Forget It

Chapter 13: What's that, Carter?

Jill had already completed most of her farming chores. The only thing left that she [i]had[\i] to do was visit Carter. Not that that was a chore or anything, though.

The teen adjusted her bag on her hip and walked into the area outside the excavation site. "Oh, hi!" She was surprised to say the least. Here was her favorite person in the world, basking in the sun. It was so uncharacteristic of him that she rubbed at her eyes to make sure she wasn't hallucinating.

"Oh, well if it isn't Jill!" The raven-haired man peered at her as she walked closer. "Come to dig again today?"

"Actually, I was just… wondering…"

"Hm? Why am I not digging?"

Jill nodded.

"Ahh, yeah. I was, but I got a little tired. So, I decided to recharge a little over here."

"Huh?"

"My power source is the sun, you know. So that's why I'm over here getting some sun! Plus, the waterfall is right over there. With all those minus ions, I'll get the energy I need!"

Jill snorted, then tried to cover it up with a cough.

Ignoring her, Carter continued. "I don't know what I'd do without the sun. Sunny days just put me in a good mood. You like sunny days too, don't you, Jill?"

With a strained smile, the brunette replied, "Yeah, they're… great."

"I knew you thought the same as me! On a sunny day, you can let your animals roam free!"

Still smiling broadly, Jill nodded.

"Yep, sunny days are the best. All right, I'm all charged up and ready to go! Time to get back to digging!" Carter grinned at Jill. "You should work hard too."

"Yeah, I need to get back to working." Jill waved and left. 'That was interesting to say the least…'

The teen reached her farm to see Muffin running towards her. He yipped at her, and she was surprised to notice that he was almost as tall as her knee. He had been a lot smaller when she got him. The same went for Syrup. She was a lot bigger as well.

"Hey, Muffs. I guess you're big enough to stay outside tonight. I'll just leave you here; I need to feed Munchie." After scratching the dog on the head, she walked to the barn where her cow resided.

It was now about 8, and Jill was ready to drop. After milking her cow for the first time, she noticed that the field was covered in weeds, so she just had to slice them all. And then she had to run to the shipping bin to dump everything in before Thomas came to collect.

The brunette was just about to climb into bed when she heard a series of barks and yips, one voice her dog's and the other's… a wild dog.

She ran outside, clad in pajamas and her dark hair loose. The two dogs were at the front of the farm, growling at each other. Jill put a hand in her bag, and pulled out a sickle. Thank goodness she had forgotten to take the bag off!

Creeping up slowly behind the wild dog, she swung the sickle, shaving off a chunk of fur. "Get off my farm, you evil dog!" she screamed.

Apparently, seeing a crazy human with a sharp weapon scared it. It ran right into Muffin on its way off the farm.

Jill yawned. "Good job, Muffs. G'night."