Disclaimer: *see chapter 1*
There were two paths that lead into Flower Bud Village, so Jake took the right path and went into the main part of town. The streets were full of shops. He spotted one to his immediate left called Flower Lillia's, which he assumed was where he could buy seeds once he was ready to plant them. Across the street from there was the bakery, where his grandfather used to buy him the best cake in the world every Saturday. Something caught his attention in the bakery yard, and he went over and peeked over the hedges to see an elderly woman in a rocking chair.
"Granny?" he asked as he went around the bushes and over to her. "Is that you?"
"Oh! Hello Jake!" she said with a kindly smile. "It's been a long time, eh? I'm surprised you remembered me...the last time I saw you, you were just a sprout."
"How could I forget YOU, Granny?" he asked with a grin as he hugged the dear old woman that had been like a grandmother to him for several years. "How have you been? Do you still work in the bakery?"
"I'm afraid not." she answered. "I don't get around very well anymore. But my granddaughter Elli works in my place now. And a nice young man named Jeff is the bakery master." She rocked a bit more in her chair, and then added "They still use my recipe though." and winked.
Jake smiled. "I dare them to find a better one." He looked around a bit. "I'm just out meeting my new neighbors." he said, unintentionally changing the subject. "Everybody's been really nice so far.."
"Have you visited the potion shop dealer yet?" Granny asked. "He's probably been expecting you..you know how close him and your grandpappy were."
"Oh yeah!" Jake exclaimed, suddenly remembering the wise friend his grandpa had since childhood. "Does he still live in the same place?"
Granny nodded. "He and his two grandsons live in and run the Drug Store on the other side of town."
"Okay, thanks...I'd better go visit them. I'll stop by again, okay Granny?"
"I'll be looking forward to it." she said, smiling and rocking in her chair.
He left the yard and jogged down the street, past the church and the bar, then along the town square to the other side of town.
The first place he passed was a newly built library. He thought for a moment, and when curiosity got the better of him he headed inside. He looked around at the shelves full of books, some pretty old, others fairly new, and several different sections for whatever you might be interested in.
"Welcome to Flower Bud Library." said a nice young woman from behind the librarian's desk. "If you need any help, just let me know."
"Thank you.." said Jake as he leaned against the desk. "My name's Jake, I'm taking over my grandfather's old farm...I was just wondering...do you have any books on planting and harvesting?"
The woman nodded and pointed towards a shelf of books. "That section should have what you need. My name's Maria" she added shyly. "I'm the mayor's daughter."
"Ohh...I think I remember you from when I was little!" Jake said in a shocked sort of tone. "You were always sitting under that tree in Moon Mountain, reading a book...right?"
She blushed and nodded. "Yes, that was me."
"You know, I always thought you'd open a library here some day..this place is nice." he said as he walked over to the farming section.
"Th-thank you." she answered, quickly burying her nose back in her book.
A while later Jake emerged from the library with a rucksack full of books and jogged down the road to the Drug Store. As he went inside, the familiar smell of medicinal herbs and healing potions surrounded him.
"I was wondering how long it would take you to visit me.." said a voice from the back of the room. A small older man came out from behind a big cauldron of potion.
"Hello!" said Jake as he looked around. "It's nice to see you again.."
"It's nice to see you, too, Jakey...how are you holding up? I hear you're going to be running the farm now?" Jake nodded. "Well, if you're ever feeling under the weather, just come and see me."
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." said Jake as he adjusted his rucksack. "I have the feeling I'll be coming here quite a bit. I have a lot of work ahead of me."
"Just sit back and try to remember." said the potion shop dealer as he turned to stir the cauldron. "It will all come back to you a little bit at a time."
Jake nodded again. "That's good advice. I'm glad somebody around here has faith in the farm getting restored."
"You can do anything you want to as long as you believe in yourself." said the potion shop dealer, turning back around to face him. "And I'm always here if you need help."
"Thank you." said Jake. He felt somewhat relieved, but he wasn't sure if it was from the support of the close family friend or the smell of the stress relieving potion he was standing next to. "Well, I'd stay here longer, but I've been out all day talking with neighbors and checking out books at the library, so I should probably head home."
The potion shop dealer nodded. "Come and visit again soon, Jake. Don't be a stranger, now."
Jake smiled. "I won't." he said. He left the store and headed back towards the farm.
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Chapter 4 is in the making! I'm glad so many people have liked my story so far...I hope you like this chapter, too ^_^
There were two paths that lead into Flower Bud Village, so Jake took the right path and went into the main part of town. The streets were full of shops. He spotted one to his immediate left called Flower Lillia's, which he assumed was where he could buy seeds once he was ready to plant them. Across the street from there was the bakery, where his grandfather used to buy him the best cake in the world every Saturday. Something caught his attention in the bakery yard, and he went over and peeked over the hedges to see an elderly woman in a rocking chair.
"Granny?" he asked as he went around the bushes and over to her. "Is that you?"
"Oh! Hello Jake!" she said with a kindly smile. "It's been a long time, eh? I'm surprised you remembered me...the last time I saw you, you were just a sprout."
"How could I forget YOU, Granny?" he asked with a grin as he hugged the dear old woman that had been like a grandmother to him for several years. "How have you been? Do you still work in the bakery?"
"I'm afraid not." she answered. "I don't get around very well anymore. But my granddaughter Elli works in my place now. And a nice young man named Jeff is the bakery master." She rocked a bit more in her chair, and then added "They still use my recipe though." and winked.
Jake smiled. "I dare them to find a better one." He looked around a bit. "I'm just out meeting my new neighbors." he said, unintentionally changing the subject. "Everybody's been really nice so far.."
"Have you visited the potion shop dealer yet?" Granny asked. "He's probably been expecting you..you know how close him and your grandpappy were."
"Oh yeah!" Jake exclaimed, suddenly remembering the wise friend his grandpa had since childhood. "Does he still live in the same place?"
Granny nodded. "He and his two grandsons live in and run the Drug Store on the other side of town."
"Okay, thanks...I'd better go visit them. I'll stop by again, okay Granny?"
"I'll be looking forward to it." she said, smiling and rocking in her chair.
He left the yard and jogged down the street, past the church and the bar, then along the town square to the other side of town.
The first place he passed was a newly built library. He thought for a moment, and when curiosity got the better of him he headed inside. He looked around at the shelves full of books, some pretty old, others fairly new, and several different sections for whatever you might be interested in.
"Welcome to Flower Bud Library." said a nice young woman from behind the librarian's desk. "If you need any help, just let me know."
"Thank you.." said Jake as he leaned against the desk. "My name's Jake, I'm taking over my grandfather's old farm...I was just wondering...do you have any books on planting and harvesting?"
The woman nodded and pointed towards a shelf of books. "That section should have what you need. My name's Maria" she added shyly. "I'm the mayor's daughter."
"Ohh...I think I remember you from when I was little!" Jake said in a shocked sort of tone. "You were always sitting under that tree in Moon Mountain, reading a book...right?"
She blushed and nodded. "Yes, that was me."
"You know, I always thought you'd open a library here some day..this place is nice." he said as he walked over to the farming section.
"Th-thank you." she answered, quickly burying her nose back in her book.
A while later Jake emerged from the library with a rucksack full of books and jogged down the road to the Drug Store. As he went inside, the familiar smell of medicinal herbs and healing potions surrounded him.
"I was wondering how long it would take you to visit me.." said a voice from the back of the room. A small older man came out from behind a big cauldron of potion.
"Hello!" said Jake as he looked around. "It's nice to see you again.."
"It's nice to see you, too, Jakey...how are you holding up? I hear you're going to be running the farm now?" Jake nodded. "Well, if you're ever feeling under the weather, just come and see me."
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." said Jake as he adjusted his rucksack. "I have the feeling I'll be coming here quite a bit. I have a lot of work ahead of me."
"Just sit back and try to remember." said the potion shop dealer as he turned to stir the cauldron. "It will all come back to you a little bit at a time."
Jake nodded again. "That's good advice. I'm glad somebody around here has faith in the farm getting restored."
"You can do anything you want to as long as you believe in yourself." said the potion shop dealer, turning back around to face him. "And I'm always here if you need help."
"Thank you." said Jake. He felt somewhat relieved, but he wasn't sure if it was from the support of the close family friend or the smell of the stress relieving potion he was standing next to. "Well, I'd stay here longer, but I've been out all day talking with neighbors and checking out books at the library, so I should probably head home."
The potion shop dealer nodded. "Come and visit again soon, Jake. Don't be a stranger, now."
Jake smiled. "I won't." he said. He left the store and headed back towards the farm.
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Chapter 4 is in the making! I'm glad so many people have liked my story so far...I hope you like this chapter, too ^_^