#shouldn't be tired but.. we still are. and. and it's so cold. hh

[euclydya]

lots of dreams. all of them bad

[tia-amorosa]

Sunset Died - The Loners

Lucky (2)

Later. When Twyla came home with the little dog, Autumn was the first to meet her. “Where did you get him?"/ ‘I found him with the cows, shivering in the little feeding house.’/ ”Oh boy. I don't know if Leila will be so enthusiastic"/ ‘Let's see’.

Just a few seconds later, Leila came down the stairs. Together with her fiancé. “What am I not going to be enthusiastic about? Oh… Twyla, we've talked about this before, no animals…"/ ”I know. But he's all alone. And alone he would have frozen to death and found nothing to eat"/ ‘and now we're supposed to share our food with him?’.

“Hey, he's not going to eat the hair off our heads"/ ”Our supplies are tight as it is, we have to divide everything up well for everyone. And one day our child will be here and…"/ ”It's okay, I get it, he's one mouth too many here. But I won't abandon him. Then I'll find somewhere else a place for us"/ ”And where? “.

“I don't know, somewhere where the little one is tolerated,” Twyla said a little defiantly. “Oh man, Twyla, you know I…"/ ”Yes, you prefer a clean house, without dog fur or poop in the garden. But you don't have to worry about that, I'll take care of it. At least give him a chance, o.k.? He's totally lovely. And he certainly won't eat any more than we do. An egg or two and a piece of chicken every now and then should be fine, right?”.

Leila took a deep breath and looked at the little dogs. He gave her a friendly look and wagged his tail. Then she held a finger up to his nose so that he could sniff. “Well,… He's cute, and… Atumn said earlier that she'd like to move out, so…”…

Twyla looked over Leila's shoulder into her best friend's tired face. “Is that right, you're moving out?”. Autumn looked at her and smiled with a shrug. “It had to happen sometime, didn't it? And it's such a long way to Hank's house every time, you know?”.

Autumn walked past Leila because she noticed Twwyla's somewhat disappointed expression. “Hey, don't be mad now, okay?"/ ”I'm not mad… And yeah, it would have happened eventually anyway. We've just known each other for such an incredibly long time. It's always fun with you…"/ ”But that hasn't gone away just because I live somewhere else.” Twyla stroked the little dog. “Yes… That's right.”

“Well…maybe there's something good about it after all. One mouth comes, the other goes…"/ ”hnhn, exactly. I know that we're going through a difficult time here at the moment. But I'm sure things will get better soon. We all just have to stick together. Has the little one got a name yet?"/ ”Lucky. I'll put him down first, if that's okay?”. Leila nodded.

Twyla sat the little dog on the floor, who then looked at her somewhat expectantly. “Of course, I'll see if I can find something for you in a minute. Oh dear, I don't want to know how long he hasn't had anything to eat"/ ‘probably a while… I'll get my things in a minute, I wanted to go to Hank's already today’.

After the two friends had hugged, Twyla looked at Leila for a moment. “hmm, then I probably shouldn't have made someone an offer earlier."/ ‘Offer?’/ ‘I offered him the chance to sleep here because we still have an empty bed…’/ ‘hh… And who?’/ ‘Reggie, from the store by the cows’.

“oh man, Twyla, you're really…“/”what? incorrigible? Maybe, yes. But do you know how he lives? He's lost everything too and now he's hanging out at the gym and has to shower with ice-cold water… I offered him the chance. he should decide for himself whether he wants to come here or not”. Leila looked down at her stomach and stroked it. “hh, all right, but then we really have to think about the supplies. I'm going to bed now…”.

Twyla helped her friend pack the last of her things into her bag. Then she took her downstairs to the door. “Don't make such a face, I'm not out of the world"/ ”I just wanted to sulk one last time, hn. I don't begrudge you your happiness. “/ “Thank you, sweetie.”. One last hug, then Autumn made her way to Hank.

It was time to retire. After they eating a snack together, Twyla went upstairs with Lucky to her room. There, the little dog immediately jumped onto the other bed that was there. “This is much better than sleeping outside, isn't it?”.

Of course, she didn't expect a verbal response from the little one, but she could hear him puffing long and contentedly as he lay down. She looked over at him and smiled. “hnhn, sleep tight…”.

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Later. While everyone else is asleep, Reginald is still standing in the store looking around. But his thoughts are with Twyla, who had made him this nice offer. “A warm bed… A hot shower… And I could… be near her…” He has had feelings for her ever since he first saw her. But he hid them deep inside himself.

“I… I'd like to bring her something, but you can't get fresh flowers at this season. I don't think she's necessarily the flower type either… I've sometimes seen her sitting on the bench with a book. So she likes to read… But I can't even bring her a good book… what else does she like?”. You have to find out first… and be brave.

Reginald doesn't just look after the store, he also takes part in being there for the cows. “Look, I've got some dried peas for you. You don't want any? Oh come on, they're important protein, at least a little bit… Well, I'll try again tomorrow. But you have to eat…”.

Reginald closed the store sometime after midnight. Who comes by so late to pick up groceries or household items? When he arrived at the gym, he decided to forgo the ice-cold shower this time. Last time, he had been incredibly cold during the night. He didn't want that again, so he lay down in one of the beds upstairs and fell asleep exhausted.

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[tia-amorosa]

Sunset Died - Bachelor/Clavell

Pizza for breakfast… again.

It's about 9:30 p.m. when Michael comes home that evening. "Where have you come from now?"/ "I was in the gym, having dinner with a few others… has something happened?"/ "Yes! Your sister asked about you"/ "She knew I was going to be away for a few hours…"/ "OK… well… she wanted a bedtime story again… I read her The Three Little Pigs"

Michael looked at him, almost a little stunned. "The three little pigs, really?"/ "What? She thought it was funny"/ "Yes, and that's precisely why you shouldn't read something like that to her in the evening, she won't be able to settle down for a while because she's constantly thinking about the funny scenes…"/ "Oh, she's already in bed and asleep"/ "Yes?"/ "Sure… And so you're going to go into the forest with Peter tomorrow… What are you going to do there?". The question was almost too much for Michael and a little uncomfortable, but he answered quickly. "To look out for rabbits, I've seen some…".

"Rabbits…Sure … sounds like you've memorized the words. And what else?"/ "Set up a tent, make a fire, and talk about the past a bit, what else are we supposed to do? Man, Xander, I just want to get out and live the teenage life again, okay?"/ "uh, o.k., o.k…. relax "… Xander realized himself that he was getting too pushy again. He just noticed that Michael had been home less lately. So he didn't want to bother him any more.

"On a different note, when is Pauline coming back? You're still together, aren't you?" Xander paused for a moment, because he hadn't expected this question. "It's… complicated at the moment, okay? Besides, I always thought you didn't like her?"/ "I just didn't want to watch you two snogging each other all the time, okay? I have nothing against your relationship. And I know about the pregnancy too…".

"Oh yeah? Does she walk around proudly showing off her baby bump all the time?"/ "No, actually… She always looks pretty tired, I think the pregnancy is getting to her a bit. She's living with Zelda now… Just in case you're interested." He looked at him with his mouth pinched shut and was silent for a moment. "You're going to bed now, okay? When do you two want to leave?"/ "Around noon…".

Xander doesn't feel well himself at the moment. Of course he misses Pauline, but the fact that she slept with Hank as well as him still offends him. And then there's the uncertainty in the room. Who is the father of her baby? He went to bed with many mixed thoughts.

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The next morning. "Is this another one of those bagged mixes?"/ "Be glad we have these mixes. Otherwise, you can try to find milk and eggs somewhere"/ "Milk is difficult, and Miss Hatch's chickens haven't laid any eggs yet. "/ "So it's pizza made from protein powder and dry yeast. Add a little water, it's the same "

The little sister is already awake too. "Do you really have to leave today?"/ "It's not long, one or two nights, okay?"/ "And what if something happens to you? It's cold outside…"/ "We'll make a fire and Peter will look after me. Besides, I want to catch a rabbit"/ "and what are you going to do with it?"/ "Well, I thought we'd eat it"/ "What? I'm not going to eat it, rabbits are cute".

"don't you want to eat meat anymore?"/ "noo, but only from animals I don't know and haven't seen". Xander, who had been listening to the conversation the whole time, had to smile and said, "ah yes, that's interesting logic, hehe". Bella huffed piqued. „hh, would you want to eat your girlfriend that you hugged?"/ "hmm, no, I don't think so"/ "see! once the rabbit is here, he's our friend!". Michael was amused that his sister had her own strong opinions.

When the meal was ready, they sat down at the table together. "Well, I'd rather eat a pizza in the morning than a cute bunny"/ "well, if we had milk, you could at least eat your cereals, that would be much healthier than the pizza".

After breakfast, there was a knock at the front door. "Hey, I… I thought you wanted to come later?"/ "I did. But I brought you something and I need to know if it fits or if I need to exchange it, so I'm here early."/ "What did you bring?"/ "Just something warm to wear. Shall we go upstairs for a moment?". Michael nodded and let Peter in.

Peter greeted the others in the kitchen. "I thought you didn't want to leave until lunchtime?"/ "Let's do that, he just wanted to give me something"/ "I brought him something to wear, my clothes are too small for me now"/ "Oh…o.k…." . It's handy when you have friends who give you their used clothes, Xander thought. After all, you don't know if you'll ever be able to go shopping here again.

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NOTE: This part may seem a little boring. And I apologize for the abrupt end. Sometimes the episodes or the pictures are difficult to divide and I have to think about where I can make a cut. But the next part will be better, I promise 🙂 I will prepare it today for tomorrow.