Angel Tears

Chap 2: A New Place

I felt really lucky that dads friend Takakura said I could come and work the farm. I had never done anything like that before. I just had to get out of this place though. I don't know if I could ever come back.

I brushed through my long reddish brown hair and putting it up and out of my face. My sea blue eyes looked a little red and puffy still, but nothing that I couldn't fix with a little make up. I knew I wouldn't really look like a farmer with my gap jeans and trendy t-shirts. I knew that going to the country meant no more getting my hair and nails done with friends on Saturdays. I knew that I was leaving all my friends and family behind and It was going to be really hard for me to open up to new people. I had lived here sense I was born and I had had the same friends sense pre-school!

I left about two days after the shooting and I was glade to walk right out the door to the bus stop. I could feel the cooled air, brush across my pail face, it was about the middle of winter and I was hoping that spring would come as soon as possible. I waved goodbye to all my friends and my mother and then I piled onto the bus all alone, I felt so cold and helpless but I knew I would soon be at the docks. I had to take a boat to a place called Mineral Town and from there I was going to have to walk about a mile or so to Forget Me Not Valley. The bus traveled a little way and made various stops and soon it was mine. I felt like everyone was looking at me when I got up and made my way through the crowded, bus but luckily another lady with long wavy blond hair got off to. I sat on a bench waiting for the ship to pull in. I had a map and I was pretty good with directions so I thought I would do fine getting to Forget Me Not Valley. I puled my coat in a little closer, I was going to get a cold from being out her after it rained. I felt damp and the ice wind maid me shiver. The other thing that bothered me was that I was going to have to get on a boat over the water in the fog. Soon I herd the boats horn and me and the blond haired girl that had gotten off the bus and sat on the bench across from me stood up.

"That stupid boats late again." The girl said to herself.

"All aboard for Mineral Beach!" The caption screamed over the load speaker. I loaded my stuff and me into the little boat almost losing my footing on the slippery floor. I could smell the awful sea salt in the air and the goose bumps on my arms became even bigger from the chilling sea breeze.

"Ah Muffy! How are you? Are there only 2 of you today?" The ship caption said to the blond haired girl.

"I guess so." She said looking at me. "I don't think I have ever seen you before dear and I know its not tourist season. Are you going to Mineral Town or Forget Me Not Valley?"

"I'm going to Forget Me Not Valley." I said. I knew I looked timid but I really wasn't that shy. I was just miserable standing in the wind.

"I'm going there to maybe we can walk there together. Are you walking or is someone picking you up? Are you staying at the inn? If you are I'm sure I can get you a discount all you have to do is be nice to Ruby and you have a sure fire in!" Muffy said happily. I could tell she liked to talk.

"I'm walking and I'm not staying at the inn. I said. I didn't want to tell this girl my whole life story! "I'm taking over Sunset Farm." I said hoping she would leave me alone now because we were starting to pull off of the dock.

"Hey girls why don't you come into the control room with me its so blasted cold out here!" The caption said nicely.

"Come on ah… what's your name?" Muffy said smiling.

"Nellie."

"I'm Muffy lets go I think I might die if we stay out here any longer!" We then headed into the control room and instantly the warm air hit my frost bitten body. My numb hands started to move again and my face started to become a nice pink color. I breathed in the smell of salt water but it wasn't as bad now. Maybe because it was a worm salty smell like when you go to the beach in the summer time. My little daydream about summer was soon destroyed when Muffy started talking again.

"You bought Sunset Farm? I can't believe old Takakura is letting you buy it like that. He said he would stay there forever because it was him and his old friend's farm."

"I didn't buy it, his old friend is my dad and I'm going to go help him run the farm." I said not making eye contact, for some reason looking people in the eye was hard for me.

"No way! You look to young to own and run a farm by yourself! How old are you?"

"I'm 25 and I use to go see and work at the farm every spring when sense I was 5 with my dad." I said getting a little pissed. I wasn't very chatty at the moment but I didn't want to make a bad impression on the 1st person I meet that lived in Forget Me Not Valley. I had kinda lied because I hadn't bin to that old farm for 10 years now and the only thing I really did was water the tomatoes every morning. We only stayed for the spring season and soon dad got tired of the farm and gave it to Takakura for good.

"Oh my gosh your Kyle's daughter! I use to know your dad why back when I was about 5 your father and Takakura came and worked on that farm for about 3 years and they you were born! He was so nice to me and the other kids in town! How is he?"

"My father died." I said softly I really didn't want to get into that but I couldn't just tell her fine if she use to know my dad.

"Oh I'm so sorry! How? He should only be about 45?"

"He died in a shooting." I said even softer now. I didn't want to cry but just talking about it made the pictures in my mind play over and over like a broken record.

"I'm so sorry… he was a good man." She said giving me a soft smile. I gave her a small one to and then we suddenly stopped and through the fog I could see the seashore.

"Welcome to Mineral Beach ladies." The caption said as we both got out and the cold air stung my face once more. I didn't mind it as much now because the cold air was a good reason for my pail face even though in really life I was crying and small tears trickled down my cheek. The moisture in the air was unbearable.

"Its going to rain and maybe even snow for a few more weeks and then were going to get hit by a huge snow storm at the end of the month." Muffy said. She looked pretty cold but I knew that she knew were she was going so I fallow her.

"I wish spring would get here." I said wiping my tears away from my eyes hoping that Muffy wouldn't see that I was crying.

"Me to… actually I think almost everyone in Forget Me Not Valley does. Why are you taking over the farm Nellie? Don't get me wrong but you don't really look like the farming type."

"I know I don't but this is the only way I can be close to dad right now. I know that sounds kinda silly."

"No it sounds sweet you must have really loved your father I wish my life was that way but me and my dad don't really see eye to eye."

"I'm sorry to here that." I said. Muffy and me were going to have to walk to Forget Me Not Valley and I knew she was going to talk the whole time…

Soon Muffy and me got to Forget Me Not Valley. It was just how I remembered it just without dad standing next to me. Everything looks so much bigger when your 12 I guess because the farm was a lot smaller! Muffy lead me right to it and I was a little shocked but not disappointingly shocking. It was still the same and it actually looked like it was in pretty good shape.

"Well Nellie good luck come see me sometime at the bar!" Muffy said with a wave.

"Bye Muffy." I said a little relieved that the constant chattering was over but at least I knew someone and right now that's all that mattered. I walked up the small dirt hill. I was hoping that Takakura was around so I wouldn't feel like I was lost anymore. Takakura was there but not really in the way I expected because he came out with a broom in his hand and he looked like he was going to swat me with it!

"Get away from that freeze you… but you're not…oh I'm sorry… never mind how may I help you miss?" My eyes must have grown twice their size I was a little shocked.

"Um… I'm looking for Takakura I'm Ne…"

"Nellie? Is that really you! I haven't seen you sense you were about 12 years old! Yes your in the right place why don't you put your stuff down inside. I fixed it up so at least its livable now." He said warmly now lowering the broom.

"Thank you but do you usually greet people by waking them with a broom?" I asked hoping the answer was no.

"I'm sorry but I have had some problems with someone steeling food from the freezer and I think I know who it is but never mind that, its freezing cold lets go inside." I walked up to the small house it was so homely.

"Do you remember much about Forget Me Not Valley Nellie?" Takakura asked as I put my bag on the dusty bed.

"Not much I do remember the farm though and a few people but I don't remember there names and I could pick them out because they're a lot older now." I said as I looked around the little house that I was going to call home.

"Maybe you will see some old friends a lot of the people that are here have bin here along time. You can plant anything tell spring but I do have a gift come here." I walked with him outside and to the barn the air had seamed to warm up a bit and it was sprinkling a little rain. I looked inside and there was a cow standing there looking at me.

"You're giving me a cow?" I said trying to seam exited but a cow wasn't really what I was thinking of but this was a farm and I had to make money some how!

"She's all yours! Hope you will take good care of her but I have to go do some work if you have any questions then come find me." I waved and turned to the cow.

"Hi…I shouldn't just call you cow dad named all his animals I think I will call you Marie after my mom, then whenever I have to feed you and take care of you I'll think of her.