LOVE IN THE MOONLIGHT
Chapter 1: What Tradition?
Harold's POV
My whole life was city life, I had lived with my mother Mari in the city since I was born, I had never met my father he died when I was little I had never given him a thought before until the day a man came to my apartment. The man was tall and seemed a bit old and didn't smile much.
"Can I come in Harold?" the man asked
I looked at him for a moment like he was crazy. I had never met this man yet he knew my name and wanted to come into my apartment. He must have seen my look of confusion because he said:
"You don't know who I am? Well you probably wouldn't it was when you were very young. Anyway, I am a friend of your father my name is Takakura and I need to talk to you about your family farm." Takakura said
The look of confusion returned I had no idea what family farm he was talking about. Again Takakura noticed.
"You mean your father never told you about the family farm?" he asked
I shook my head in despair.
"Then you better come with me, your mother already knows that you are coming with me" Takakura said
It was a 2 day trip to the family farm but Takakura filled me in on the whole family history…well most of it. It was really fascinating all of it I was actually getting excited to go to the family farm especially when I found out it was in a valley far away from anybody's thoughts, it seemed like the perfect place to live.
After the 2-day trip, Takakura led me around my new home the minute I got there. He also led me around the valley, everybody there seemed nice, and the farm was a nice size but what confused me was what Takakura told me after the tour of the farm and valley. He told me:
"Your father always wanted this to be a family farm so he created a tradition that when a man lives at this farm in his family he must get married within a year."
I looked at him like he was speaking another language.
"What? I can't get married within a year I am love challenged no girl has ever fallen in love with me ever they all think I'm crazy!" I practically screamed
"Here is the place where you can start a fresh new leaf, good luck I will check up on you often" Takakura said ignoring most of everything I said and then he walked away.
Once he had walked towards his house I sat on the ground, my new dog Ribbon walked over to me and placed himself on my lap. I stroked his fur gently as I said to myself:
"I can't get a girl in 1 year it will take at least 3 years for a girl to fall in love with me and though all the girls here seem nice, none of them will ever love me" I said to myself
Ribbon looked at me with his puppy dog eyes and barked reassuringly as if to say:
"You can do it Harold I know you can"I smiled and stood up, life here wasn't going to be easy but if I worked my schedule right I could run a farm and get a girl the hard part would be getting the girl though.
"I can't believe dad made this stupid tradition I'll never get married this way but maybe I can" I said calmly to myself as I retired to my bed, tomorrow would be the first day of spring, and the first day of my new life as a Ladies man.