more crazy stuff ahead. If you're confused there's a reason behind it. It will all make sense eventually.
There was something soothing about tending to the animals. Rachel immersed herself in her work, trying to keep herself distracted from the nightmare. She couldn't get rid of the nagging feeling that the dreams she was having were more than just dreams. Especially since she seemed to have corresponding scars on her body. She had a feeling that these dreams were memories. If they were memories, it was horrifying.
Rachel allowed her thoughts to drift to Sanjay instead. A warm flush crept into her cheeks. Rachel found him incredibly handsome. He had been so kind to her. Rachel sighed, a man like that would find little interest in a girl with no memory. Besides which, Rachel didn't even know if she was free to have feelings for anyone.
"Easy there Betty," Rachel soothed. The finicky cow fought against Rachel's attempt to milk her this morning. Betty mooed back her response. Rachel giggled lightly. Animals had such an honest aura about them. She wished life were as simple as just taking care of the animals. "I wish I could remember my life before this."
Later that afternoon Rachel was wandering around the mountain area, when she ran into a bubbly girl.
"Hi," the girl greeted. "I've heard so much about you! My name is Tina, I'm a journalist."
"Hello," Rachel answered. The girl standing before her smiled happily. She had short strawberry blonde hair, and was wearing a bright orange vest over a plain white T-shirt. Her style was very eccentric. Rachel liked how friendly she seemed, but something about her being a journalist made her uncomfortable.
"I'd love to do an article about you," Tina said. Rachel's heartbeat quickened. She couldn't help but feel afraid of the concept of a public story about her.
"I would rather you didn't," Rachel stated. Tina looked at her curiously.
"Oh?" Tina asked.
"I'm sorry," Rachel mumbled. "I should get going." Rachel walked away from the girl with hurried steps.
Tina stood pondering the interaction between the new girl and herself. The investigator in her couldn't help but be curious about the girl's evasiveness. Tina was never one to back down from a juicy scoop, and this was was certainly sounding promising.
Vaughn arrived in a small town called Konohana. He wasn't sure what he'd find, but this was a start. Konohana bordered Flowerbud. It had a very eastern feel to it. He stopped at the tea house. He knew from experience in small towns that people were unwilling to share info with strangers. Especially someone like him.
"Welcome to Konohana," an older woman greeted. She looked at Vaughn suspiciously.
"Thank you Ma'am," Vaughn greeted in his friendliest tone.
"My name is Yun, what can I get for you?" she asked.
"Name's Mark. I'm just traveling through. Saw this place and decided to stop in," Vaughn stated. Yun's eyes narrowed.
"Don't get much through traffic here in Konohana," Yun replied. Vaughn sighed. Getting information out of her would be harder than he'd anticipated.
Yun was a woman who'd seen many con artists in her life. Her late husband had been one. She could spot someone who was lying a mile away. This stranger was holding something back. Yun could also see his pistol holstered under his jacket. People in these parts had no need to carry around weapons.
"Just lookin for something to eat and a place to rest," The stranger replied.
"Well you can get food here," Yun replied. "As for rest we only have the town hall, no Inn."
"That'll be fine with me," he replied. Yun smiled stiffly at the stranger. Hopefully he wouldn't be in town for too long.