Chapter 6- Breaking The Rules
A young man with brown blond hair sat in the confessional, praying to the Harvest Goddess. He was dressed in black satin robes.
The man was shrouded by darkness, and as he turned to leave. Soon, Cliff, Manna, and Duke would be expecting a sermon.
A musical voice spoke to him, and he froze.
"Carter," The voice began, and he turned around to see the beautiful Harvest Goddess standing behind him. She was surrounded by light, being the holy figure she was. She had long green hair with a Moon Drop flower tucked in, and she was wearing a blue green dress.
"Yes?" He asked timidly. Ever since his parents had introduced him to her at an early age, he had fallen head over heels in love. He almost had to wonder if she was simply a hallucination.
"Have you ever heard of true love?" She pondered, and Carter wasn't sure if that was a trick question or not, and if it wasn't, he didn't want to lie about it. "I suppose not." She laughed.
"How can I help you?" Carter stated simply, for lack of anything better to say.
"Let me explain. Do you know Elli and Jay?" Carter nodded. Elli worked as a nurse in the Clinic next door, and Jay had come recently, working the farm.
Carter could almost imagine what was coming next. "Well, I believe it is safe to assume that you know Doctor Tom as well? Jay and Elli are in love, wishing to be wed, but Tom here won't let up on who he believes is his true love. Tom has already proposed a few times." Carter was just beginning to understand the depth of Jay and Elli's unfortunate situation.
"Jay has proposed, and Elli has accepted, and I feel it safe to presume that they are coming to ask you to bend the rules. But of course, as pastor, you must do what you think is right."
Carter nodded. "What do you think is right? I mean, my choice was to follow you, and it is you who should have a say in such a matter."
The Goddess smiled grandly. "I'm honored to have such a caring pastor." She kissed his hand, and luckily, thanks to the darkness still shrouding him, she couldn't see his blush.
"But, my heart is telling me to trust you, and trust you I will." With a flash of blinding light, the Goddess disappeared, leaving Carter in his confessional.
If he wed the two, and broke Mineral Town's biggest rule, the Goddess might be infuriated and hate him for good. But if he didn't, then Carter would have to live with the guilt that he had stopped true love.
Carter wondered if Elli and Jay would even make it before Doctor Tom found out and attempted to stop them. Maybe the couple would never make it to the safety of the Church.
Secretly, Carter hoped that he wouldn't have to make such a decision. Those matters should be of the Goddess', not his own.
But why would the Goddess have granted them permission to go this far?
Carter exited the confessional, and looked out the stain glass window. To his surprise, raindrops splattered the outer surface. There had been no rain in the forecast.
Was this a sign to reject the proposal?
Only time could tell.
Doctor Tom was pacing the inside of Clinic, after putting up the 'Closed' sign.
But, really, what did Elli see in Jay? Doc loved Elli, and sure, she met Jay all those years ago, but people could change!
Why wouldn't he just give her a chance?
Doc Tom was a man desperate for the affection of his dear to be returned, but his heart was telling him that that would never be, and Jay was the roadblock.
Maybe it was time to shave that roadblock down.
Pocketing his knife, Doc exited the Clinic. Jay was the roadblock, and he was the worker, coming to remove it.
He had told Jay he was going to get "his girl", and Doc was a man of his words.
The rain poured down, but Doc didn't even feel it. If he could just have a moment alone with Elli, to just make Jay look like the bad guy here, and get in the remark about how people change.
That was Elli's weak spot, and as much as he hated using his dear's weaknesses against her, if that was how to woo her, then count him in.
But, again, Doc ran into another roadblock, what appeared to be the lovesick Karen.
"Hello." She said, batting her lashes.
"Hi." Doc said curtly, hoping she would leave. She didn't.
"There's something I've been meaning to tell you." Karen said, taking a step closer. Doc's expression hardened.
"Life goes on." He said angrily, shoving her.
"Playing hard to get?" Karen cooed. "I'll have you yet." She promised, adopting a sugary-sweet voice that disgusted Doc.
All Doctor Tom had ever wanted was a friend. He hadn't meant to fall in love with her! She had been the only one who cared.
And now he was about to lose her to some farm boy.
But, that was not going to happen.
After all, Elli was his love, and he had met and claimed the girl for himself.
Take a number, Jay.
A/N: Duhn, duhn, duhn… And the plot thickens!