Chapter 1
Be Alright
I was hesitant to leave the farm. It wasn't just the looks of my fellow villagers, or the fact that their mouths always seemed to stop moving when I came around, as if all I did with my time was wonder about their hair problems of the week. The main reason I hated to leave the farm was the lack of safety. Every time I stepped a foot out of my nature-filled safety net, anxiety took over. I have no idea what makes me feel that way, it's not as if the valley has cars or anything. All I know is as I walked towards Vesta's farm, on my way to get my seeds, my heart was racing and sweat was dripping down my face. By the time I burst into their family store, I was a nervous wreck.
'Jill?' I see Vesta mouth. She awkwardly uses her hands to sign 'Are you okay', a sentence she must have learned from Celia. I nod yes and shakily grab a piece of paper from my pocket.
'I'm here for the seeds.' It said, and I passed it to her. Vesta quickly scanned over it, then looked back at me.
"Let me get those for you." I see her say, and I nod, acknowledging I understood her words. As I stood there, nervously fidgeting as Vesta looked for the seeds, Marlin walked in. He was covered in dirt and sweat, a sure sign that he'd just come in from the fields.
"Vesta.." I watched his lips form, before he turns at an angle in which I can't see his lips anymore. Vesta pointedly nods at me, and Marlin turns around, surprised to see me standing there. "Hey." his lips form, and I nod at him. We awkwardly stare at and around each other before he points to Vesta, who now has my seeds.
"Here you go!" she says, with a forced smile on her face.
'Thank you.' I sign, before I rush out of there, wanting to avoid any more awkward conversation. I walk back to my farm, trying to force their uncomfortable faces out of my mind, and trying to think of anything but the hushed words of gossip they are most likely saying.
'Just a little further.' I think to myself. 'A little further.' When I finally reach my farm I'm exhausted, the no more than half hour trip taking its toll on me. I go and check on my horse and chick in the stable and coop, making sure they're okay, before I rush into the farmhouse and place the seeds in the toolbox and collapsing on the bed. 'You're alright Jill.' I tell myself. 'You're alright.' This was my nightly mantra, my lullaby. It sung me to sleep each and every night without fail. 'You're alright.' I think, wiping Vesta and Marlin's faces out of my memory. 'You're alright.' I think, as I force Celia's 'kindness' out of my thoughts. 'Your alright.' I mouth, and I manage to fool myself to sleep again.
A.N. Hey guys! What did you think? Sorry once again it was so short but the next chapter will be longer as it has more to do with the storyline. Thanks for reading, and please review!
-Goldengirl