- Harvest Moon, A Wonderful Life -
== A Changed Life ==
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- "The Point" -
"Seth?"
Celia knocked on the door of Seth's house. There was no response. It looked as though nobody was home...
Celia looked around. The horse, RyuKeshu, was eating the grass by the barn. The two chickens had been let out, and were lying about, one pecking out of Jake's food bowl. Fiona the cow was looking ghastly.
"There, there," she said, walking over to pet her head. Fiona mooed weakly.
After a few minutes more, Celia decided to try again. She knocked several more times.
"Seth? Are you there?"
She finally got a reply, but it seemed to come from nowhere...
"Go away..."
"Seth, we need to talk."
"We always need to talk. Do we?"
"Come on, Seth... let me in."
"Why should I?"
"I just want to talk..."
There was silence.
"Alright, have it your way," he said. "But make it quick. I have to leave soon."
The door opened, and she walked in.
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"So... how do you feel?"
"What do ya think?"
"Well... I was just wondering..."
Celia sat down on the couch.
"Say, where do you have to go?"
Seth was quiet for a minute. Then, he said, "None of your buisness..."
"Hey, I was just curious. Can't blame me."
"Maybe I can."
They both fell silent.
"Erm..."
"Yeah?"
"Nothing... I was just thinking of something..."
Seth's face suddenly looked sad instead of angry.
"Something wrong?"
"Something wrong? Something wrong?! Are you insane for asking that? Of course something's wrong! My fiance is dead! My farm partner and helper is dead! My life has been ruined..."
He sat down next to Celia.
"This is all too much for me... I'm going to end it all..."
Celia looked at him. "What?"
"Today... I'm killing myself."
Celia stood up. "What?! No! You can't! I won't let you!"
"Why?"
"Because, you can't kill yourself like that! There'll be... other girls..."
Seth fell silent, staring at the floor. "You're right... thanks, Celia. Its just so tempting... but... what was I thinking?"
He stood. "I shouldn't have broken up like that. You'd better leave."
Celia slowly walked to the door. "You gonna be okay, Seth?"
Seth laid onto his bed. "Yeah... sure... I just need some sleep..."
"I hope you get better."
The door closed.
---
Hardy was with Galen when Celia returned. He seemed to be in a better mood.
"So what happened? Did he chew off your head?"
Celia sat down next to them, and did not respond for a minute.
"Well, no, actually," she said. "It seemed like he was going to, but then he broke down and got all depressed... he said he was going to kill himself."
Hardy's eyes widened. "What? Seriously?"
"I convinced him otherwise," Celia explained, stopping him from standing up. "He's asleep now..."
"Oh." Hardy said,
"Hopefully he'll get better soon," Galen said. "I wonder how long it'll take him to cheer up."
"Forever, it seems," Hardy said.
Celia was confident. "I'm sure it'll all be over to him in no time, and his life will pick up..."
"You know something?" Galen said. "I think he trusts you the most... you know, you've always been nice to him, even when he was angry and rude..."
"Yeah... well..."
Celia didn't know what to say.
"Well, I'm off. Got a bar to run," Galen stood.
"And I have to go to my house," Hardy said. "Medical buisness. Have a good day, you two."
"Bye."
Galen entered the Blue Bar, and Hardy left for his house. Celia remained sitting there, pondering...
== A Changed Life ==
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- "The Point" -
"Seth?"
Celia knocked on the door of Seth's house. There was no response. It looked as though nobody was home...
Celia looked around. The horse, RyuKeshu, was eating the grass by the barn. The two chickens had been let out, and were lying about, one pecking out of Jake's food bowl. Fiona the cow was looking ghastly.
"There, there," she said, walking over to pet her head. Fiona mooed weakly.
After a few minutes more, Celia decided to try again. She knocked several more times.
"Seth? Are you there?"
She finally got a reply, but it seemed to come from nowhere...
"Go away..."
"Seth, we need to talk."
"We always need to talk. Do we?"
"Come on, Seth... let me in."
"Why should I?"
"I just want to talk..."
There was silence.
"Alright, have it your way," he said. "But make it quick. I have to leave soon."
The door opened, and she walked in.
---
"So... how do you feel?"
"What do ya think?"
"Well... I was just wondering..."
Celia sat down on the couch.
"Say, where do you have to go?"
Seth was quiet for a minute. Then, he said, "None of your buisness..."
"Hey, I was just curious. Can't blame me."
"Maybe I can."
They both fell silent.
"Erm..."
"Yeah?"
"Nothing... I was just thinking of something..."
Seth's face suddenly looked sad instead of angry.
"Something wrong?"
"Something wrong? Something wrong?! Are you insane for asking that? Of course something's wrong! My fiance is dead! My farm partner and helper is dead! My life has been ruined..."
He sat down next to Celia.
"This is all too much for me... I'm going to end it all..."
Celia looked at him. "What?"
"Today... I'm killing myself."
Celia stood up. "What?! No! You can't! I won't let you!"
"Why?"
"Because, you can't kill yourself like that! There'll be... other girls..."
Seth fell silent, staring at the floor. "You're right... thanks, Celia. Its just so tempting... but... what was I thinking?"
He stood. "I shouldn't have broken up like that. You'd better leave."
Celia slowly walked to the door. "You gonna be okay, Seth?"
Seth laid onto his bed. "Yeah... sure... I just need some sleep..."
"I hope you get better."
The door closed.
---
Hardy was with Galen when Celia returned. He seemed to be in a better mood.
"So what happened? Did he chew off your head?"
Celia sat down next to them, and did not respond for a minute.
"Well, no, actually," she said. "It seemed like he was going to, but then he broke down and got all depressed... he said he was going to kill himself."
Hardy's eyes widened. "What? Seriously?"
"I convinced him otherwise," Celia explained, stopping him from standing up. "He's asleep now..."
"Oh." Hardy said,
"Hopefully he'll get better soon," Galen said. "I wonder how long it'll take him to cheer up."
"Forever, it seems," Hardy said.
Celia was confident. "I'm sure it'll all be over to him in no time, and his life will pick up..."
"You know something?" Galen said. "I think he trusts you the most... you know, you've always been nice to him, even when he was angry and rude..."
"Yeah... well..."
Celia didn't know what to say.
"Well, I'm off. Got a bar to run," Galen stood.
"And I have to go to my house," Hardy said. "Medical buisness. Have a good day, you two."
"Bye."
Galen entered the Blue Bar, and Hardy left for his house. Celia remained sitting there, pondering...