Jazmyn's World by Bernard Doove

Author:Bernard Doove [Doove, Bernard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Furry
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Installing the electric pump didn’t go quite as easily as Ken had hoped, but eventually he had it hooked up and running. For the time, they would still need a hose or bucket to get water to rooms other than the kitchen, but Elizabeth was still extremely grateful.

As he cleaned up, Ken decided to take advantage of the good will and asked, “So, what forced you to come here? This place might be a good fixer-upper, but not while trying to live in it with two young children.”

Elizabeth sighed. “You’ll find out sooner or later, I reckon. I suppose that it’s obviously desperation. My husband left me a few months back, and shortly after came the divorce papers. I got the house, but also a big mortgage to keep paying off. Then the economy took a dive and I was laid off, and I haven’t been able to get more than temp work ever since. I couldn’t pay the mortgage, so the bank foreclosed and practically threw us out into the streets. The choice was being homeless or this place. I had been up here years ago to do a bit of hiking with my former husband, so I knew of the abandoned mill and the residence here, so I looked into it and found that it was still untenanted and moved in straight away.”

“What about going to your family though?” queried Ken.

“That would be an obvious course of action, wouldn’t it? Except Carlo was an Italian immigrant, and all his family are over there, and I haven’t been on speaking terms with my parents since I left home years ago and moved to the other side of the country to get away from them, and incidentally from my other close relatives. Really burned my bridges there!”

“I’m sorry to hear that, but things could be even worse, I suppose. Don’t worry – we’ll make sure that you won’t be too badly off staying here. You’ve done wonders already.”

“With a good water supply, I can clean a lot better also.”

“True. Anyway, if you need something urgently, don’t hesitate to come by and ask, or send Matt over for the proverbial cup of sugar.”

“Thanks, I’ll do that. Anyway, I’d better get started on a meal. Cooking on a wood stove requires a little more planning ahead.”

Ken laughed. “I suppose it would. However, there’s one thing that you won’t have to cook.” He held out a box that Jazmyn had given him before coming here.

Elizabeth took the box and opened it. She smiled when she saw its contents. “The traditional welcome cake! Don’t tell me that you also baked this?”

“Oh no, I’m not the cook. My friend, Jazmyn, baked it for you last night.”

“That was kind of her. Please give Jasmine my thanks.”

“I’ll do that. And now I had better go. I’ve got a few things to do back home before I can stop for dinner.”

“Goodbye, Ken. I’m happy that I got you for a neighbour.”

Back at the cabin, Ken passed on Elizabeth’s thanks and explained what he had learned of them.

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