You're Not Always Alone for the Holidays

(The 9th installment)

(Author's note: This will be the final installment. I don't see how I

can do one with Gotz and Zack, and one with the Harvest Sprites.)

Karen's view

Mom is at it again. Why is she afraid of me cooking tonight's dinner? So what is the problem with the meal getting crunchy?

"Karen, please get the table set for dinner. "

"Ok mom. Are you sure that I can't help with the cooking? "

"Yes, since you tend to add wine to the dish being cooked. "

"What's wrong with adding wine? It adds flavor to the dish. "

"Karen, not all meals that get cooked requires wine as one of the ingredients. "

I get the plates out and set them on the table.

"Do you think that Rick will come over and see you? "

"I don't know mom. I hope he doesn't. He is nice, but he should spend the holiday with his family. "

"It sounds like you had a fight with him. "

"No I didn't have a fight with him. I'm more angry with him. He still sees me as the little girl he played with. Why can't he see that I am now a woman? "

"Sometimes guys can be a bit dense when it comes to childhood friends. Now and then your father is the same way. "

I thought to myself, "That's because he is a dork. ". Then my mom brought me out of the train of thought that I was in.

"By the way, I saw the Mayor earlier today. He said that he found Joe's will. I hope he finds out who the farm is willed to. "

"I thought that Joe didn't have any kids. "

"Well it must have been to a friend. It would be nice to see some new faces in town. "

"Well hopefully who ever it is will pay their bills, unlike Doctor Tim and Uncle Duke. "

"True, those two easily push your father around. I just wish that Jeff would stand up for himself. "

"Why did you marry him in the first place? "

"Oh he was charming at times, and still is. "

I could tell that there was something she wasn't telling me.

"Well how about if you ask the Mayor who is getting the farm, that way we can keep a lookout for them. "

"Karen, why are you interested in the ownership of the farm? "

"I don't know. I guess that I don't want to see the farm go to waste. "

"You know, wouldn't it be funny if Joe left his farm to that little boy who came from the city? "

"Come on mom, why would a city boy want to come to the country? They would rather stay in the city. Since there is more to do there. "

"Well I think that city boy that was here years ago liked the country. "

"It looks like it is snowing outside, dad might complain that his stomach is hurting. Should I go get him for dinner? "

"Yes go get him. "

I head to the front where our store is. If who ever it is that takes over the farm, I hope that they will pay their bill. Hmmm, a city boy taking over a farm? Nawww I don't see that happening.