Chapter 2
New Love?
The next day Jack stepped outside and looked at his field . It was 6 AM, and it looked like it would take him all day to get rid of everything.
He decided to just do the stumps.
He got finished around noon.
As soon as he was done he looked over and saw Ann standing at his farm entrance.
He quickly ran over.
When he got over to Ann she smiled and looked at his field.
"I see you've already begun to work, huh?"
Jack nodded, out of breath.
"You don't have to work all day. You should take the rest of the day off to explore on your own."
Jack nodded, thinking to himself.
"You're probably right."
Ann smiled and called to him as she walked off
"Stop by the ranch later for a surprise!"
"Will do!" Jack called back in response.
Suddenly out of nowhere the little dog from yesterday sprung up on Jack again.
"Hey there little fella!"
"Bark!"
Jack stood up and put the dog by his dog house.
"I guess I should name you shouldn't I?"
"Woof!"
Jack thought to himself for a few minutes before finally coming up with a name.
"How about Kevin? Kevin was the name of my best friend in the city!"
The dog nodded his head as if agreeing.
"Ok then, Kevin it is!"
It was about 2:00 when Jack finally left the farm.
He first went into town to visit a few people.
Jack was walking towards the flower shop when he saw the girl he had met yesterday with pink hair.
He walked over to her.
"Hi!"
She looked up surprised, and dropped her watering can which she had been using to water the.sidewalk?
"Oh, sorry you scared me! So you're Jack right?"
Jack nodded.
"Yeah, I remember meeting you yesterday but I forgot your name already."
She smiled.
"I'm Popuri, don't sweat it!"
He nodded, smiling.
"Ok, well see you later Popuri!"
He waved to her as he walked off.
"Man she's pretty." He thought
(A/N: Yes, this time not out loud .).
He had been so focused on Popuri that he hadn't looked where he was going, and he crashed right into the bakery.
The worst thing was that his face wasn't red from being hurt, but from embarrassment as the bakery girl, Elli, ran over.
"Are you Ok?"
She asked helping him up.
Jack rubbed his cheek where he had a throbbing pain.
"Yup, I've never been better!" He lied.
Elli gave him a concerned face but then gave in.
"Ok, if you insist."
"Well see ya Elli." He said as he stood up.
He walked away, this time his eyes focused on the road.
He finally came to the library where he walked in and saw the mailman, Harris talking with Maria the librarian.
He pretended to be reading a book as he caught snatches of their conversation.
Harris:.Then tonight.see you.oh yeah and.
Maria: .forget.7:00.Ok.
He watched Harris walk out, and Maria start giggling and looking all happy.
"Well I guess that rules her out." He thought to himself.
He then just exited the library without even talking to Maria.
Jack was about to go home for the day (it was already 5:30) but then he remembered his promise to Ann.
He stepped into the ranch and looked around finally spotting Ann in the field.
He ran over to her.
"Hey Ann, you told me to stop by."
She smiled at him.
"I thought you weren't going to show up!"
"I almost forgot."
"Don't worry."
Jack smiled.
"You said you had a surprise for me?"
Ann nodded.
"Do you like horses at all?"
Jack nodded remembering the horse he and Hailey had helped save once.
He shook Hailey out of his mind.
"Yeah, I love horses!"
"Good, then would you want our new colt? We're running out of room for all of our animals and we want him to go to a good home"
She led over a small colt.
Jack stared at it in awe, it looked magnificent, unlike the abused one he had helped Hailey set free.
"Wow, he looks great!"
He ran his hand over its shoulder blade and it snorted.
"I'll take him!"
"Good, what are you gonna name him?"
Jack thought for a second.
"I'll name 'em Dustin."
Ann smiled as she handed him the lead.
"Well take good care of Dustin then!"
It was 6:30 when Jack finally got back and let Dustin off of his lead.
He went over to his door and whistled for Kevin.
Surprisingly he came.
Jack brought him inside and went to write his diary entry for the day.
Summer 6th
Today I had some embarrassing moments with Popuri and Elli and realized that Maria is NOT single. Oh well, I've still got the other four to consider. I didn't get to see Karen today. But I did see Ann! She gave me a new colt to raise. His name is Dustin. Anyway, I named my dog Kevin, after Kev from the city. I think I might ask Popuri out tomorrow. I'm not sure. I still think Karen is prettier but she'd never go out with me. And she's mean to me anyway. More tomorrow!
Jack
New Love?
The next day Jack stepped outside and looked at his field . It was 6 AM, and it looked like it would take him all day to get rid of everything.
He decided to just do the stumps.
He got finished around noon.
As soon as he was done he looked over and saw Ann standing at his farm entrance.
He quickly ran over.
When he got over to Ann she smiled and looked at his field.
"I see you've already begun to work, huh?"
Jack nodded, out of breath.
"You don't have to work all day. You should take the rest of the day off to explore on your own."
Jack nodded, thinking to himself.
"You're probably right."
Ann smiled and called to him as she walked off
"Stop by the ranch later for a surprise!"
"Will do!" Jack called back in response.
Suddenly out of nowhere the little dog from yesterday sprung up on Jack again.
"Hey there little fella!"
"Bark!"
Jack stood up and put the dog by his dog house.
"I guess I should name you shouldn't I?"
"Woof!"
Jack thought to himself for a few minutes before finally coming up with a name.
"How about Kevin? Kevin was the name of my best friend in the city!"
The dog nodded his head as if agreeing.
"Ok then, Kevin it is!"
It was about 2:00 when Jack finally left the farm.
He first went into town to visit a few people.
Jack was walking towards the flower shop when he saw the girl he had met yesterday with pink hair.
He walked over to her.
"Hi!"
She looked up surprised, and dropped her watering can which she had been using to water the.sidewalk?
"Oh, sorry you scared me! So you're Jack right?"
Jack nodded.
"Yeah, I remember meeting you yesterday but I forgot your name already."
She smiled.
"I'm Popuri, don't sweat it!"
He nodded, smiling.
"Ok, well see you later Popuri!"
He waved to her as he walked off.
"Man she's pretty." He thought
(A/N: Yes, this time not out loud .).
He had been so focused on Popuri that he hadn't looked where he was going, and he crashed right into the bakery.
The worst thing was that his face wasn't red from being hurt, but from embarrassment as the bakery girl, Elli, ran over.
"Are you Ok?"
She asked helping him up.
Jack rubbed his cheek where he had a throbbing pain.
"Yup, I've never been better!" He lied.
Elli gave him a concerned face but then gave in.
"Ok, if you insist."
"Well see ya Elli." He said as he stood up.
He walked away, this time his eyes focused on the road.
He finally came to the library where he walked in and saw the mailman, Harris talking with Maria the librarian.
He pretended to be reading a book as he caught snatches of their conversation.
Harris:.Then tonight.see you.oh yeah and.
Maria: .forget.7:00.Ok.
He watched Harris walk out, and Maria start giggling and looking all happy.
"Well I guess that rules her out." He thought to himself.
He then just exited the library without even talking to Maria.
Jack was about to go home for the day (it was already 5:30) but then he remembered his promise to Ann.
He stepped into the ranch and looked around finally spotting Ann in the field.
He ran over to her.
"Hey Ann, you told me to stop by."
She smiled at him.
"I thought you weren't going to show up!"
"I almost forgot."
"Don't worry."
Jack smiled.
"You said you had a surprise for me?"
Ann nodded.
"Do you like horses at all?"
Jack nodded remembering the horse he and Hailey had helped save once.
He shook Hailey out of his mind.
"Yeah, I love horses!"
"Good, then would you want our new colt? We're running out of room for all of our animals and we want him to go to a good home"
She led over a small colt.
Jack stared at it in awe, it looked magnificent, unlike the abused one he had helped Hailey set free.
"Wow, he looks great!"
He ran his hand over its shoulder blade and it snorted.
"I'll take him!"
"Good, what are you gonna name him?"
Jack thought for a second.
"I'll name 'em Dustin."
Ann smiled as she handed him the lead.
"Well take good care of Dustin then!"
It was 6:30 when Jack finally got back and let Dustin off of his lead.
He went over to his door and whistled for Kevin.
Surprisingly he came.
Jack brought him inside and went to write his diary entry for the day.
Summer 6th
Today I had some embarrassing moments with Popuri and Elli and realized that Maria is NOT single. Oh well, I've still got the other four to consider. I didn't get to see Karen today. But I did see Ann! She gave me a new colt to raise. His name is Dustin. Anyway, I named my dog Kevin, after Kev from the city. I think I might ask Popuri out tomorrow. I'm not sure. I still think Karen is prettier but she'd never go out with me. And she's mean to me anyway. More tomorrow!
Jack