Karen Finds Hope

by Karin Starsen

Karen lives in a small town with not many people, she plans on going to the city and still does. She isn't very happy, but then came Tyson. Now going to the city is her main motive, but what will she find when she gets there? Tyson. The persistant anoying

3. a visitor!

(Thank you ever so much for all of the reviews. I do enjoy reading them. Okay, that sounded weird… well, here is the next chapter for you. It may not be as long as you would like it to be, but here it is anyway.)

Disclaimer: I own nothing from any of the Harvest Moon games. Especially Harvest Moon 64.

The next morning, around 9 O'clock.

Karen sat up in her bedroom.

"Karen! Time for work!" her mother's voice called from the room downstairs. Her mother always called her in the morning. Kai and Her father were already working. Her mother had a gentle voice, and a kind manner. She couldn't understand how her mother stayed here with her father. But she did.

She quickly got dressed and stumbled down the stairs. Her father didn't like her being late.

Outside she worked around the shed. She figured it was the farthest she could get from her father without getting yelled at for slacking. Kai worked inside the shed and her father worked right outside the door to the house. Probably making sure that nobody can escape his evil gaze, she thought. She suppressed a laugh at her own joke, then choked as she looked at the path to her house. Up the path came the one person that she didn't want to see, Tyson.

Kai saw him to and suppressed a laugh also, but Karen became angry and gestured quite rudely at him. Tyson didn't see it, but waved at Karen. Her father clearly saw him, but he didn't care. As long as she kept working. This is completely embarrassing… thought Karen.

"Hey Karen!" Tyson said as he got close enough. "I finished my chores, so I thought that I would come and visit!"

Oh please! Thought Karen. She put on a fake smile and said, "well that's great, but I'm working now. But maybe if you come back later…"

Unfortunately, her father had heard her. And even more unfortunately, he was in a good mood. "Now Karen! Don't be rude to visitors! You can have a two hour break, it's slow today anyway. Kai and I can handle things, just be at the bar tonight!"

"Cool!" Tyson said with a smile. "Why don't you shoe me around the mountain? I haven't been up there yet."

"Sure," said Karen dully. I can't believe that this is happening to me… she thought.

(Sorry that I am ending now, but I don't have time and I figured that I should just end now. So, here is the next and slightly short chapter.)