I glared up at the pink building and its garish sign above the door. It felt like time had stopped while I glared, hating the girl that lived and worked here, stealing my husband's heart…
My anger suddenly dissipated and was replaced by sorrow and anxiety. The thought of them together began to intrude my mind - 'I bet he's in there right now.'
I whimpered and threw my hands to my ears, sprinting as fast as I could away from the building to the beach just outside of town. When I felt the hard cobbles give way into grainy sand, my knees faltered and I sunk down onto the ground. It was then that I lost control of my emotions and all of my sorrow and rage poured out, and Finn watched on, a worried and slightly afraid look on his face. After several minutes of screaming, crying and kicking up sand, I dropped to the ground and stared out at the ocean. Even that seemed to have lost its glimmer. I kicked my work boots off and buried my feet under the gritty sand, occasionally allowing troubled gasps and sighs to disrupt the peace that had been bestowed to us following my breakdown.
"I hate him," I hissed bitterly, throwing a pebble into the water in front of me. From the corner of my eye I could see a green haired fairy in an over-sized hat observing me.
"No you don't," he reasoned. "You just want to because you feel betrayed right now."
"I wish I didn't love him," my speech wavered and I felt tears sting my eyes again. "I… I wish I could hate him."
I pressed my head onto my knees, chewing hard on my lip to hold back my sobs because I felt like if I began crying again, I wouldn't be able to stop. In complete silence I lifted my gaze and began pulling my shoes back on, determined to distract myself for the next few hours. Using the back of my hand, I dried my eyes and followed the lane of dust back to my farm.
Upon arriving back at my home I felt some of the worry and woe lift from my shoulders, until I looked at the house. I felt sick; I knew that the lying cheat would be in there, waiting for me to get back so he could make his way to work. I suppressed a growl as I advanced towards the wooden building, mentally preparing myself to face the man who had been lying to me. The front door opened and I was surprised to see that the man standing there was not Chase, but instead Luke. I shook my head in confusion and stared ahead at the bluenette who had noticed my astonished look.
"Oh hey, Akari!" He wind milled his arms at me in an exaggerated wave. "Chase went out so he asked me to look after Reina till you got back!"
I felt taken aback at what he'd just told me. Chase went out? I bit down hard on my bottom lip again, taking a deep breath before craning my neck up to look at the carpenter who'd shinnied up a ladder at what seemed like lighting speed and was now working on the roof of the chicken coop.
"Did he say where he was going?" I asked tentatively, just hoping that he wasn't where I thought he was. My heart stopped at Luke's answer.
"He said he wanted to go into town, ya know, get an early start on his work today," Luke carried on hammering nails into the wooden frame of the building, oblivious to my furious expression. I counted to ten and kept myself calm.
"Well thanks for looking after Reina, anyway," I called up to him, thankful that I had been able to control my emotions that time. Luke barely grumbled a response, his tongue poking out of his mouth in concentration. I looked at my watch – 16:43. Chase's shift would've already begun by now. I sighed once more and made my way out to the pasture, removing my animal brush from the rucksack slung over my shoulder. I spent the next few hours meticulously brushing every one of the animals as a way to divert my thoughts away from my newly discovered knowledge of my husband's infidelity. I had been so engrossed with my animals that I hadn't realised the sun had already set until Luke bellowed over the expansive pasture field.
"Akari, I've fixed most of the roof on the coop," he cupped his hands around his mouth before yelling to me again. "I'll be back tomorrow."
I raised my hand in acknowledgement and he waved goodnight before darting off with his toolbox swinging madly in his grip. I ran over to the barn and rung the bell, attracting the attention of the animals spread over the entirety of the field and bringing them back to the sheds. After the livestock had returned I latched both of the doors and averted my eyes to the moon glowing softly in the black of night. Finn simply floated behind me, humming gently. I found the sound was rather comforting and I smiled sadly over my shoulder at him as we entered the farmhouse.
A/N: It's been a while, huh? Anyways, I have written anything since like, November 2016, but I'm gonna keep updating the current stories with the chapters I have left until I run out and then I'll write some more.
Gosh I was gone so long. But I'm Back Now. I've been more focused on my music and art than my writing, so that's really why I don't post much here anymore (But I Want To). I'll try my best to finish my current projects and then I'll start Some Good Stuff, I Promise. (Y'all gonna get some of my new 17-almost-18-year-old mindset soon :p)