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“Thanks…”
“Honey, don’t worry, first drink the tea, than eat, either way you’re not going to stomach anything“, Shirley’s chatter break my share a more relaxed smile this time, when she places a mug with hot liquid in front of me
“Thanks“, I say
say again.
“So, Emily,” I hear Jonathan. “How long are you planning to stay in Pines Hill?“, he asks v
while sipping his morning
ning coffee.
“Uhm, I honestly don’t know. Maybe I’ll leave today, I answer confused. I really don’t know what to do and I don’t want to think about it right now, because these thoughts make the sumny June day feel less sunny and bright
“Oh, I see. So where are you heading to?“, he asks again.
I wiggle in my spot a bit, but decide to be honest with him. These people are kind, they give off a good vibe, maybe I could get an advice or something What do I have to loose?
“Uhm. I don’t know. I was just looking for a change of scenery, I guess I’m starting from scratch “Isip my tea and stare through the window.
“Oh, he humms. “Starting fresh is good, But hard“, hi looks at me with a kind look, it feels like he can see right through h me, but doesn’t judge a pregnant lonely girl.
J–Yeah, it is…“, I sigh.
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“So, how far have y
you already gone? Is the scenery different enough?“, he asks with a small smile
“Oh, it is quite different alright!“, I answer with a smile, and I believe my words, this town definitely looks different from home. Jonathan starts laughing, and my smile suddenly grows wider. I like this man, he seems solid, honest, hard working and kind.
“Oh, I like you, girl!“, he gives me another warm smile.
“So, how far along are you?“, this time a question comes from Shirley.
“Two months“, I turn to her and give her another small smile.
“Oh, right, Hannah told me yesterday. I’ll pack you some herbs, you’ll need them all right!“, she pats my hand slightly and turns back to the stove. “Thank you, the tea is working, by the way!“, I realize in a surprise. This is actually the first time in the last month and I half that I don’t want to vomit from the smell of bacon.
“Oh, I don’t doubt that, sweetie! We have five children, so I know my way with pregnancies!“, she laughs.
“Five! Wow! But you look so young!“, I say in awe
“Why thank you, I’m flattered!“, she smiles brightly. “I’m actually 53” She says with a smirk.
At this information my jaw drops. “Just wow…“, I say, which makes both of them laugh.
“There must be something in the air here!“, she winks at her husband, and he returns a wink with a smile,
“ok dear, now eat up“, she says and puts a plate of scrambled eggs and bacon in front of me
“Thank you so much. This is going to be my first proper breakfast for I don’t know how long..“, I say thankfully
“You are welcome, sweetie,” she smiles at me. We continue chutting for a while, until I’m done with my meal 1 feel stuffed and happy, it’s a good feeling and these people are nice, so I don’t hide my wide smile from them. Jax also seems happy, he once again places his huge head on my lap.
“Jax likes you!“, says Jonathan with a smile.
“I like him too” I say, patting his head. I take a closer look at his eyes and my vet instincts kick in – I see some mucus in the corner of his left eye. I take a closer look, holding his head firmly and mumbling something in a calming tone to keep Jax still. Yep, his eye is infected, but it doesn’t look bad.
“His left eye in inflamed a bit. Nothing serious though. Just wash it with some black tea a couple of times, and it’ll be good as new.“, I say to Jonathan. He leoks at me a bit surprised.
“How do you know? And how did you manage to keep him still while poking his eye with your finger?“, he asks with a laugh, and I just shrug.
“I’m almost a yet and I’ve always been good with animals, they seem to like me”
he says in a hushed tone. “Thank you for the advice, we’ll do what you said“, he smiles at me again.
Chapter
“Welcome,” I return the smile
“Ok, I think I better head out.“, I say with yet another smile.
“Sure thing, dear! And don’t forget the herbs! You need to eat good for this little pup of yours!“, she chimes. “And if you decide to stay longer, our doors are always open for you, ok?” She gives me a strong hug. Man, she is so nice… My pregnant brain starts to produce a couple of touchy tears, which I hurriedly wipe away.
“Thank you again, you are so nice, thank you…“, I say quietly. She squeezes me a bit tighter and then lets go.
“Have a safe journey, dear.”
Then Jonathan grabs my duffel and they both walk me to my car. I wave to them as I drive off and can’t help to shed another pregnant touchy tear at the sight – he’s huge and she looks tiny near him, his bind is wrapped around her shoulders and she leans to him. They seen to share this awesome kind of love, which I only wish to have.
Chapterg
Maybe I could stay
As I start my drive from the B&B 1 decided to make a quick stop by the Diner and thank Hanna for setting me up with a place to stay. After all thanks to her I got a good night sleep and the company of such nice people as Shirley and Jonathan. And I feel like I’m getting my appetite back again, so maybe I could grab some take away for my trip. So I turn the car to the direction of the town and start driving there. I get a weird feeling, that for the reason I don’t want to leave this town. Shirley and Jonathan showed me some human kindness and I feel like if I leave, I won’t get something like back for a while. They made me feel welcome and at home, even though I’m just a regular customer. I shut down that thought, because this town doesn’t seem like they have a place for someone new and with a baggage like mine, it’s a small place and life seems settled here, I would be an intrusion. So I just kept driving.
I didn’t get very fer though, because soon I’ve spotted a car parked on the side of the road and a bunch of teens surrounding something. I slowed down and opened the window just as I was passing them soon as I reached them, I stopped the car.
“hey, guys! Is everything fine?“, i shouted to them. One of the teens, a miniature redhead, tumed to me, and by her facial expression I gathered, that everything is not fine at all. She seemed scared, her eyes were full with tears.
“We’ve hit a fox…” She said quietly.
Another teen turned around, this one looked a bit older, a boy, dark blond hair, frowning eyebrows. He glanced my way and turned back to his friends.
“We should put it down, it will die.“, he said in a low voice
“Let me see“, I got out of the car and made my way to the fox.
“What are you, a witch or something? The animal is dying, you can’t help“, the same teen said kind of rudely. The others just observed with a hind of suspicion, I was a stranger in this town after all.
Not a witch, but a vet, so maybe I can help after all“, I said with a small smile, trying to win them over. They don’t need to know I didn’t get my degree yet, but I guess I could do it online someday? I got on my knees a bit away from the fox, put my cane near me, and looked fox in the eyes. An injured animal is very aggressive, it would be a mistake to approach him fast.
“Hey there, buddy.“, I whispered to the fox. “I’m not going to hurt you, I’ll just take a look and maybe I could help you, ok?”, I was talking with the fox as if it could answer me, and the teens throwing me some weird looks, but I knew what I was doing, so I didn’t pay any attention to them. I slowly crawled to the fox and when I was right next to it, I started talking to it again.
“I’m going to touch you now, and you will not bite me, ok, my voice was calm and soothing. I slowly placed my hand on foxes head and scratched behind his ears. Then I moved my hand just beneath his jaw, to make sure he will not be able to bite me, when I start touching his injured parts. With another hand I gently touched his ribs. A small whine escaped from the fox, but he allowed me to continue examining him,
“Wow..“, said the redhead.
“Quiet, don’t scare the fox, Eneed my hands attached to my body.“, I said with a smirk. The tens now looked at me in awe. I gathered, that the fox just sparled at them when they tried to approach it, but well, I’m the Pocahontas here, not them. I couple of ribs were broken, but its lungs didn’t seem to be punctured. What got the worried was a little pool of blood under it’s legs. One looked broken and the blood was still oozing out. When my fingers touched the blood, I felt like sharing the insights of my stomach with the others. I turned around slightly and my face color became a bit greener.
?“, said cockey blond,
“Some vet you are, can’t handle a bit of blood?”
“I’m pregnant, smart ass, as much as I know, it could be the smell of your socks that makes me gag“, I replied calmly.
“Another teen elbowed the cocky one in the ribs and whispered “Asshead…”
I turned back to the fox, holding my breath, because the metallic smell of blood was slowly getting to me.
“We need to stop the blood and get this little guy to the clinic. Is there one near by?“, I said to the teens.
