Disclaimer

Well here's another chapter to my story. Sorry it took so long, I've been overcome by laziness… Anyway, I own no one in this story.

Chapter 3

A Girls Work is Never Done...

Carmen was awoken by the rain's constant tapping on the roof. She sat up and yawned, dark rings circled the bottom of her eyes. The thought of going back to work after what she did yesterday ate at her brain. She couldn't imagine how Tom Nook would react. She shivered at the thought.

"Well, I guess I better get up and get ready to get fired." Carmen sighed. She groggily stood up and made her way to her dresser.

As she began taking out her clothes, she thought about the people that she met yesterday. They were all so kind to her, she liked them a lot. She realized that she still had more people to visit. Carmen put on a lovely shirt and placed a heart pin in her hair. She made her way down stairs and pulled out her red umbrella.

"Guess I better get this over with." Carmen said as she opened the door. She walked out into the rain and opened her umbrella.

She walked down the path to Nook's Cranny slowly, delaying her demise. She wasn't in any hurry to get fired so she thought she might as well enjoy the walk. As Carmen past the Town Hall she saw a red blur in the corner of her eye. She turned quickly to the direction of the blur, but saw nothing. She stood there for a second, then shrugged and turned to walk away. Just as she began walking she collided with something and fell to the ground.

"Ow!" said an unknown voice. "What do you think you're doing?!" Carmen opened her eyes and saw a red pig with a scar on his head standing before her.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" Carmen said frantically, standing up. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine…" the pig said. "Sorry for snapping at you, I have a tendency to do that."

"That's okay, it was my fault." Carmen said. "My name is Carmen."

"The name's Rasher." The pig said holding out a hoof. "Nice to meet you." Carmen smiled at him, shaking his hoof, and then bent down to pick up her umbrella.

"Well, I have to go now, but I'll see you later." Carmen said as she began walking.

"Sure, see ya!" Rasher waved, walking in the other direction.

Carmen spirits were up after making a new friend, but they quickly dropped when Carmen realized that the shop was right in front of her face.

"Dang, this sucks." Carmen frowned. She closed her umbrella and went inside the shop. Tom Nook was standing there waiting for her.

"Well hello there!" Tom Nook said cheerfully. "Welcome back!" Carmen was prepared to be yelled at, so she was surprised when she heard his cheerful statement.

"H-Hello…" Carmen said nervously.

Did you have a good sleep?" Tom Nook asked. Carmen flinched. Did he know what happened yesterday.

"Well…I…er.." Carmen stammered, trying to breathe normally.

"There was a terrible storm last night, so I didn't sleep well." Nook began. "So I hope you slept well."

"Yeah…I slept really good last night." Carmen said relieved

Tom Nook smiled. "Good, then you should be in good shape for work."

"About that…" Carmen began. "I didn't finish meeting everyone yesterday. Do you think I could meet the rest of them?"

"Why sure you can!" he said happily. Carmen sighed and smiled at him.

"Oh, also I've noticed that you didn't have your uniform on." Tom Nook said pointing to her dress.

She looked down at her dress and blushed. "Oops, sorry about that!" Carmen said rubbing her head. "I'll change before I come back here." She left through the door and began walking.

"Man, that was close." Carmen sighed. "I wonder why that guy is so cheery." She shook the thought away and continued walking/.

She crossed a bridge and noticed a house in her path. She went up to it and knocked on the door. No answer. She knocked again, but still no one answered.

"Um…hello?" she called out, knocking on the door. Carmen heard the sound of footsteps quickly approaching the door. The door swung open, and a rather angry looking purple ostrich stood in the doorway.

"What do you want?" the ostrich grumbled, angrily. "Do you know what time it is?"

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Carmen said frantically. "Did I wake you up?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact, you did." The ostrich said briskly, ruffling her feathers.

"I can come back another time." Carmen smiled weakly, turning to walk away.

"Well, you're here now." The ostrich said walking back into the house. "You might as well come in now. Carmen smiled and followed her into the house.

"I just moved here a few days ago." Carmen said sitting down. "My name is Carmen."

"You've probably heard of me." The ostrich said smugly. "My name is Queenie, the one and only."

"Um…sorry… I've never heard of you." Carmen replied softly. Queenie looked at her with disbelief.

"Have you been living in a hole all this time?" She asked loudly. "I mean, who hasn't heard of me?" Carmen laughed nervously and turned her gaze toward the door. She wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.

"Um…well I have to go now." Carmen stammered, holding a fake smile. "Sorry for leaving so quickly.

Queenie scoffed, shooing her away with her wing. "Fine, you're not hurting my feelings." Carmen stood up and went through the door.

"My, that was…different." Carmen rubbed her head, putting her umbrella up. "I hope we can get along better in the future."

Carmen continued to search around the village for more villagers. She saw no one, so she decided to take a walk. She stared up into the sky and watched the thick clouds float by. She closed her eyes and let the raindrops dampen her face. She walked through the puddles and let out a refreshing sigh.

"Rain is so nice." She said softly. "So…relaxing." Carmen was about to say something else when she felt the ground move.

"Hm?" she said confused. She looked down and felt the ground sink. "What the…"

Before she could finish her statement the ground collapsed beneath her feet. She fell into an impossibly deep hole and she felt her head explode with pain. Swirls of colors spiraled before Carmen's eyes. Her head was pounding painfully . She tried to sit up, but couldn't move her body. She tried to yell, but only a soft whispering sound emitted from her mouth. As she opened her mouth to try again, her sight was engulfed in darkness.

Carmen opened her eyes tiredly and looked up into a ceiling. She was in a bed, covered with a warm blanket. A light caught her eye and she turned her head seeing a lamp. She realized that she was in a room, one she has not been in before. There were many fossils spread out across the room, giving it an earthy smell. There was a TV right across from the bed; it was on a cooking channel. She felt a stinging pain in her head and placed a hand on it. It was wrapped in bandages. The door opened suddenly, startling Carmen. When she saw Hugh walk through the door, she let out a relieved sigh.

"Ah, welcome back!" Hugh grinned, putting up an orange polka dotted umbrella.

"What happened?" Carmen asked, pulling the blanket closer to her.

"Well, it looks like you fell into a pitfall." He replied sitting in a chair. "I found you lying in one, while I was walking."

"A pitfall?"

"Yeah, they are little traps that people put up for laughs." He laughed. "And you fell for one." Carmen frowned at the pun and rubbed her head.

"I never thought that they were this dangerous though." Hugh scratched his head. "You hit your head pretty hard."

"Well, thanks for helping me out." Carmen smiled. "I'm very grateful."

"No problem, that's what we're supposed to do right?" Hugh winked. Carmen nodded and started to get out of the bed.

"Well, I have to get back to work." Carmen stood up wobbly.

"Whoa, are you sure it's a good idea to do that?"

"I'll be fine, I've already wasted too much time already."

"Alright, but be careful." Hugh said. Carmen smiled and headed out the door.

When she got outside she noticed that the rain had stopped. The sun beamed through the clouds blinding her. The sudden shock of sunlight caused a huge stream of pain to run through her head. She held her head in painfully. Carmen blocked the light with her hand and continued to walk. As Carmen reached the shop, she placed her hand on the side of it and balanced her self to the door.

"I'm back…" Carmen said walking inside.

"Welcome back! You sure took a long time…" Tom Nook began cheerfully, and then noticed Carmen's bandaged head. "Oh my, what happened?"

"Oh it's nothing." Carmen smiled, rubbing her head. "I just fell and bumped my head." Tom Nook looked at her warily.

"Are you sure you can work today?" he asked. "That injury looks pretty bad."

"I'm fine, really!" she replied. "I can work!"

"Okay…if you think you can…" he said worriedly. "Just take it easy okay?"

"Sure." She nodded. "Do you have another job for me?"

"Yep, I want you to deliver this." He said, handing Carmen a box. She took the box and looked at it curiously.

"What is it?" she asked.

"You don't need to know that." He smiled, holding up a claw.

"Okay." She laughed. "So who am I taking this to?"

"This is for Chevre." He replied. "She is a very loyal customer, so I want you to take this to her as soon as possible."

"Alright, I'll be right back." Carmen said before leaving the shop, the box in her hands.

She walked down to the beach, toward Chevre's house. She was just about to turn into it, when she saw her sitting at the shore. She smiled and walked toward her.

"Hi Chevre." She greeted, standing right behind her. Chevre turned around, looking back at Carmen and smiled.

"Hey there!" she said turning completely around to face her. "What are you doing here?"

Carmen handed her the box. "I came to deliver this." She smiled. Chevre took the box and looked up at Carmen, confused.

"Why are you delivering this?" she asked. "I ordered this from Tom Nook."

"Well, I do work there." She laughed.

"You work at Nook's Cranny?" she asked surprised.

"Yep, I sure do." Carmen nodded.

"Wow, I never would have thought…" Chevre laughed. "Well, I know you'll do a good job."

"Thanks." Carmen grinned. "Well, I got to get back to work, so I'll see you later." She got up and began to walk.

"See ya!" Chevre waved, before turning back around.

"Welcome back!" Nook greeted cheerfully as Carmen entered the shop.

"I delivered it." She replied with a smiled. He nodded with approval and walked into the back.

"Great, that means you can go straight to the next one." He grinned, coming back with an ax. "You know, you really are doing great on this job.

"Thanks." She smiled shyly, taking the box. "I try to do my best." After saying this, she headed out through the door, eager to finish the job.

Carmen walked slowly out of the store; she let out an exhausted sigh and stared up into the sky.

"Great, all that work….and I still haven't paid off my loan." She rubbed her neck. "I wish he would let me work a little more…."

She started down the path, her sore arms hanging limply in front of her. She looked back up into the sky and studied the last remaining clouds in the sky. She shivered as a brisk breeze blew past her. By the time she made it to her house, she was almost dragging herself. When she made it to the door, she lazily propped herself against it closed her eyes.

"This sucks….." she groaned, slowly sliding down to the ground. "What am I going to do now?"

She opened the door carefully and went inside, ignoring the scurrying cockroaches. Carmen made her way upstairs and practically lunged herself into the bed. She buried her face into the pillow and swung her feet back and forth in the air. She rubbed her bandaged head, then let her hand fall back on the bed.

"What now…..what now…." She said repeatedly, slowly drifting off into sleep.

She turned over on the bed and stared blankly up into the ceiling. She let out long, tired yawn and turned on her side. Giving up staying awake, Carmen closed her eyes and let sleep take her away.

"What now….."

Authoress's Notes

FINALLY!! Gosh, I've been so very lazy lately….I am so ashamed. That part where she fell in that pitfall was probably unnecessary , but I just felt like it! I had to put a part in here where someone falls into one, it wouldn't be complete without it! Meh…hope you guys like though.