Chapter 7
Hunger Management Issues
I was already tired, so I walked into my house and jumped in my bed happily after changing into my pj's. I woke up to my stomach grumbling. "Ughhh," I groaned; I was starving. I stomped angrily to my fridge; I was always angry when I was hungry. "Where's the friggin' food?!" I exclaimed, even more mad. Cooper whimpered, and I calmed myself down – a little. "It's okay Cooper… I'll get you a mushroom for later." I yawned, and changed into normal clothes. "I guess I'll have to be my own grocery store for now…" I complained, being stubborn. I got outside and saw a neat letter stuffed in my mailbox. "Don't overwork yourself… If you work too hard without checking your stamina, you might collapse.
-Blue" I smiled. How nice was that? I had never got mail from a neighbor before, I thought happily. My blissful mood was ruined by my stomach grumbling. "Oh yeah!" I exclaimed, remembering the Pocky I had in my rucksack. Pocky were my favorite chocolate coated cookie sticks! I munched happily on them, and skipped around to find berries and mushrooms. I saw a huge building while I was foraging and went in. I knocked on the door, and a tall, old man answered.
--carpenter—
"…We build houses and expand chicken coops and barns. We're able to build just about anything, so don't hesitate to stop by!" Woody finished, at the end of his speech. Woody was a master carpenter (which I thought was really cool!) and his two apprentances were Kurt and Joe. When Woody introduced me all Kurt offered was, "What's up?" Joe seemed a lot nicer than Kurt, this was his response, "Hiya, Robin! I heard about you from Ellen and Hank. Ellen seems to really like you, maybe you can get me some discounts at their place for me, if you two get to be friends!" his eyes twinkled, and I laughed perkily. I liked Joe, and I was sure I'd get along soon enough with his brother.
--In Jamie's eyes—
I milked my cow, the hot sun beating down on me. When I was done, I put the 'Special Milk' that only my top-notch cow could produce. I smirked, that little irksome girl would never reach my high status in farming. Just as if on cue, the girl skipped over, placed some jam next to me, and said, "JAMIEEEEEEEE! How are you? Is that your cowww?!" Something about her overly preppy voice gave me a migraine. I turned around, and she had a glitter in her eye, staring at my animal. "Yes… why?" I said, with an extra edge to my voice, hoping to scare her off. She just stared at me for a second, then laughed. I could almost feel my head getting red with anger. "Why are you laughing?" I asked, making my annoyance clear. She rolled her eyes. "Because you get stirred up so easily! You should really calm down. Then maybe, you could make some friends and…" her sentence wore down at the end. I was looking at her with the most fierce face I could imagine. "I don't need or want friends, or you, you irksome, annoying little girl!" I shouted. For a second, she looked like she was going to burst into tears, but instead, she exploded.
--explosion—
Before I knew it I was screaming. "You're so stupid! Why can't you just get along with me?! You little…" horrible words that I had never spoken flew out of my mouth like lava from a volcano. I couldn't stop it! It amazed me that all of a sudden I could be so fierce! While I was screaming, he looked at me with the same cold, misty eyes. They were unfocused, bored. When I was finished, he asked, "Are you finished? My animals don't enjoy loud noises from annoyingly loud little girls." "Ugh!!!" I screamed, and ran off of his ranch. When I was out of range my stomach grumbled noisily. I practically punched it to make it shut up.