Genre: Tradegy and Romance
Catagory: Harvest Moon
Summary: Karen has given up on everybody in Flowerbud Village and has finally left to the city, but soon tradegy happens and she is forced to move back to the place she once called home. She in reunited with her old love, but does he still feel the same about her?
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN HARVEST MOON OR IT'S CHARACTERS, BUT THIS IS MY ORIGINAL PLOT LINE AND STORY!
Chapter 1: I'll Wait for You
"I'll wait for you," were the last words that he ever said to me, as I loaded my things onto the ferry. The dark waters shook the boat from side to side as I looked over the railing at the only person that I ever cared about. The rain came down on my head, and my damp hair blew in the ocean breeze.
As the boat pulled away from the dock, I still had second thoughts about leaving, but I knew I would never be happy here. This place had never been kind to me, my parents had never cared, and I never had many friends. I had grown up in a home without love, and in result I became very violent toward everyone... until he came.
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I still remember that day, working out in the vineyard, just hoping that for once there would be a good harvest. As I pulled the grapes from the dieing vine, I heard my father call in the distance.
"KAREN!! Get over here, the new farmhand is here," He yelled, the tone that I had grown up with. I grabbed the basket of grapes and ran through the rows of vines. It was dark out, and the leaves lay scattered all over the ground. I could see my house lights in the clearing. As I exited the vineyard I saw him. A young man around the age of 16 stood next to the house conversing with my father.
"Karen... this is Kai. He will be staying with us for a while to help out with the vineyard," My father said as I approached them. The boy turned toward me. He wore a purple bandana, almost the same color as my vest. I stared at him, but gave him no thought.
"Nice to meet you," I shrugged as I turned back toward the vineyard. He was quite good looking... but truthfully I really didn't care. I was never very enthralled with the guys that lived in this hell hole called home.
"Karen!" My father screamed, "He is our guest... so treat him like one.
"Fine..." I replied. "Follow me," I said to the boy. He picked up his bags and followed me into the house. Inside, my mother Sasha, sat on her rocking chair, knitting another useless piece of clothing.
"Hello... mother," I said with my normal stubborn voice. "This is the new farmhand... not like you care though" I said under my breath. My mother didn't even look up from her knitting; she just flicked her wrist and sighed. She never showed any emotion other than her normal sullen self... but I knew it wasn't her fault. She suffered from manic depression, and my abusive father never made anything better.
I led Kai up the stairs and opened one of the 3 doors in the tiny hallway. It was still dark inside so I flicked on the light switch. Inside there was only a bed and a small dresser.
"This is the guest bedroom, it is where you will be staying," I told him. "If you need anything, my bedroom is right next door."
"Thank you very much... I'm sure this will be just fine," He said to me. He had a very pleasant voice, it was quite soothing. I left him alone in the room and walked back down into the living room with my mother. My father walked in from outside and headed into the kitchen. We never talked, which was probably for the better.
"Karen dear, can you get me a glass of water," My mother said, once again not even looking up at me. I didn't even need to answer. I walked into the kitchen and opened the cabinet with all the glasses in it, but when I opened it and glass fell from the shelf and shattered all over the floor.
"You STUPID girl!" My father screamed.
"It's fine dad... I'll pick it up," I said, hurrying to pick up the broken glass before anything bad happened.
"NO... it's not fine. You can't do anything right. You were a big mistake," he yelled, and at that he threw out his arm and smacked my upside the face with the back of his hand. I couldn't take it anymore, and I ran out of the house.
I ran through the rows of vines and collapsed onto the ground in tears. The tears streamed out of my eyes onto the dry ground. As I lay there I heard footsteps approaching behind me.
"Don't touch me!" I screamed, not turning around to face him.
"I'm not going to hurt you," a gentle voice said to my surprise. I quickly turned around and wiped the tears from my eyes. Above me stood Kai, holding out his hand to help me up.
"What are you doing here?" I asked as I took his hand.
"I heard what happened, are you okay?" He asked me wiping a tear from my eye. I turned my head and quickly replied that I was fine.
"You know, you can't let him do that to you," He said.
"I know... but what am I suppose to do. There is no one that can help me. Nobody cares enough about me to stop him from doing this. I have no one to turn to," I cried out and collapsed onto the ground again at Kai's feet. He kneeled down and took my hand in his.
"I'll protect you," He said. From that day on, I completely changed my whole view on life. I opened up to people that I had never even considered as friends, and Kai helped me to do this. For at least a season I was able to put up with everything, until the day that Kai wasn't there to protect me. That day I was down in the wine cellar, bottling wine with my father. Kai had gone to town to pick up a few supplies. Much like the day in the kitchen, I had once again suffered from my clumsiness.
The bottle dropped from my hand, wine spilling all over the dirt floor. My father could not hold his anger in any longer. He hit my once across the face, and that was enough to send me to the ground. But he did not stop there. He continued to hit me. I screamed out for help, and I was just about to give up when Kai came running down the wine cellar stairs.
"Don't touch her!" He screamed. My dad stood wide eyed, almost realizing what he had done. I got up and ran to the house. In my room I started to pack my things, grabbing a handful of money and stuffing it in my pocket. As I scribbled down a note to my parents, Kai ran into the room.
"What are you doing?" He asked me.
"I'm leaving... for good," I said to him as I finished gathering my things. "I can't take it anymore," I said now crying.
"Please Karen... you can't leave... I love you," He said. I was stunned. That was the first time he had ever said that to me. For a second I stood there staring at him. I ran to him and wrapped my arms around him.
"I love you too Kai," I said, "but I can't stay here." I release my arms from around him and picked up my things. As I ran down the stairs Kai called to me.
"Please don't do this Karen." It was too late; I had made up my mind. As I stepped outside the door it was raining. I looked at my watch and saw that it was just about time the ferry would be arriving. I was finally going to leave this hell hole... for good. That moment brings me to now.
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The tears streamed down my face as I looked back at Kai still standing on the dock. He stared back and me, pulling off his bandana and throwing it down into the dark waters. The ferry sailed further and further away from Flowerbud Village. I could still see Kai standing there, but soon enough the result of my tears blurring my eyes, and the distance between us, made him disappear into the fog.