It was another bright and sunny day out in Stardew Valley. A perfect day for reading a book and staying inside. Eve had selected a few books from the library's selection and was taking the time to read them. It had been a few days since she had met the Wizard and after seeing the progress of her farm, she was finally ready to take the next step. While she was enjoying the routine that she had gotten used to, Eve was determined to make the farm the best it could be. And that meant she needed to study proper farming techniques and tips from whatever she could. As she was reading, she took a bite out of a snack cake she was eating. Joyce had sent a little care package and it included some of her favorite snacks she used to eat as a kid. She swallowed her mouth full and wiped her face with her arm.
"So…fertilizer can be made from sap? Hold on…" she took out her phone and took a picture of the recipe. She knew this was going to be something important later. "Alright, I'll be trying this." She smiled and kept reading when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Eve looked over and saw a neatly dressed woman with redish brown hair looking at her.
"Excuse me…" the woman said quietly. "But that book you have…I was going to use it for our science lesson…would you mind if I borrowed it? Just to photocopy the pages I need?" Eve nodded and smiled at the woman. She happily handed the book over.
"I'm sorry! If I knew someone was waiting, I would have given it over much sooner." The woman shook her head.
"Don't worry…oh…um…" she fidgeted for a second. "My name is Penny…I don't think I've introduced myself yet…I live with my mom in the trailer near the Muller's home…" Eve nodded as she remembered the trailer. Eve held out her hand and Penny gave it a quick shake. The teacher then turned to the two kids. "Now, you two stay here. You can talk to Miss Eve if you'd like. I'll be right back." As Penny hurried off to the copier, Eve looked over and saw the two kids staring at her. A boy and a girl. Eve smiled and sat down at their table.
"Hello there. I'm the farmer that moved in a few days ago. My name is Eve…" she said, and the boy instantly replied back.
"A farmer!? COOL!" he chirped loudly, which earned him a harsh shushing from Gunther. The boy winced and then turned back to Eve. "So so…do you have animals on your farm? What do you grow?" he asked rapid fire at her. Eve chuckled a little.
"Well, I plan on having animals, but I don't have any yet." She replied. "So far, I just grow vegetables." The boy looked like he was vibrating with excitement.
"Wowie! That's so cool! Wait, I need to say my name, right? My name is Vincent. Normally, Momma says not to talk to strangers, but you seem okay!" he then pointed at the girl. "And this is my friend Jas!" In response, the girl hid her face in a book she was reading.
"…Hi…" she mumbled in between the pages. Eve gave the girl a wave before remembering why the name sounded familiar.
"So, Marnie's your aunt right? It must be cool to live with all of those animals huh?" she asked and Jas looked up at her. She seemed…confused.
"How did you know about that?" she asked. Eve smiled and shook her head.
"Oh, when Marnie brought over a cat to me, she mentioned you in conversation. She said you were a very sweet young lady." Though it was a tiny fib, Eve did really enjoy Jas' company. Jas hid behind her book, but Eve could see her smiling. At this point, Penny came back with the pages.
"Thank you, Ms. Eve. Here is your book back." Eve smiled and took it.
"Thanks Penny. I'll leave you to it. It was nice meeting all of you." Penny smiled back.
"You too. What do you say kids?" Both Vincent and Jas looked over at Eve.
"Thank you." They both said in unison. Eve took her books and put them in her bag.
"You're very welcome. Have a good day!" she said and left the library with the books. She now was going to be able to really focus on her crops and make them the best they could be. Maybe then the Junimos would be pleased. She looked at her phone and checked the time. It was around 10am, which meant she had to meet up with Alex to fix up the bridge. "I better get home quickly." She muttered and started to walk a little faster across the square. As she did, a voice called out to her.
"Oh Eve!" Eve turned to see Jodi was in the square and she was talking to Caroline. Eve smiled and waved at them. Jodi walked over to the farmer and Eve met her half way.
"It's good to see you again Jodi." Eve said back. "How have you been doing?" Jodi let out a little sigh and a smile.
"Oh, I'm okay. It's hard to manage a household by yourself when you have two kids, but I will manage somehow." She laughed a little bit. "But, I do have a question. Do you grow cauliflower on your farm?" Eve nodded at her. In fact, she had some work to do.
"I do. Why do you ask?" Jodi clapped her hands together with excitement.
"Oh, well, if you wouldn't mind, I would love to buy it off you. I'll pay full price of course! Is that okay?" Eve thought about it. She did need one cauliflower to give to the Junimos, but she was growing multiple heads of the vegetable. Eve smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, that's not a problem." Jodi smiled and got an excited look on her face.
"Oh, thank you! Please bring it over to my home if you can! I would very much appreciate it." Eve nodded and started back to the farm.
"I will! See you later Jodi!" she called out before finally getting back to the farm.
Eve found Alex waiting by the gate. She hurried over to him and let out a breath when she reached him.
"Hey!" she said. "I'm so sorry I'm late. I hope you weren't waiting too long." Alex shook his head and gave a thumbs up.
"Nah, no problem. Already, let's get started. Where's all the wood?" Eve led him over to the side of the house where her wood stack was. On top of it was Miso, surveying the area and lounging a little bit. Eve reached and pulled Miso from the top of the stack.
"Hey buddy, we're gonna be moving all of this wood so you can't be up there right now…" she cooed and put him on the porch. "There, it's safer here." Alex chuckled a little at the sight.
"I didn't know you had a cat." Eve scratched her neck as she looked back.
"It's a new thing…he was a stray that was around here, and he needed a home. So, I gave him a place where he could stay." She ducked inside and dropped the books off before coming back out. She had her tools ready and went back to the wood pile. "Alright, let's go." The two then started to carry all 300 pieces of wood from the farm all the way down to the beach. Alex huffed as he carried a few bundles of the wood.
"Whew, this is a lot." He huffed and Eve looked back with a smile.
"Tired already? Do you need a break?" she asked. Alex shook his head and kept walking.
"Nah, just was a little more than I thought. But this is nothing. I'm fine!" Eve looked forward as they made their way across the square.
"Alright, we're still a bit away. Just keep following me and if you need to put the wood down, it's okay." Alex laughed and marched forward.
"This is nothing! I'm feeling the good type of burn." He said as he walked. Eve chuckled and just walked with him with the one bundle she had. As she walked, Eve suddenly felt a familiar pressure in her chest. She stopped for a moment and put the bundle down while near the graveyard as a sudden wave of panic filled her. She could feel her heart pumping and knew what that meant. She was going to have an attack. She clutched her chest and her vision started to go a little blurry. Alex turned as he got to the bridge and saw her. He looked confused at first and stood there on the bridge. "Hey Eve? Are you okay?" he asked. Eve couldn't respond as she was so focused on her breathing. Alex dropped his bundles and ran over to her. He looked panicked and wasn't really sure what to do. "Eve, can you hear me? Do I need to call for the doctor?" Eve shook her head and smiled up at Alex.
"No, I'm…I'm okay. I just need a moment to breathe…" she said. Alex looked surprised but nodded. He helped Eve over to a bench and sat her down before moving the bundles of woods over with them. He sat next to her and watched as she continued to breathe pretty slowly. He obviously had no idea what to do and looked worried at her. Eve smiled and looked at Alex. "Thanks for letting me rest. If you could, I'd like some water…" and like a shot, Alex sprinted past the saloon and to his house. Eve could feel that he didn't know how to react to the situation and needed some help to figure it out. The pain at this point had passed and now she was just resting. Alex came back with a water bottle and opened it up.
"Here. It's cold too. I remembered we had some in my fridge at the house." Eve took it and took a swig of the water. A cool feeling went down her throat and she felt refreshed.
"Thanks Alex. I just need a little bit of time to rest and then we can get these over to the beach." Alex sat down next to her.
"What was that? A heart attack or something? Stroke? Epilepsy?" he asked. Eve shook her head.
"Oh no, far from it. I was in an accident and my heart got damaged. It just hurts if I push myself too hard from time to time. In all honesty, this wasn't the worst attack I've had. I think this one was pretty minor." She took another swig of water and then stood up. "Alright, I'm ready to keep going. Thanks for helping me Alex." She went to pick up her bundle of wood, but Alex rushed over and grabbed it first. He put it on his shoulder and then the other two bundles as well. Eve looked a little surprised. "Oh, I can carry it Alex, don't worry." Alex shook his head.
"No way. I've got this. I should have done this from the beginning. Let's go!" he said and again started to march toward the beach, albeit slower than last time. Eve smiled as she watched. He had a caring heart, she knew it. She followed him to the beach.
As Alex put the wood down by the broken bridge, Eve took out her tools. Alex looked a little perplexed. "Alright, how do we do this?" he asked. Eve felt down and pulled out a piece of paper with a little blueprint on it.
"We'll follow these instructions. Are you ready to help out?" Alex nodded and the two got to work. Alex would do the heavy lifting and Eve would handle the design and do the smaller more delicate work. Both had idle chat as they worked together to build the bridge. Willy even walked over as he heard the commotion and watched the two of them work. After several hours, the bridge was done. Eve wiped her brow and tested the bridge to see it was sturdy enough to support a human. Once she knew it was, she fist pumped. "Alright!" she called out. Alex was in the ditch completely soaked as he was standing in the water and holding a lot of the wood steady. Willy clapped and stood up, holding his pipe in his hand.
"Good job you two. I haven't seen this ol thing repaired like that for several years. I think I even left some crab pots over there and forgot about them because I couldn't get over there anymore. Looks like I'll have a little more work today." Eve chuckled as she helped pull Alex out of the ditch.
"Well I'm sorry you'll have to do some more work, but this is worth it…I think…" it was then that the door to the nearby shack opened up. Elliott stepped out and looked over at the group.
"You'll find lovely shoal beds over there." He said. "I routinely remember seeing coral and other types of sea creatures in those ponds. I'm sure you'll find something worth your time." Eve looked and smiled at Elliott while Alex just sort of remained neutral.
"Hi Elliott. How are you today?" Elliott bowed a little and smiled back.
"I am fine, and yourself?" Eve looked over at Alex, who just seemed to be a little awkward about the interaction. But she smiled nonetheless.
"Well, I'm alright. Thanks to Alex doing the heavy lifting, we did something that could benefit the community." Alex looked over and then felt his face go red.
"Ah well. It wasn't a problem. Good training!" he said with a smile and rubbed his neck. Elliott clapped a little and chuckled.
"Bravo Alex! I thank you for helping Ms. Eve." Alex looked at Elliott and nodded at him.
"Thanks…" he looked at Eve. "I'm gonna head home. Let's hang out again sometime okay?" he gave her a thumbs up. Eve nodded at him.
"No problem. See you soon!" she said and Alex jogged off the beach as he waved back. Eve knew that he felt uncomfortable, but he wasn't sure why. She'd have to investigate it later. She then looked at Elliot. "So, what are you up to?" Elliott looked inside his home for a moment and then looked back at her.
"Oh just…writing. I saw you were there fixing the bridge and watched a little bit before joining. I have to say that it is…surprising that the bridge finally got fixed up." Eve looked a little confused.
"Why is that?" she asked. Willy just laughed, making both of them look over at the old fisherman.
"Because no one has bothered to fix that old thing for years! Then you come to this town and have barely been here 2 weeks and you've already taken it upon yourself to fix it up. Makes me wonder what else you'll be up to." He gave her a knowing smile. Eve chuckled a little bit and her face went a bit red.
"W-well…I know it seems selfless but…I was more curious to see if there was anything over here I could sell…I've been a little more broke then I'd want." Willy laughed and shook his head.
"Well, either way. Go enjoy the shoals, the fruits of your labor. Remember what I've said!" he called out before puffing his pipe and walking back to the docks. Eve waved and smiled.
"If it smells, it sells!" she called out and chuckled. Elliott looked a little confused and shook his head.
"What an odd phrase." Elliott said with a grin and started to walk over to the bridge. "Shall we go exploring? I could use a break" he asked. Eve followed him and walked over to the shoals. The pools seemed to glow from the gleaming sun and she could see little fish and creatures in the pools going to hide from the massive shadows that loomed forward. Elliott walked to one of the pools and picked up a piece of coral that had broken from the little reefs in the pools. He walked over to Eve and showed her.
"Take a look at this. Fascinating is it not? I think it's safe to take these pieces of broken coral and not the full reefs. That way the reefs can continue to grow." Eve nodded and took it as he gave it over. She placed it in her new bag, which was bigger and a bright red color.
"Thank you Elliott. You're right, I don't want to harm the reefs or anything. So, anything broken off." she started to search the pools and found a few more broken pieces. "I love this new bag. It holds a lot more than the other bag. It was kind of expensive but hey, I needed it…" As she was reaching for another piece, she touched something sharp. Eve recoiled and carefully inspected her hand. Elliott looked over.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Eve nodded.
"Yeah, I just touched something that wasn't coral…" she reached in again and after a bit of fishing, pulled out a sea urchin. She inspected it a little and smiled. "So this is what poked me. Well, you're going in the bag too." She said. Elliott nodded and handed her a few more things.
"I'm sure you'll be able to fetch a good price for all of these things." He looked around for a moment at the pools. "By the way, have you heard the tale of 'the man in the rain'?" Eve put the last big of coral in her bag and shook her head.
"No, I haven't. What is that?" Elliott looked over at the tree line and then at Eve.
"It is said that during rainy days, there is this old man that just stands there overlooking the ocean. He doesn't speak unless he's spoken to, and it is said that he is either a spirit or a ghost that haunts this area. Not a malevolent spirit." He paused for a moment and looked over at the sea. "It is said that he sells or gives you something when one is ready, but no one really knows what that means. I believe it means in terms of a relationship, but that is not confirmed." Eve listened and then looked over at the tree line.
"I wonder what his story is…" she mumbled and thought back to the Junimos. What was their story, and why were they in the community center? As they finished up at the shoals, they walked back over the bridge. Elliott stood back in the door and Eve was heading for the town.
"Until next time, Ms. Eve." He said and with a flourish, he bowed. Eve smiled, her face getting a little red as she curtsied…or tried to.
"Until later then!" she said and went back into the town.
As Eve wandered back into town, she saw Alex looking at a wooden fence where there was a tiny dog house. Eve adjusted her bag and walked over to him.
"Hey Alex…are you okay?" she asked. Alex looked over and nodded, rubbing his neck a little.
"Oh…yeah I'm fine. I just…I felt a little uncomfortable about Elliott…I always have." He sighed and looked at the dog house. "The guy is so…fancy pants and uses a lot of words I don't understand. I never really understood what the guy says. Plus, well, we have nothing in common…so I guess we never got along." Eve nodded and stood there with him for a bit.
"Have you tried to talk to him?" Alex was hesitant for a moment.
"Kind of. We didn't fight or anything, but it was awkward for the both of us. Figured then that we should just avoid each other, you know?" he let out a huff. "What do you see in the guy anyway? You two seem to connect." Eve looked a little surprised about how forward Alex was, and she started to smile.
"Well, our first meeting was a little awkward. I admit I got a little tongue tied and was caught off guard by the way he talked. But he's genuine and is true to his own nature. He is striving to be one thing and that one thing is a writer. I know that everyone is from different walks of life, but that shouldn't stop you from finding common ground, don't you think? Have you asked him if he likes sports, or Grindball? You'd be surprised." Alex shook his head as he thought.
"Guess I haven't. I always got the indication that because he is clearly smarter than me, that he thought he was smarter than me and looking down on me, you know? But I guess I can see where you are coming from…" he looked over at Eve and smiled. "Thanks…I feel a little better…I'll give it a shot to open up a bit more…not only to Elliott but the other guys too…" Eve gave a thumbs up.
"That's all we can ask for right? And if it means anything, I'm your friend…" Alex chuckled.
"Yeah…yeah that means a lot." He looked at the dog house again. "I'm gonna hang here a bit longer. Do you still have work to do?" Eve looked at the sky and saw that the sun was starting to set a little. She thought about Jodi's request and figured that she should get that done.
"Yeah, I need to make a delivery and clean up. I'll see you around Alex." She said, and jogged back to the farm, waving behind her. At the farm she grabbed one head of cauliflower that she had and then jogged back to town. She cut through the back yards to the blue house and knocked on the door.
"Hold on a moment!" a female voice called and a few moments later, Jodi opened the door. "Ah Eve! Is that the cauliflower?" Eve nodded and headed it over.
"Yeah, it's very fresh. I hope you like it." Jodi smiled and dug into her purse. She pulled out the right amount and gave it to Eve.
"And here is your money, as promised. This is going to make some delicious yellow curry. Would you like to stay for dinner? It would be a pleasure to have you here." Eve looked a little worried, but it would be rude to decline the kind offer.
"I'd love to, if you'll have me." Jodi gestured her in and the new farmer walked inside. Jodi made her way to the kitchen and Eve looked around the house. It was big and neatly furnished, like most houses that she'd really seen. She took a seat on the couch and just waited for a moment before-
"SAM!" Jodi yelled while washing the new cauliflower. "WE HAVE A GUEST!"
"IS IT ABIGAIL? I'M IN MY ROOM!" he yelled back, and that's when she heard the faint sound of music coming from his door followed by some chatter. Jodi sighed and walked over to the living room and turned to Eve.
"Go on into his room. I think he's in there playing his guitar." Eve nodded as she watched Jodi go back into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Eve wasn't sure for a moment if she should go inside but thought that maybe just poking in to say hi wouldn't hurt. She got up and walked into the room as the music was being played. Sam was plucking the strings on his guitar as Sebastian was playing the keyboard. Eve just stood there and listened as the two were jamming out. It wasn't a bad tune, all things considered. When they finished, Sam turned around and looked surprised.
"Oh hi Eve! I thought you were Abigail. Come on it." He said and started to fiddle with the guitar again. "Sebastian and I were just having a little 'jam session'." Eve gave a few small claps and walked over.
"Well I liked what I heard so far." She said to them. Sam beamed and Sebastian just sort of shrugged and turned his attention to the keyboard.
"Hey thanks! We're trying to start a band, but we still don't know what kind of music to make. There's too many possibilities." Sebastian just sighed.
"More like you're indecisive." He mumbled. Sam shot a glance at him and then gasped as he turned back to Eve with a huge smile. Eve winced at the sudden enthusiasm.
"Say Eve! What kind of music do you like?" Eve thought about it for a moment. She couldn't really say what she really meant, which was classical, so she thought of other things she would listen to.
"Well…maybe some high energy dance music? I went to a few clubs before, and I did like that type of music." Sam nodded at her.
"You know what? That's exactly the kind of style I've been thinking about…for the band I mean." Sebastian rolled his eyes and groaned. Sam walked over to the other male and crossed his arms over his chest. "What do you say Sebastian? Should we do this?" Sebastian seemed apprehensive but started to tweak the keyboard a little bit.
"…okay…" he muttered. Sam fist pumped and went back over to Eve.
"Thanks for the help man! With my sick guitar skills and Sebastian's wizardry on the synthesizer, we're gonna be a screaming success! I'm convinced of it! Now, we just need someone to play the drums…do you play Eve?" Eve shook her head and rubbed her neck in embarrassment.
"Oh no. I play the piano, but only a little. Nothing really noteworthy." Sebastian looked up for a moment.
"You do? By all means then." He moved from the keyboard and gestured her to it. "This should be good." Eve looked a little scared but nodded. She walked over and sat down at the stool.
"Is there a normal piano mode?" she asked Sebastian and he nodded. He pressed a button to set the entire keyboard to default settings. Eve nodded and took a cleansing breath. She put her fingers on the keyboard and started to play, once again, the song she played so many times in her childhood. Clair de Lune. Her fingers graced around the keyboard as she played the song again. She even closed her eyes and allowed herself to get lost in the music. She started to remember back to playing the song as a kid, and seeing the excited and happy faces of her parents watching her play. After playing the recital they would always go out to dinner and get ice cream on the way home. Life was so much easier then, and she even remembered that she loved playing all those years ago. Where did that passion…go? She suddenly stopped in the middle of the song and opened her eyes. In front of her was Sam and Sebastian, both with surprised expressions on their faces. Sam's mouth was even just slightly open as if his jaw hit the floor. Then there was clapping from the door. Jodi had poked her head in and heard the music.
"Eve, I had no idea you played! That was beautiful!" she said. Sam and Sebastian also started to clap.
"Hey dude…you think you can play the drums?" Sebastian scoffed and got up.
"Don't even think about it dude. It's either synth or I'm out." Eve chuckled and got up, moving away from the keyboard.
"I'm sorry, that's about the only song I know right now. Plus, I have the farm to work on, so I need to devote my time to that." Sam sighed and nodded.
"Yeah, I guess. But that was awesome! Man, you're a lot cooler than I thought." Eve blushed and shook her head.
"No, it's really not much. I'm so out of practice so that's the only song I really know. But thank you." Jodi smiled at the both of them.
"Well, dinner is just about ready. Vincent is setting the table right now. Sebastian will you be staying?" the black-haired man shook his head.
"Nah, I need to get home. See you next time." He looked over at Sam. "See you later. I'll text you." He said and left the room and went out the door. Eve felt a little awkward that she was now the only dinner guest, but the family seemed so happy to have someone else in the house. When she and Sam walked into the dining room, Vincent was finishing up with the table. He saw Eve and waved at her with a huge smile on his face.
"Hi Ms. Farmer!" he chirped and walked over. "Wow, I didn't know you were going to be here too!" Eve chuckled and took a seat.
"Oh well. I didn't know either. But I'm here now!" Vincent went to sit down in his spot and Sam sat next to Eve. Jodi came out with a bowl of white grain rice and then a bowl of yellow curry. Lastly Jodi put a pitcher of water on the table and sat down.
"Alright, ruba dub dub, thank Yubba for the grub. Let's eat!" and then she reached for the water pitcher. Sam reached for the curry and Vincent reached for the rice. Jodi cleared her throat and they both stopped. "Excuse me, our guest gets served first. Eve?" both boys retracted their arms in defeat and Eve chuckled.
"Oh thank you." She said and helped herself to the rice and curry. When she had finished being served, the boys finally took their food. Eve tasted it and it was something she hadn't had before. It was a mild spice, but full of vegetables, including her cauliflower. It was very good for sure. She took another bite and looked up at Jodi.
"This is very good, thank you." Jodi smiled at her as she served herself a plate of food.
"You're very welcome. Thank you for the fine cauliflower. I knew this was going to make a good curry." Sam served himself a plate of food.
"So, wait, the only reason we're having this is because you grew the cauliflower?" Jodi nodded.
"That's right." Sam nodded in approval and took a bite.
"Nice. You should bring over more so we can have this more often." Eve laughed a little bit and
Vincent then shoveled a spoonful into his mouth.
"Yeah! It's better than boiled beets!" Jodi looked over at him and glared.
"Excuse me young man. Don't talk with your mouth full and chew with your mouth closed, or else I'm going to consider making boiled beets tomorrow night!" Vincent immediately leaned back in his chair and chewed with his food. Eve smiled and continued to eat the food. She was happy to be around a family table, she hadn't had that in a long time. She would either get take out or eat by herself in a restaurant when she was living in the city. But this felt…better. More homely. More calm. She smiled and took another bite and didn't notice how quiet she had gotten. Sam looked over and poked her shoulder.
"Earth to Eve, you in there?" Eve shook herself out of her thoughts and nodded at him. She beamed at the family.
"Oh, yes. I'm fine. I'm just…enjoying everything is all…thank you again for inviting me." Jodi smiled back at her and ate another bite.
"Of course. It's our pleasure." The rest of the dinner went by without a hitch. Eve learned that the family used to be from the city as well, and their dad was in the army fighting against the empire. She learned that Vincent was learning all about plants and Sam worked at Joja during the week part time. Even the smaller things about the family were nice to learn. After the dinner, Eve was given a container of the leftover curry and rice.
"Thank you again. I hope to see you around." Jodi giggled as she opened the door.
"Oh it was a delightful time. Our table is not normally that lively, but I guess you being there made a difference. Come back anytime okay?" Eve nodded and said her goodbyes as she headed out. It was dark and she knew she should be heading back. As she was walking home, she thought back to the smiles that her actions caused that day. Spending time with Alex and building the bridge, Elliott and her exploring the shoals, playing the piano for Sam's family and then the laughter they shared at the table. Back in her old life, she never would have dreamed something like this would be happening. She would have been lucky to even get a date. She smiled however, as all of these memories were only from today. Since she got to Stardew Valley, the connections and genuine feeling of life had…drastically improved. She felt better about herself, about her work, about the people she could call her friends. And it hadn't been a lot of time since she had arrived in the valley. She started to feel…a sense of purpose. Not only because she wanted to help solve the mystery of the Junimos, but also because…of the people. Not one person had been unkind to her, looked down on her. She felt like she was really working together with everyone to make the town better. Eve clutched her chest and felt this…warmth in her heart. It was calming…and nice. She let out a sigh as she got to the gate and looked up at the moon.
"…I love my life…for the first time in a long time…I really…really do love my life…" she smiled and felt her eyes getting misty. "Grandpa…thank you. You really did know what I was going through…" she smiled and walked back into the farm area. She saw Miso was at the door and pawing to go in. She let the cat in and Miso darted for the food bowl.
"Oh sorry sweetie…I'll see about making a cat door…" she said. She went to go check her mail and saw that there was a notice from Lewis. She took the letter inside and read it as she was starting to wind down for the night. "The Egg Festival…alright then…I guess that's tomorrow. I'll have to see what it's all about." She smiled and put the notice on her table before finally settling in. She flopped down on her bed, and instantly, sleep took over her while she had a smile on her face. Finally…life was good.
Note: Hey everyone! Glad I finally got this out. Because of the whole self quarantine thing, I've has a lot more time for writing. Here's hoping I can pump out these chapters a bit faster. Please note, again, this is based on my experience from my first playthrough with creative liberty. Because it happened so long ago, I don't remember everything but lordy I am trying. Alright, thanks for reading! Leave a comment if you want and stay safe!