Forget It.
Chapter 6: What the?
Jill whistled to herself as she collected her turnips. This was her fifth harvest, which meant that Spring was ending soon.
Carter seemed to be attracted to her, which was exactly what she hoped for. Not only would he say hi, but he would give her a wink, and gave her a few of the things he found!
Jill wiped her forehead. Finally, all the turnips were pulled up and in the shipping bin. "Syrup! Ready to visit Carter?"
The black kitten walked up to her owner and stared at the girl for a moment, then turned and walked away.
Jill frowned. "Okay, then. I'll go see him without you."
The brunette walked to the mines, waving to Celia on her way. She stumbled over a small stone in her path, but quickly righted herself.
She reached the mines and waved hello to Flora. "How are you doing today?"
"Pretty good. Though I can't get this artifact out of the ground yet." Flora resumed her labor intensive task of freeing the artifact.
Jill grinned at Carter. "Good morning."
"Hey." He turned to wink and smile at her, then returned to his work.
The brunette began humming softly as she started digging with her hoe for more ancient treasures. She soon stopped though, and stared blankly at the ground.
"Jill, you find anything yet?" Carter looked up from his work and saw the brunette standing there, staring into blank space. "Jill?"
The girl blinked and fell to her knees. "Where am I?" The older man hurried to her side.
"You're in the mine. Are you okay? Flora, help me out here!"
"Jill, honey, come on. Let's go to Doctor Hardy's." Flora tried to convince the girl, but the teen just knelt there, shaking her head.
"Who's Doctor Hardy? Who are you? What's going on?" Jill's voice increased in volume until she was about screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Jill, calm down. I'm Flora, remember? We're friends. You come here to visit every day."
The brunette nodded her head a couple of times. "And, and Carter."
Carter smiled and put his arm around Jill's shoulders. "Yes. Are you okay?"
The girl shook her head. "I don't remember much, just bits and pieces. But when you reminded me who you were, it… it jogged my memory. I remember a little more now. But where's home?"
"I'll take you there. Maybe Takakura can help you get your memory back." Carter stood up, helping Jill as she attempted to do the same.
She staggered, then stood upright after the archaeologist put his arm around her waist to support her. "I think I remember T aka-whatty."
"Takakura," Carter corrected automatically. "Come on, it's not far."
"I'll clean up the tools. Jill, you better get well soon," Flora grinned roguishly. Jill smiled weakly.
The two walked out of the mine and to the farm. Takakura stood waiting.
"Carter, what happened?" the old farmer asked.
"She lost parts of her memory while she was in the mine. She remembers bits and pieces, but Flora and I can't help her remember everything."
"All right, then. Jill, what's your puppy's name?"
The brunette looked confused. "Cookie?"
"Muffin."
"Right, Muffin and Syrup!"
Back and forth the two went, adding to Jill's memory what she had forgotten. Tak would ask a question, Jill would give what she thought was the correct answer, Tak would correct her, and the girl would repeat and add onto what he said.