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Chapter 58: A Tale of Two Siblings

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Whatever Valentine was expecting when returning home, a locked door wasn't it. But that's, nevertheless what he got. Checking the time, he wonders if he's just too early. It's 8 PM, sunset in Tartosa, but in Forgotten Hollow the sun dips behind the mountain far sooner than that. Even with the door bolted shut during the day, it should be open now. As knocking gets him no where, he heads off, uncertain of where to go, or if he can return at all. Has the count really thrown him out? Without saying anything? And what will he do if that's the case? He has things he wants, possessions that he's brought with him that he cares about. And while he can always spend a day or two at Helenas, they just started seeing each other, it's not like he can just ask if he can move in. Can he? No, no, he can't, it's far too soon. For a while he wanders the town, but then he remembers that Caleb told him he could always come see him. And so he decides that's what he...

Chapter 57: How to Brighten up a Room

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"Are we sure about this?" Daisy asks Harmony as they step back from their handywork. "Well, it's a bit too late to change our minds. And the kitchen and living room is brighter with the white." "But not the columns." "I know, but I think it would look weird if we..." "Yeah." Taking a step further back, the two young women look at the kitchen, now white. "It made the counter look more yellow," Daisy points out. "I know." Harmony has to admit she's not sure about this. The old kitchen was dated and dark, this is lighter, but the counter does look more yellow, and the half wall into the room and the columns are still dark and too much of a pain to paint. Should they have left it as it was? Perhaps. But done is done and at least it's not dark anymore. With the painting done, Harmony heads outside for a walk. She heads down to the beach and follows the boardwalk along the coast. Autumn winds are drawing in, ...