(this is weird.)
I moved back to Zuzu City after Abby broke up with me. I couldn’t face the valley in the winter feeling as alone and broken as I was. Slowly the bitterness began to creep in. I had the most amazing thing given to me and I gave it up because of pain and fear. The stupid thing is, I would do it again and again if given the choice. This thought filled me with such a hopeless despair of my worth and place in this place. I looked for dark ways to separate the Fairy Ring I was in the valley and the one back in the Zuu.
I yearned to forget.
The regret ate away at my heart.
I had saved enough G from the years already poured into the farm that I could keep the G going with “smart investments” namely Joja stock and some other side hustles I found myself in. I knew people from going out at night. I thought I partied before I moved from here but now I barely found myself at home. It didn’t matter, it was an austere little studio, nothing on the walls, no couch, just a table to sit at if I needed it. I didn’t feel any connection to this place. I didn’t feel connected to anything, anymore.
And that lack of connection is what I hid all the pain behind. I wasn’t connected so I didn’t need to feel the separation anymore. Days rolled into months and months into a year.
During the year I bought numerous companies. Mostly big tech that I used to steal other newer and bigger tech. I snapped up any and all properties that interested me.
One place in particular I was drawn to and set up my headquarters there.
During all this time, I had convinced myself that I had forgotten all about the valley but one day I woke in a fit of bizarre clarity and realized that I wasn’t Fairy Ring anymore.
I looked around at the dark place I had taken up residence in. I huge monitor blared its ugly face at me… nefarious tracking tech was set up all around me too. I recognized the tech but didn’t know how this all came to be “What the hell…” I spoke out loud as I noticed the screen was of the valley and the outlining areas. I could see the Valley residences moving about, like bugs on the screen. “Have I been… but this is….. this cave……” I felt the weight of something, reached into my pocket and pulled out a golden walnut.
I started to hyperventilate. “What the…” I fell to my knees, head spinning, still hyperventilating. I threw the walnut at the screen and it pinged off impervious to the violent action. Screen still intact of course… the best tech… hired goons… cameras……..EVERYWHERE?!” I started to scream “I’m Qi!? I’m……QI!!?? No!!!! Nonononono!”
I sit up frantically still screaming no and look around me. My farm house, Love life farm I look quickly to my left and there sits Abby wide eyed and staring at me. Worry lining her normally carefree face. Seeing the beautiful streaks of grey hair growing at the temples of her purple hair fill me with such relief I tackle her happily. Yelling “I’m not Qi! And I love you!!!”
She bites me hard but playfully on the neck, “YEOWCH!” I cry
“Nope you’re not dreaming.” She says grinning at me, as we fall back into bed.