- Harvest Moon, A Wonderful Life -
== A Changed Life ==
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- "Not Again" -
Seth awoke later in the afternoon. He saw that Jake was awake, so he got some food for his bowl.
Afterwards, he went back down into town. He wanted to see Galen, but he wasn't having much luck.
The first place he looked was the Blue Bar. Surprisingly, it wasn't open. Seth found Gustafa and Carter waiting outside.
"Um, what are you guys doing?"
"We're waiting for Galen!" Gustafa said irritably. "The old bat hasn't arrived yet! He normally does at this time..."
"I wonder how the man is," Carter said, scratching his chin. "It is unlike him to be late..."
"I'm looking for him right now, I'll let ya know if I find him," Seth said.
Having that said, he quickly turned around and practically turned the town upside down looking for him.
"Well, no, I haven't seen him."
"Galen? Not a single minute this day. I think he might be in his house..."
His house! Why didn't he think of it before? Galen certainly was in his house.
Seth lowered his pace as he reached the bridge. Crossing it, he went downhill towards Galen's small house, but as he did...
Hardy came out from the small house. Seeing Seth, he turned away.
"Hardy? What's up?"
Hardy turned to look at him. "You'd better leave, Seth."
"I know he's pissed off about something, but I need to see him."
"You won't be seeing Galen for... some time, I'm afraid..."
Seth frowned. "What do you mean?"
Hardy sighed. "I'm sorry I have to be the one to tell you sad news again..."
"What happened?!"
Hardy sighed again. "Galen had a heart attack this morning. He's dead."
At hearing the dreaded words, Seth froze.
Hardy patted Seth's back. "I'm sorry."
The doctor walked uphill to inform the town. Seth stood at the spot, not moving. All he could think of right now and then was Galen, and what he had said to him before he died...
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"Galen's dead?"
"Yeah..."
"Just like that... I mean, the last time I saw him, he seemed perfectly fine..."
"Heart attacks always happen at random, Celia. Unless of course, it was caused by something..."
"You're right, Gustafa..."
"But he looked so normal yesterday night..."
"At random, Carter."
"Yeah, Gus said that already, Hardy."
"I had spoken ill of Galen, not knowing he was dead... damn, do I hate feeling guilty."
"It wasn't your words that killed him... he was already dead."
"I know, but I still feel guilty."
That night, after the Blue Bar was reopened, it was there where Seth, Celia, Gustafa, Carter, and Hardy were discussing Galen's sudden death. Griffin had taken over the bar again, feeling as bad as he did for old Galen.
"So, Griffin," Gustafa said. "Do you still remember your old drinks?"
"I'm a bit rusty," Griffin said. "But I'll get to remembering more clearly..."
Hardy shifted in his seat. "Damn, is it hard to be a doctor right now. I can't think twice without somebody or something dying."
Gustafa sighed. "It seemed only yesterday when even Nina was alive..."
"God rest their souls," Carter said, looking at the floor.
Seth stood. "This is becoming a bit much for me... maybe I need a little more time to myself..."
As he headed for the door, Celia watched him. "Are you gonna be alright?"
"Um, yeah, I'm fine. I'll see you guys tomorrow."
The door closed behind him as he left.
Carter blinked. "Now what was all that about?"
== A Changed Life ==
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- "Not Again" -
Seth awoke later in the afternoon. He saw that Jake was awake, so he got some food for his bowl.
Afterwards, he went back down into town. He wanted to see Galen, but he wasn't having much luck.
The first place he looked was the Blue Bar. Surprisingly, it wasn't open. Seth found Gustafa and Carter waiting outside.
"Um, what are you guys doing?"
"We're waiting for Galen!" Gustafa said irritably. "The old bat hasn't arrived yet! He normally does at this time..."
"I wonder how the man is," Carter said, scratching his chin. "It is unlike him to be late..."
"I'm looking for him right now, I'll let ya know if I find him," Seth said.
Having that said, he quickly turned around and practically turned the town upside down looking for him.
"Well, no, I haven't seen him."
"Galen? Not a single minute this day. I think he might be in his house..."
His house! Why didn't he think of it before? Galen certainly was in his house.
Seth lowered his pace as he reached the bridge. Crossing it, he went downhill towards Galen's small house, but as he did...
Hardy came out from the small house. Seeing Seth, he turned away.
"Hardy? What's up?"
Hardy turned to look at him. "You'd better leave, Seth."
"I know he's pissed off about something, but I need to see him."
"You won't be seeing Galen for... some time, I'm afraid..."
Seth frowned. "What do you mean?"
Hardy sighed. "I'm sorry I have to be the one to tell you sad news again..."
"What happened?!"
Hardy sighed again. "Galen had a heart attack this morning. He's dead."
At hearing the dreaded words, Seth froze.
Hardy patted Seth's back. "I'm sorry."
The doctor walked uphill to inform the town. Seth stood at the spot, not moving. All he could think of right now and then was Galen, and what he had said to him before he died...
---
"Galen's dead?"
"Yeah..."
"Just like that... I mean, the last time I saw him, he seemed perfectly fine..."
"Heart attacks always happen at random, Celia. Unless of course, it was caused by something..."
"You're right, Gustafa..."
"But he looked so normal yesterday night..."
"At random, Carter."
"Yeah, Gus said that already, Hardy."
"I had spoken ill of Galen, not knowing he was dead... damn, do I hate feeling guilty."
"It wasn't your words that killed him... he was already dead."
"I know, but I still feel guilty."
That night, after the Blue Bar was reopened, it was there where Seth, Celia, Gustafa, Carter, and Hardy were discussing Galen's sudden death. Griffin had taken over the bar again, feeling as bad as he did for old Galen.
"So, Griffin," Gustafa said. "Do you still remember your old drinks?"
"I'm a bit rusty," Griffin said. "But I'll get to remembering more clearly..."
Hardy shifted in his seat. "Damn, is it hard to be a doctor right now. I can't think twice without somebody or something dying."
Gustafa sighed. "It seemed only yesterday when even Nina was alive..."
"God rest their souls," Carter said, looking at the floor.
Seth stood. "This is becoming a bit much for me... maybe I need a little more time to myself..."
As he headed for the door, Celia watched him. "Are you gonna be alright?"
"Um, yeah, I'm fine. I'll see you guys tomorrow."
The door closed behind him as he left.
Carter blinked. "Now what was all that about?"