Chapter 8- Message Bottle
"So… why do you come here? Do you come here often? Why don't I see you around that much?" I asked as questions kept babbling out of my mouth. It seemed like I wanted to know more about her.
"I come here only on rainy days because I have only little work to do. After the little work, I head down here. I noticed that every time it rains, there's a message bottle that gets sent. I always come down here at rainy days to get it and reply to it. I don't come here in rainy days because there's a lot of stuff to do and I'm always busy. But if I finish early, I come here at night." She answered.
"What kind of work do you do?" I asked.
"Well, I do farm duty! I own a ranch and a farm at Forget-Me-Not-Valley! Just like Claire. But this time, I think Claire's farm is bigger. But I have more animals than how many Claire can get." She answered.
"Wow! So this means that Claire and you are friends?" I asked, time to time.
"Yup! We both see each other. On weekends, she comes and visits me in my ranch. But I never have time to visit her. So, I make it up to her by making her dinner to eat at the weekends we see each other." She chatted.
"Cool. Maybe I could come by your farm sometime? Maybe you could cook me a meal? Ha ha." I answered as I quickly asked too.
"Yup! That sounds great! Maybe you should ask Gotz to help you go there… it's kinda hard to get back home. Ha ha!" She replied back.
"Okay. So… could I go there this Thursday?" I asked. I could ask Duke and Manna for a day off to. I haven't been attending work for over a month. I'm starting to run low on cash.
"Sure! That sounds great! But maybe you should come around by… 7? I think that's the earliest I could finish my work." She muttered.
"Sounds good!" I hollered.
"This isn't a date, right?" She asked, making me happy.
"Nah, this isn't. Ha ha ha!" I answered.
"Cliff! What's so funny? Stop laughing! Ha ha!" She answered back.
I started tickling her and playing. I really felt happy that time.
"Look! The message bottle arrived! Let's see what they wrote this time!" She said.
She grabbed the bottle and went back under the umbrella.
"Oooh! I think this one's from Lenny. He says that he's a policeman in Harboudarv Island. Ha ha ha… Harboudarv…" She replied, laughing and laughing.
Dear Jill,
Today, I asked Gina out. You were right! She did like flowers. Thanks so much for all the advice that you told me! It really helped. I told her to meet me at the beach, I wanted her to meet you. She actually helped me in writing this letter! Ha ha ha! Hope you reply back. You could read Gina's letter at the back of this letter. Be safe! We're protecting you!
Officer Policeman,
Lenny
"So… you're an advice-girl, huh?" I teased, gaining interest at her.
"Well, I help out people from Harboudarv Island… or I think that's what they call it. Ha ha ha!" She answered.
That's very sweet and kind of her to do stuff like that. Especially from Anonymous people.
"Wow… that's very sweet of you to do such a thing." I answered.
"Thanks…" She thanked back.
There, at the back of the letter, we looked at what Gina had to say.
Dear Jill,
Lenny has been talking about you so much lately. Thank you so much for letting him know that I like flowers! Thank you to for your advice. Because of you, we found love that was very special! You're such a kind person for helping out people who you don't know. But I would still like to thank you again because… I finally found a wonderful guy who I could truly love. Lenny told me that you still haven't found the perfect guy. I hope you do soon. In fact, I hope you find him right now… this exact time that you're reading this. Someone should be beside you… or at least someone near you. I hope you soon find the one and only man who is worthy enough for you. Again, I would like to thank you for helping me and Lenny find true love. I hope you'll be safe and stay cool. Wish you reply back!
Your one true friend,
Gina
Wow… she was right. I think I've found true love! She said that the guy beside Jill right now is the perfect guy for her.
"Cliff… I… Gina said that the guy who was beside me was the one and only… perfect guy…" She replied.
"Yeah… I think that you should reply to the letter and say that she's wrong." I said as she let out a bitter face that said, 'She might be right!'.
"Cliff… I think she's right…" She answered as she flushed her face into a dark shade of red…
I blushed deep red too. My heartbeat started moving fast and slow. I didn't know that I could get close to people this fast.
Jill brought out a small pencil with an attached eraser with it… and she replied.
Dear Lenny,
I'm glad that Gina went out with you and I'm glad that you've found true love. I have a feeling that nothing will get through your love! Just keep believing and set your mind to something and nothing will be impossible for you anymore! Just like I say, "Whenever one door is closed, there's always one that will open."keep staying happy and I hope that everything goes well. Hope to hear from you soon!
Your one and only,
Jill
