Chapter 9
Cremia
Day 1
Dear Diary,
Today was another day on the ranch, but not a very good one. You see, the cows have begun to act up again, and I feel I know why. I think cows have some sort of danger warning in their heads, that beeps off and makes them agitated when danger is approaching. Even though they cant see it, I feel they too know about the moon. Its begun to come closer to the earth, and that is not a good thing. It will hit soon, and at its size, will leave quite the explosion. I make it seem like I don't know about it when I speak to Romani, since I don't want her scared. While the moon seems like the most tremendous of problems, I don't see it as that way. I'll explain why in another entry. Anyways, besides that, there are other troubles. For one, the path to Clock Town has been blocked by a huge boulder. Now I don't know for sure, but I have my suspicions on who did it. The worker on the other side says that he should have it gone in two days. No matter how long it takes, I will be late on my milk delivery, which is bad for business. I cant even tell Mr. Barten that I will be late, so he is probably standing at his bar, worried beyond belief. The boulder isn't just bad for business either. I told Anju recently that if she needs shelter, that her and her family can come to the ranch. After all, she needs some comfort from a friend after what has happened to her recently. And plus, there is the whole "moon is falling towards earth" ordeal. But now that the boulder is in place, they wont be able to arrive, and will die panicked and paranoid. That is if the moon crashes before the boulder is removed. Besides the troubles, today was just another work day. Romani was playing around with her bow today and was bugging me about two things. One was if we could go to the Carnival Of Time together. I said no because she isn't an adult yet, but the real reason I'm not bringing her is because of the moon. For you see, when the moon hits, it will hit right in the middle of Clock Town. That would be ridiculous for me to bring her straight to her death. She also mentioned about the things that try to take our cows every year, but that's just her imagination. That's about all that I can find to talk about. Tomorrow is another day.
Day 2
Dear Diary,
I don't know if I can make it after what has happened today. I am so pent up with sadness and anger that I can hardly bare it. You see, I woke up this morning and Romani wasn't there. This is typical of her, since she tries to go outside and play as early as possible. And yes, she was outside, but she wasnt herself. She was just running around, aimlessly. At this point I started to get nervous, since she never acts like this. I went to check the cows in the barn, and that's when I saw it. All of the cows were missing, the roof was destroyed, and on the ground lay Romani's bow. Then, I knew something was terribly wrong. Someone had destroyed the barn, as well as brainwashed my sister and took my cows. I fell down on my knees and began to sob. What kind of person would do this to us?! I then got up and immediately knew what cruel people could have done this. I marched to the boulder and said this to the man behind it. "If you see one of those damn Gorman brothers come by, could you say that Cremia asked why her sister is dull and where her cows went?!". He seemed shocked, coming from his tone, but he said he would do so. And with a thank you, I left. I spent the rest of the day doing chores. If it wasn't for that boulder, I would march straight in there and interrogate those two. Since we have neighbors that I can talk to, I went to both of their establishments and asked them if they wanted to take refuge. They both said no thanks, but it was the response from the Cucco man that interested me. He said no thanks just like the dog race lady, but he also said that he thinks he has had a good life, and is willing to die. I pity him a little, but I am also envious. How could he, at such young age, have no regrets? If only my life was as wrapped up as his is. On another note, the worker said the boulder would be gone by tomorrow. When I wake up first thing in the morning, I will question those bastards.
Day 3
Dear Diary,
To put it bluntly, I think that today was the worst day of my life. I awoke as early as possible, and marched outside. There was Romani, sitting there, with the same dulled out face as before. I grabbed her and began to move towards the boulder, or rather, where it was. The worker was right, in that he took the boulder down just fine. He said that neither of the brothers had arrived nearby, though he did see someone that looked just like them pass into the ranch with a bunch of other people. I ignored him and barged straight into the ranch. I walked up to them and before they could say a word, I said asked if they had any idea where the cows went and why my sister was brainwashed. They both looked at her face and said that they had no idea how any of this happened. Loudly, I said they were both lying and they should be ashamed of themselves. I then began to search for my cows on their ranch. When they reassured me they weren't here, I almost fought them both. We both got into a heated argument of pure anger and range. It only stopped when the worker came along and split us up. As I left, I could see them talking with someone who looked just like them. He had just left their home and asked what the ruckus was about. They told him it was nothing and they all laughed. Bastards. Coming back to my ranch, I let Romani go so she could sit. I figured I had nothing else to do until Anju and her family arrived, so I asked the neighbors one last time if they were willing to stay. They both once again said no thanks. To be honest, it's not like it matters. That moon is getting awfully close, and there were constant tremors going on through the day. When it hits, not even the ranch will be safe from it. It is quite tragic, but at this point it seems like the only way to end this chaos. Anyways, When we had dinner, Anju's family had to stay upstairs since there were only two chairs at the table. Romani didn't look like she was any better. After dinner, she attempted to write in her diary, but she just ended up drawing a line and then giving up. I don't know what they could have done to her, to make her even incapable of writing. I also tried talking with Anju and her family, but they seemed far too grim. Anju could not stop crying about Kafei, and I could understand why. They were supposed to get married tomorrow, but he vanished about a month ago, and has not contacted since. Some think he went off for another woman, but no one knows for sure. Before she went to bed, I slipped Romani the last of my Chateau Romani and made sure she slept in my bed. I would never do this normally, but there is a reason I did it. I wanted to dull her senses so that she couldn't feel any pain when the moon crashes. And the reason I put her I my bed was because I wanted to be with her in our final moments, laying peacefully. I mentioned two days ago that I would say specifically why I was not devastated by the moon. Well, here it is. I already said how it would end the chaos, but there is another reason. When we both die, we will be reunited with dad. After the time he has been away, we will finally get to see him again. And when we do, it will be a meeting that lasts forever. Plus Romani will be cured of her ailment, so she can enjoy the time. That will happen soon, very soon. Soon this madness will end, and there will be no more troubles for us. I have no more words to say. Goodnight world.