practically lives with me, he's certainly in my bedroom alot now. Haha.
14th Summer
7am
I've just thought, where are the two lovebirds (Karen and Rick) going to live when they are married?? There are no unoccupied houses in this town so I guess they'll have to get Gotz to build one. I wonder where they'd have it?
8.28am
Karen is v v V happy, she's bought a dress and she's got some killer heels to wear so now everything is going to be perfectamundo.
9am
I am suffering from Cliff withdrawal and Jack has just rang up to ask if I'm helpin' at the farm. I may as well. Cliff has went to the big city without me. Infact he's went along with 'a friend' I didn't even think about it when he told me. 'A friend' is v suspicious. Well, I'm going to kiss Jack, see how HE likes. it.
9.05am
mind you, he could be buying me an engagement ring.
9.07am
I hope he gets one very similar to Karen's.
9.10am
I better not kiss Jack, then. People who cheat do not get nice engagement rings.
6.12pm
Had much fun at Jack's plaace, he has a kitchen now and made me a starange sandwich with some of his home grown things in it. He also has little calves and they are so sweet! He'd named one Ann and at first I ws like, "What are you trying to say?" Then I saw how much he loves them. And the other little calf is a boy called Cliff, I really do not know what's going on there. There is a young sheep called Karen too and Max, his dog is all big now. His horse is lovely and I had a little ride, I'd love to live on a farm as long as I didn't have to do any work. heehee. Cliff is still in the city, if he misses the 9pm ferry I will not know what to think. But I will bloody well know what to do.
7pm
Good. He's back, fianally. He just came in to see me and say goodnight. It's only 7! Is he going to bed? I was like, "Aren't you sleeping here tonight?" But he shook hs head. God. He is regressing into his old self, all mysterious and annoying. I see he has been working out again though. Vair nice, indeed.
7.10pm
WHO IS HE WORKING OUT FOR??
15th Summer (THE BIG DAY!)
10am
Rang Rick. "Are you gonna do it??" I nearly blew his ear off. "Um...yeah." he said all happy with himself. I am getting all excited now!!! Happy Happy Happy. Karen rang up as well "He's just invited me for a walk to the summit, how romantic is that!!?? he's gonna pick me up at seven." She is vair happy. Cliff, however is in church. UG. WhyWhyWhy? It was going so WELL!!!
12.09pm
Karen rang for about the millionth time to discuss the ring. "Right we have established that it's gorgeous but what is it LIKE?" she begged, I had refused to tell her because she wasn't even meant to know that he was proposing. "All I'll say is that Cliff better bloody get me one like it." I told her and slammed the phone time. I am feeling very alone, karen is gonna be married!!! I am going to find Cliff.
2.31pm
Cliff looked pleased to see me which cheered me up a bit. He insisted on sitting in church though and you can't exactly talk when the pastor guy is staring at you silently forcing you to confess every single bit of litter you ever thought about dropping. Then we walked to the beach to get an ice-cream from Kai-ki-di. It took many minutes though because Popuri was giggling incessantly and hanging onto Kai's arm like an eager clam, she had the look that Jack's puppy did when you were eating a v tasty looking snackerel. Then I asked Cliff what the matter was. "Nothing." He is SUCH a bad liar. Then f i a n a l l y...he told me. He's worried cos he doesn't think he has enough money to stay here much longer. I asked him how long. "Maybe till middle of Fall, not much longer, I've been living on barely anything for a while, I waas relying on you to invite me to every party there was food at." I laughed. "You could of told me!" I said, linking arms. "There are a ton of jobs in the villiage, I'll ask around for you." Anyway, probem with Cliffo is solved basically all I have to do is find a job for him which is well payed. And even if he can't pay he can stay at the inn because otherwise my father would never be forgiven.
3.06pm
Karen rang. "My dad just said somebody bought the only blue feather in the shop I asked who and he smiled so I know it's gotta be Rick!!" This marriage thing was getting more and more real by the second. I felt I just had to depress Karen slightly, it's not fair that she gets to be so happy. "Cliff might have to leave." I told her sulkily. I know it's mean, I should be happy for her and I am! But she is forgetting that I knew she was a perfect match for Rickster all along when she hated him. "why?" She asked, her voice full of concern. "He says he doesn't have enough money, so be on the lookout for jobs in the villiage, Karen, please." I asked, Karen squealed. "Sure I will y'know I've been looking in bridal magazines, should I go for a classic white wedding or a more contempory style?" AG! this was just what Rick was coming up with a year ago. Karen would of died rather than married him then. I am so losing my BB. It's quite depressing actually.
5.57pm
Cliff is coming over at 7pm to watch a movie. So while we are complaining about the poor quality of daddy's video player Karen will be starting her acsent into the moutains. Arg. I'm going over to her house now to discuss it all. A very bad thought had emerged in my mind. What if Rick doesn't do it? What if he's too scared. God, better ring him.
6.10pm
Have told Rick to make sure he proposes tonight. "She's expecting something, I've rung her a bezillion times to see what she's wearing." I lied. "I want it to be perfect for you two." Rick has assured me that he WILL be proposing tonight and that he's got the feather and everything. "Will you let me get on with it, Ann?" He pleaded. Oops, maybe I have been getting in the way?
6.42pm
It's too late to go over to Karen's now anyway.
7.04pm
Cliff is here, Karen will be being proposed to soon. *sigh*
16th Summer
7am
Karen will be engaged now.
7.25am
"I'm engaged, Ann!!!!!!!!!!!" I must admit I am vair vair pleased for her, she loves the ring and she loves Rick and she loves the idea of a traditional wedding. However it is to be in Winter??? "So it can be a real white wedding." Karen explains to me. Cliff is quite puzzled by the couple. "That was quick wasn't it? They've not been seeing each other that long when you think about it." Cliff is not v. romantic. "It was a whirlwind romance." I told him. Cliff laughed. "Love at first sight, right." But I couldn't tell if he was being sarcy or not. He certainly looked v thoughtful.
9pm
Everyone is v happy for Karen and Rick, there have been parties all day. I have just realised it's my B-DAY tomorrow. I cant demand a party though, it will feel like I am stealing Karen's thunder.
17th Summer (MY BIRTHDAY!!!)
7.26am
woke up to suprise Brekkie in Bed prepared by my dear Boyfriend who cannot cook. He told me I couldn't have my present till later. Humph. My pop got me my own TV for my room and is planning to get me my own phone line, how cool is that???!
10am
Karen has told me she'll be round later to give me my pressie. Oh how I love birthdays.
10.49am
Going for lovely walk in the mountains, then me AND cliff are gonna visit Jack and give him some help.
4.28pm
AH! got back to have many madpeople jump out at me screaming suprise and giving me several heart attacks. It was all Cliff's idea apparantly, he is so lovely. Karen was all flash flash with her gorge ring.
11.11pm
Cliff is asleep now. When he gave me his present I nearly died. It was a ring. But not an engaagement one. I was joking about the marriage thing, though, maybe I was a little jealous of Karen but I am so not ready to get married yet. The ring is nicer than Karen's too! Haha. Why is Cliff so cute when he's sleeping? It is so pathetic but my heart just wants to burst every time I look at him cos I love him so much. How sappy is that? But it's true true true. I wonder if Karen can say that about Rick? LaLaLaLa I have the bestest feeling in the world now, content-er...-ment. I'm so happy with everything. Like the moon, how great is the moon? how great is Cliff?
11.20pm
Good lord. The cat has just wandered in with one of those harvest dudes. I always said they were too small for their own good. It was ok, just sleeping. It got a big shock when I gently removed him from my kitty's jaws of death. Now he is running away screaming in those annoying high-pitched screamy voices they all have.
11.25pm
My cat is so mental.
11.27pm
Good greif what in the name of Rick's bringht green speedos do you think will happen next??
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I very much hope you liked/loved my story and if you didn't GO TO HELL! But not before leaving a comment explaining why, thankyou. Also I may make more diaries of Ann or even Karen, Popuri or any other of the HM characters.
------------------------Till Death Do Us Part----------------------------
1st Summer (opening day!)
9.48am
Cliff is entering the swimming comp. He isn't wearing speedo's I wonder if faded blue swimming trunks will help him win? It is so unfair, daddy always stops me entering, says it's not ladylike. Stuff that. Sometimes he is painfully sad and his moustache seems to have more of a life than he.
4pm
OOOOHHH, Jacky-boy was quite unbeleivably scumptious in his shorts, he has a more defined six pack than Cliff. I think my boyF worked out for about 10bezillion years before coming into my bedroom, he seems to have let himself go a little. He defo didn't win. RICK didn't even enter in the end, how stupid can you be? After he'd bought those lovely speedos as well. He seems to think that he needed to train to shout 'GO!' Karen's pop actually won! She was ever so happy. I would be deeply shamed if my dad entered. Cliff was dissapointed but didn't let it bother him, unlike Kai who was nearly crying. Poppy was overly happy when Kai got here last night and they were making up for lost time obviosly.
2nd Summer
7.06am
God, daddy is insisting I start working more at the bar, summer is very busy apparantly. He is such a slave driver, why doesn't he just chain me to the kitchen? I can't wait for Popuri's partay tomorrow, though. Here are the peoples invited:
*Poppy *Kai *Me *Cliff *Karen *Rick *Mez *Gray *Jack *Zack *Harris *Elli *Doctor
So, quite alot really. Jack asked Zack to come, he's the shipper guy who lives on the beach. And Harris is the mayor's son, Popuri knows him quite well apparantly.
3rd Summer (Popuri's PARTAY!!)
6.48pm
Just getting ready to go into the bar. After that we're all going to the beach!!! This is garanteed to be a cool night. And I aint gonna drink!!
01.39am
Didn't hardly drink! I'm quite proud of myself. Jack was VERY drunk and tried to kiss me on the jetty/pier thingum, I kinda, sorta pushed him in to cool him off. He was okay but came up swearing quite alot. This got everyone in the water and Harris got a bit angry, he's a policeman and thought we were all disturbing the peace. Ha! Cliff didn't get so drunk either and saw what went on with Jack, he was angry but I managed to persuade him that it was no problem. I resisted the temptation to remind him what HE got up to when HE was drunk! Jackio's friend Zack is very scary, he's so tall but he's the sweetest guy EVER! He really is a gentleman. But very tall and wide, he's giant. The only guy not scared of him was Jack but they were like, bezzy mates. ANYHOO overall it was a v v v good night. GOOD NIGHT.
4th Summer
9.18am
It's Cliffo's Birthyday in two days! I FORGOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!! So I grabbed Karen for an emergency shopping trip. Right time to go. Cliff asked if he could come, I said it was a girls day out. What else could I say?
5pm
Fianally found a good pressie for him. There were a few tense moments when I thought I was going to have to get socks for him but I went tothe el jewelry shop and found out they do these really really really sweet rings with names on. So I have one with CLIFF written on it and he has an ANN one. Very ingenios if I do say so myself. Karen was really bugging me. She kept saying "You could give him something really special!" I was like "what???" Then it kinda dawned on me, Karen wanted me to sleep with Cliff. God, she really is annoying. "You haven't." I said, as if this meant something. Karen shrugged "Maybe I have." I looked at her v v v v wide eyed. "Karen! You bitch! You could've told me." I cried giving her a huge hug. Karen laughed. "I said maybe I have...but I haven't." She giggled. I hit her and she ran away laughing. When I fianally caught up with her she wouldn't let it go. "You should just go for it." She said. "He so obviosly wants to." I laughed at this. "That doesn't mean I want to. And anyways he was much keener the first time we were going out, he hasn't even mentioned nything to do with it at all!" This was true, he hadn't even talked about the underwear dancing. Karen nodded knowingly, "Yes, but that's cos of the Elli thing. He doesn't want to put a foot wrong. He's scared that if he DOES mention it you'll dump him." Karen was talking crap. "Of course I wouldn't." I said. We were waiting for the ferry back home now. "Do you think he'll like the present?" I asked, changing the subject. "I know he'd like the other kind of present more." I was getting so angry by now. "You only want me to so you know what it's like, why can't we talk about you and Rick for a change??" Karen sighed, "Fine. I didn't mean to get you mad." I really wanted to tell her about how Rick waas gonna propose. I wondered if I should. If Cliff was gonna propose to me and Karen knew I would definately want to know. "You know what Rick told me?" I said. Karen was all interested now. "What??" I had to tell her now. "He's....he's gonna propose to you!" I said. Karen's face broke out in a HHUUUUGE smile. She looked like she'd never stop smiling. I told her the whole story of how me and Cliffo saw Rick in the jewelers and how I asked him about it and how Rick had told me how he was planning to propose. Now I have instructions to find out the date so Karen could prepare.
6th Summer (CLIFFS B-DAY!)
7am
I'm going to suprise my baby now with his most marvy pressie. I realised we did not organise a party for him. I better ring Karenini.
7.08am
"Go away, too early for gods sake..." Was all the help I got.
7.45am
She must be awake by now.
7.59am
Right, my plan is to take Cliff to a v posh restaurante and then come back home and NOT sleep with him. YAY! Karen was all laughy on the phone especially when I told her the time we'd be going home on the ferry (10pm). She must be high as a kite in a love cloud after hearing about the Rick proposing thing.
8am
Nah. She's prolly just high.
8.09am
Right, I'm going to give Cliff his present. Hey, could Clifford could be his real name? I might ask him. How funny would that be?
11.34am
Cliff LUVS his present. He also loves the idea of going to a posh place to eat. However he denies his full name is Clifford. My dad ws annoyed that we were going into the city to eat, he's pathetic. He'll never be happy with me eating anything but his specialities. His moustache was quivering angrilly when I told him. I pretended it was all Cliff's idea then I found Rick and asked him what date he was planning to pop the question. He was really nervous about it apparantly, poor little thing. "Does she want to, really?" He asked, I pretended I had asked her if she would ever marry Rick and that she'd said yes. If Rick knew Karen knew because of me then I would never know anything ever again. Not from Rick anyways. Anywho, Rick says he will prolly propose on the 15th cos then it will be mid summer and v romantic or something. I gave him a big hug, it is soooo sweet.
6.12pm
am going to get the ferry now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANN-4-CLIFF
7th Summer (chicken festival)
12pm
That bitch!!! Karen just happened to forget that the last ferry back is at 9pm!! Sooooo we ended up staying in a vair expensive hotel (Cliff paid) and yes, we did DO IT and yes, Karen is amazingly happy with herself and wants to know every single last detail. It wasn't so bad but it wasn't an amazingly romantic hollywood moment either. He didn't force me, in fact he asked me about 10million bezillion times if I was sure. Anyway I am v happy todaay even though I missed the chickadoo festival. Oh no (sarc). I told Karen that her precious Richard was proposing on the 15th and she is now in dreamworld and begging me to come to the city and choose a dress and some shoes to wear for the big night. My dad FREAKED OUT when he realised I'd stayed in a hotel and gave me a big lecture about responsibility and accused me of planning the whole thing and missing the last ferry on purpose. I calmly explained(shouted manically) that I was v nearly an adult now an could do whatever the hell I wanted. So Im grounded. GROUNDED!! How very old fashioned is that??? Honestly sometimes my father thinks it is still the middle ages, he'll probably buy a large stick and beat me every time I eat somewhere other than his crappy inn.
10th Summer
08.15am
"ONLY FIVE DAYS TO GO!" Karen screamed down my ear in a ecstatic state. "Five days to go till what?" I joked. "TILL WHAT? TILL WHAT??" She screamed. "Five days untill he proposes!! Ann, I really really want you to find out what the ring's like and if it's ugly, tell him and then go with him to pick another." She ordered me. I coughed. "I'm going to the beach with Cliff today." I whined. Karen tutted. "So? Go another day, there'll be many summer days to go to the beach, there's only one chance to get the perfect engagement ring!" I sighed. "You can take Cliff too, pleeeeeaaase, Ann." She was begging me. "If I do this then you have to...name your first baby after me!" I said. "Yeah right, I'm calling her Katerina!" She cried. "Haha, you've got it all figured out, what if it's a boy?" I asked. "It won't be." Karen said with utter conviction. "No, come on, I'll do anything except name my baby Ann!" She said. "What's wrong with Ann?" I asked huffily. "Nothing! C'mon, pleeeeaaaase. It might not even be ugly." I considered. How many times did she want to go shopping this summer? Suddenly I had a great excuse. "My dad won't let me. He was really pissed off on Cliff's birthday." Karen sighed. "Damn. I'll have to ask Poppy then, but still ask for a look at it and then you can report back to me and I'll tell Popuri to go shopping if need be." I gave in. "Ok, see you."
11.23am
Saw Rick and asked him to show me the ring. He smiled and started going on about how it was very expensive and the saleswoman had recommended it. I wasn't going to break his heart by telling him that of course the saleswoman would recommend the most expensive one she could get him to buy. However, when he took me to his house and showed me the ring it was gorgeous, it had, like, three diamonds on it and was just beautiful. So now Karen is content and I can now sleep in for once instead of having her ring up, breathing down my neck asking me to get info.
12th Summer (tomato festie!)
9.30am
I'm on Cliff's team (duh) with my dad as well. (I couldn't help it, he insisted!) Karen is on a team with Rick and Jack, Popuri is with Mary 'n' Gray and Elli is with her little bro and a girl called May. WE ARE SOOOO GONNA WIN!!
6.51pm
Didn't win.
7.01pm
No, Karen's idiot team won. It was all daddy's fault, he wouldn't duck behind the barrels so he got hit straight away. Oh well. I still smell of tomatoes though and I HATE tomatoes!
7.05pm
Karen and Rick were being so couply today. It was annoying me quite alot.
7.10pm
...I wish Cliff would propose to me, we are a waaaaay cuter couple than Karen and Rick. And Cliff practically lives with me, he's certainly in my bedroom alot now. Haha.
14th Summer
7am
I've just thought, where are the two lovebirds (Karen and Rick) going to live when they are married?? There are no unoccupied houses in this town so I guess they'll have to get Gotz to build one. I wonder where they'd have it?
8.28am
Karen is v v V happy, she's bought a dress and she's got some killer heels to wear so now everything is going to be perfectamundo.
9am
I am suffering from Cliff withdrawal and Jack has just rang up to ask if I'm helpin' at the farm. I may as well. Cliff has went to the big city without me. Infact he's went along with 'a friend' I didn't even think about it when he told me. 'A friend' is v suspicious. Well, I'm going to kiss Jack, see how HE likes. it.
9.05am
mind you, he could be buying me an engagement ring.
9.07am
I hope he gets one very similar to Karen's.
9.10am
I better not kiss Jack, then. People who cheat do not get nice engagement rings.
6.12pm
Had much fun at Jack's plaace, he has a kitchen now and made me a starange sandwich with some of his home grown things in it. He also has little calves and they are so sweet! He'd named one Ann and at first I ws like, "What are you trying to say?" Then I saw how much he loves them. And the other little calf is a boy called Cliff, I really do not know what's going on there. There is a young sheep called Karen too and Max, his dog is all big now. His horse is lovely and I had a little ride, I'd love to live on a farm as long as I didn't have to do any work. heehee. Cliff is still in the city, if he misses the 9pm ferry I will not know what to think. But I will bloody well know what to do.
7pm
Good. He's back, fianally. He just came in to see me and say goodnight. It's only 7! Is he going to bed? I was like, "Aren't you sleeping here tonight?" But he shook hs head. God. He is regressing into his old self, all mysterious and annoying. I see he has been working out again though. Vair nice, indeed.
7.10pm
WHO IS HE WORKING OUT FOR??
15th Summer (THE BIG DAY!)
10am
Rang Rick. "Are you gonna do it??" I nearly blew his ear off. "Um...yeah." he said all happy with himself. I am getting all excited now!!! Happy Happy Happy. Karen rang up as well "He's just invited me for a walk to the summit, how romantic is that!!?? he's gonna pick me up at seven." She is vair happy. Cliff, however is in church. UG. WhyWhyWhy? It was going so WELL!!!
12.09pm
Karen rang for about the millionth time to discuss the ring. "Right we have established that it's gorgeous but what is it LIKE?" she begged, I had refused to tell her because she wasn't even meant to know that he was proposing. "All I'll say is that Cliff better bloody get me one like it." I told her and slammed the phone time. I am feeling very alone, karen is gonna be married!!! I am going to find Cliff.
2.31pm
Cliff looked pleased to see me which cheered me up a bit. He insisted on sitting in church though and you can't exactly talk when the pastor guy is staring at you silently forcing you to confess every single bit of litter you ever thought about dropping. Then we walked to the beach to get an ice-cream from Kai-ki-di. It took many minutes though because Popuri was giggling incessantly and hanging onto Kai's arm like an eager clam, she had the look that Jack's puppy did when you were eating a v tasty looking snackerel. Then I asked Cliff what the matter was. "Nothing." He is SUCH a bad liar. Then f i a n a l l y...he told me. He's worried cos he doesn't think he has enough money to stay here much longer. I asked him how long. "Maybe till middle of Fall, not much longer, I've been living on barely anything for a while, I waas relying on you to invite me to every party there was food at." I laughed. "You could of told me!" I said, linking arms. "There are a ton of jobs in the villiage, I'll ask around for you." Anyway, probem with Cliffo is solved basically all I have to do is find a job for him which is well payed. And even if he can't pay he can stay at the inn because otherwise my father would never be forgiven.
3.06pm
Karen rang. "My dad just said somebody bought the only blue feather in the shop I asked who and he smiled so I know it's gotta be Rick!!" This marriage thing was getting more and more real by the second. I felt I just had to depress Karen slightly, it's not fair that she gets to be so happy. "Cliff might have to leave." I told her sulkily. I know it's mean, I should be happy for her and I am! But she is forgetting that I knew she was a perfect match for Rickster all along when she hated him. "why?" She asked, her voice full of concern. "He says he doesn't have enough money, so be on the lookout for jobs in the villiage, Karen, please." I asked, Karen squealed. "Sure I will y'know I've been looking in bridal magazines, should I go for a classic white wedding or a more contempory style?" AG! this was just what Rick was coming up with a year ago. Karen would of died rather than married him then. I am so losing my BB. It's quite depressing actually.
5.57pm
Cliff is coming over at 7pm to watch a movie. So while we are complaining about the poor quality of daddy's video player Karen will be starting her acsent into the moutains. Arg. I'm going over to her house now to discuss it all. A very bad thought had emerged in my mind. What if Rick doesn't do it? What if he's too scared. God, better ring him.
6.10pm
Have told Rick to make sure he proposes tonight. "She's expecting something, I've rung her a bezillion times to see what she's wearing." I lied. "I want it to be perfect for you two." Rick has assured me that he WILL be proposing tonight and that he's got the feather and everything. "Will you let me get on with it, Ann?" He pleaded. Oops, maybe I have been getting in the way?
6.42pm
It's too late to go over to Karen's now anyway.
7.04pm
Cliff is here, Karen will be being proposed to soon. *sigh*
16th Summer
7am
Karen will be engaged now.
7.25am
"I'm engaged, Ann!!!!!!!!!!!" I must admit I am vair vair pleased for her, she loves the ring and she loves Rick and she loves the idea of a traditional wedding. However it is to be in Winter??? "So it can be a real white wedding." Karen explains to me. Cliff is quite puzzled by the couple. "That was quick wasn't it? They've not been seeing each other that long when you think about it." Cliff is not v. romantic. "It was a whirlwind romance." I told him. Cliff laughed. "Love at first sight, right." But I couldn't tell if he was being sarcy or not. He certainly looked v thoughtful.
9pm
Everyone is v happy for Karen and Rick, there have been parties all day. I have just realised it's my B-DAY tomorrow. I cant demand a party though, it will feel like I am stealing Karen's thunder.
17th Summer (MY BIRTHDAY!!!)
7.26am
woke up to suprise Brekkie in Bed prepared by my dear Boyfriend who cannot cook. He told me I couldn't have my present till later. Humph. My pop got me my own TV for my room and is planning to get me my own phone line, how cool is that???!
10am
Karen has told me she'll be round later to give me my pressie. Oh how I love birthdays.
10.49am
Going for lovely walk in the mountains, then me AND cliff are gonna visit Jack and give him some help.
4.28pm
AH! got back to have many madpeople jump out at me screaming suprise and giving me several heart attacks. It was all Cliff's idea apparantly, he is so lovely. Karen was all flash flash with her gorge ring.
11.11pm
Cliff is asleep now. When he gave me his present I nearly died. It was a ring. But not an engaagement one. I was joking about the marriage thing, though, maybe I was a little jealous of Karen but I am so not ready to get married yet. The ring is nicer than Karen's too! Haha. Why is Cliff so cute when he's sleeping? It is so pathetic but my heart just wants to burst every time I look at him cos I love him so much. How sappy is that? But it's true true true. I wonder if Karen can say that about Rick? LaLaLaLa I have the bestest feeling in the world now, content-er...-ment. I'm so happy with everything. Like the moon, how great is the moon? how great is Cliff?
11.20pm
Good lord. The cat has just wandered in with one of those harvest dudes. I always said they were too small for their own good. It was ok, just sleeping. It got a big shock when I gently removed him from my kitty's jaws of death. Now he is running away screaming in those annoying high-pitched screamy voices they all have.
11.25pm
My cat is so mental.
11.27pm
Good greif what in the name of Rick's bringht green speedos do you think will happen next??
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I very much hope you liked/loved my story and if you didn't GO TO HELL! But not before leaving a comment explaining why, thankyou. Also I may make more diaries of Ann or even Karen, Popuri or any other of the HM characters.