Stardew Valley Shane X Female Player: Want A Light?

Chapter 14: Let Me Help You

Shane's POV:

I don't know why, but today I feel worse than I usually do. I get ready for work and leave the ranch. I go inside and once everyone else gets in Morris call us all. What does he want now? I was pretty sure he was going to taunt us for our own amusement, but when I see him he seems nervous.

The hell is going on?

Morris then started to speak. "Hello everyone. Two weeks from now, the first week of summer, we're going to be having our annual check-up." Seriously, that's it, that's all he wanted to talk about? "However, we were unlucky enough to have one of the most strict higher-ups and, from what I have heard, he's not very pleasant to be around right now. We're going to have to focus and stick to all the Joja Mart employee rules and regulations." Sam raises his hand, "Uh, Morris? What's the man's name?" Morris sighed,

"It's Johnathan Reynolds."

I don't really care so much about the man's name, but if it keeps me from getting my pay docked I'll have to deal with him. I don't really get why Morris would call us here for this and it just puts me in an even worse mood. Once I finish up with work I head to the saloon. I just buy beer and drink it, but I get annoyed with all the noisy voices. I buy one more beer before I decide to leave and head to the lake by the ranch.

I start drinking and just start drinking. I could already feel like I was falling in and out of consciousness. I don't know when it happened, but I started to think about Poke. I thought about back when we were kids, how she helped a little bird without really caring about herself. I thought back to when we were dancing awkwardly and pretty much looked like fish flopping on the floor. I then think about how she is now. She's beautiful and loves to be with Jas. She likes to hang out with me, the town drunk.

All of a sudden I just started to cry. I started to think that she just hates me or pities me. She's probably just doing this because she's getting money for being my friend. But I think about my birthday from a couple of days ago. She gave me copies of the pictures from when we were kids, and frames for them too. She's too good. I don't deserve her. I then decide to yell out my feelings at the time, the ones towards myself, "GOD DAMN IT!"

I cry for a couple of minutes when I hear rustling of leaves. I turn around and see Poke. "Shane... Are you ok..?" I turn back. I didn't want to face her, not like this, not drunk and crying. All of a sudden I feel a warm presence wrapped around my back. I turn back around and see her hugging me. Why? She then looked up at me with concern in her eyes. "Shane... Let me help you." I hug back and I felt my tears starting to stop. "...O-Ok...*hic*" She then sees the beer, and looks back at me. But they weren't of disappointment, they were filling up with more concern. "Shane... C'mon, let's take you back to the ranch, ok?" I nod, I'm tipsy due to the beer. She notices it and takes me back by holding my hand and let me lean upon her while we make our way to the ranch.

She lets go of my hand as soon as we get to the porch and I already miss it. She knocks on the door and Marnie opens it. "Oh hello Po-" She notices me and realizes what happened. "Shane..." She gives me a sigh of disappointment. "Thank you Poke for finding him, you can leave I'll take him." Poke doesn't shy away though. "It's ok Marnie, I can take him up there." Poke reassures Marnie and I'm reminded once again, I don't deserve her. Poke takes me to my bedroom and she speaks up again. "Shane, tomorrow morning make sure to drink water, ok? Good night Shane." She gives me a smile and leaves.

Damn it. Why does she have to be so nice to me?