Harvest Moon: The New Life
Chapter One: Old Friends
Disclaimer
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I do
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"Well...it's not exactly as I remember it.." said Jack to himself as he stood at the drive way to his grandfather's farm
He walked down the driveway and into the hold farm house
"Yeeesh..this place could use some fixing up.." he said
The house had dust on almost everything and had not been lived in for years
Jack was 18 with short brown hair and blue eyes and he almost always wore a cap
He walked out of the house and saw a young man walk towards him
"Hey there" said Jack
"Hello" replied the young man
"Your from the village?" asked Jack
"Indeed I am..the name's Hamish" the man said before offering his hand
"Nice to meet you Hamish..I'm Jack" he replied
"So your the old man's grandson?" asked Hamish
"Yeah..I just came down here to see what all needed to be done to fix up the place..and I can see there is a bit of work.." Jack replied
"Nonsense" Hamish said "That house is a solid as a rock and you've got a good barn there" he said before pointing to the barn
"Would you mind taking a look at with me?" asked Jack "Your probably better at pointing out the problems than I am"
"Certainly..let's start with the chicken coop" Hamish said before walking to the small building
"So how old are you?" Jack asked
"Only 18 but I've lived around here my whole life" replied Hamish
"You live in the village?" asked Jack
"Nope..I've got my own farm..it's about 3 miles east of here" Hamish said
"I grew up in the city so this is all kind of new to me..although I remember coming out here as a child to visit my grandpa" said Jack
"I think I remember you..your the one who always brought that small back pack with you when you went into the mountains right?" asked Hamish
Jack laughed "Yeah..that was me..in fact I still have that thing"
Hamish smiled "Aye..can't go wrong with back packs"
"What do you have on your farm?" asked Jack
"Mainly vegetables but we have a few chickens as well" replied Hamish
The two men stepped into the chicken coop
Jack looked up at the roof and could see rather large holes
Hamish looked around the small building
"What do you think?" asked Jack
"Well she could do with a bit of patchin up here and there but other then that she's in great shape" said Hamish
"Think there is any spare lumber around here?" said Jack
"I doubt it..and it there was it would prolly be rotten..nah..it's best we go up the mountains tomorrow and visit Bobby" replied Hamish
"Bobby...that name sounds familiar.." Jack said quietly
"Aye..it would..your grandfather took you up there quite a few times if I remember correctly" Hamish said
"I'm sure it will come back to me once we're up there" said Jack
"It probably will" replied Hamish as he walked out of the chicken coop
"So what do you recommend to fix up this old place?" asked Jack
"A bit of lumber to patch up the chicken coop..some furniture for your house..straw for the barn..give everything a good cleaning..she'll be good as new in no time at all" said Hamish with a smile
Jack nodded his head "Do you think you could help me?"
"Aye..your lucky you came at this time of year..everyone just got their crops of the fields so they are not very busy..I'm sure I could get a few of the lads around town to help out as well" replied Hamish
"Really?" said Jack
"Aye..the folks around here are friendly ones..I'm sure you'll fit in just fine" Hamish said
"Thank you Hamish" said Jack as he shook his hand
"No trouble at all" Hamish replied "But you can't stay here the night..the place is filthy even by my standards..come over to my place for the night"
"Really?..you'll put me up at yours?" said Jack
"Of course..you and me are old friends" replied Hamish with a smile
"That's great" Jack said
"You best go and grab your duffle bag there...we should be getting back before dark" said Hamish
"Alright" replied Jack as he walked over to the house and got out his duffle bag
Hamish looked around at the farm "He's home Nick...he's home.." he said quietly to himself as the wind blew around him
Jack walked out of the house and stood at the drive way waiting for Hamish
Hamish walked over to Jack slowly while looking up at the clouds
Jack looked up "Did you see a bird or something?" he asked
Hamish smiled and looked over at Jack "Don't worry...you'll feel it soon too" he said with a smile
Jack looked puzzled but shrugged and picked up his bag
"This way Jack..it's not far" said Hamish as he walked down the dirt road, leaving the farm behind
Jack followed beside Hamish
Hamish looked back at the farm and smiled to himself
To be Continued
