||Hello Neighbour: A Better Timeline||

||Chapter 44: Barn Crash||

"Miguel! Great to see you again!"
Saul pat Miguel on the back, him and Jay came round to visit with Nicky so, he was off playing with Maritza and Enzo in the living room playing video games.
"Good to see you too, Saul; How have you been?"
"Pretty good; Been doing remote work, heard they moved here and wanted to stop by and check up: I didn't expect you here too.", Miguel nods,"Yeah, well: Been living here for a years, very quiet town and, when me and Jay got back in contact I mentioned there were many positions in The Banner if he was interested.", Jay sat at the kitchen island, with his coffee and handing Saul a cup of water, he wasn't a tea person or a coffee person,"Yeah, and working there has been great.", Saul nods,"I can tell. Cause, no offence; Last time I saw you both, you looked like shit.", he wasn't wrong, both Jay and Miguel weren't in the best places last they saw Saul and could definitely say they looked like an alien that sucked the life out of them.
"Firstly, watch your language; Kids are just in the other room."
"And you're. . . Not wrong."

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"Something it's hard to play video games, especially with controller."
Maritza titled her head,"How so?", "Well, I dunno if it's just me: But just timing thing, pressing certain buttons for an attack and trying to even remember.", Maritza nods,"Yeah, one time I messed up an attack because I pressed the wrong buttons and in my defence: It appeared on the screen for like, 2 seconds and gave me no time to breath.", Enzo was watching them play, he then got up and went to the kitchen for drinks and snacks for 3 of them since the next they would be playing was Mario Kart.
"Nightmares still happening, huh."
"They're unpredictable. . . Mostly cause of potential. . . Oh Enzo."
Enzo waved,"Hey, uh; Can we have drinks and snacks?", Miguel nods, standing up,"Sure thing.", Enzo felt that odd tension quickly leave.
Adult stuff probably.
"Thank you."
"No problem."

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Luanne was a little lost, she was looking at a new bed for Nicky's room and she still needed him to unpack his stuff.
"Oh, Mrs Roth."
Diana approached her,"You okay? Need a hand?", "Uhm. . . That would be nice, I'm looking for a new bed for Nicky but, I've gotten myself lost.", Diana nods,"I can help you, you can get quite turned around.", so Diana took the lead to help Luanne.
And they slowly got into small talk.
Diana was here for a new desk since one was falling apart.

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"So, how long are you staying?"
Saul smiled,"For a little while, to catch up with my brother, his wife and my favourite Nephew.", Nicky smiled,"I'm your only Nephew.", "Which makes you the favourite.", Aaron chuckled,"You're like Uncle Ike.", "Oh? The guy with the mustache right?", Mya nods,"Yeah!", "Ah, I'm guessing I'll meet him?", Mya nods,"Mhm. And Uncle Norman: But, word of advice for meeting Norman, you make sure to make your presence known, don't grab his shoulder from behind; He doesn't like to be caught off guard.", Saul nods, not questioning it but guessed maybe this Norman didn't like being scared.
Saul gave a thumbs up, and Aaron and Mya continued to ask him questions.

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"So, school's bene good?"
"Yeah, I like a lot of teachers and my clubs; I'm taking further science."
Saul hummed,"Where's Luanne?", Jay but away the oven gloves,"Working late; She'll be back soon.", as Saul and Jay were talking, Nicky did notice a Raven in the window, he smiled and continued to eat dinner.
Then they all jumped as they heard a loud crash!
"What was that?!"
"Nicky stay inside."
Jay and Saul rushed, as they looked away they saw Mr Peterson looking equally confused in his front yard.
"Any ideas, Sir?"
Mr Peterson nods, looking at the ground,"Tire Tracks. . . Someone was speeding.", and walking a bit down the road, Jay and Saul followed him.
. . .
"Oh shit."
A van had crashed into the barn.
And Mr Peterson sighed,"It's Quentin's Van; Let me call Beatrix and Ike.", so they went towards the car as Mr Peterson called them.

Opening the back of the van, studded had been frown around and destroyed but Jay did find a crowbar in the back.
"Is he okay?"
"Yeah, from what I can tell; Head injury."
Jay nods, Mr Peterson got off the phone with Ike, who said he and Beatrix would be down there shortly.
Jay pried open the car door, checking Quentin's pulse, he was fine and he was bleeding from the head.
"We need to get him out, and use something to stop the bleeding; Is there any medkit in the back?"
Saul goes to check, seeing it under some camera equipment and Mr Peterson got Quentin out of the car, leaning him against the barn and took his hat off.
"Did his breaks stop working?"
"Why was he speeding?"

Luckily he was okay, a little distorted and had a head injury.
"You should take him to the ER or hospital, just to be sure. . . And call a tow truck."
Beatrix nods,"Yeah, sorry. . . Thanks for helping him, but why the hell was he speeding?", Ike shrugged,"I dunno, maybe he nearly hit something like an animal?", that was the only possible explanation, until Quentin was better to give an answer if he remembers what happened.