บททั้งหมดของ Seasons of Pine Valley: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 6

‎The morning air smelled crisp and sharp, carrying the bitter tang of wood shavings and autumn pine. By eight o'clock, Adeline’s heavy-duty red truck was already parked near the sagging barn, its bed loaded with thick timber planks, iron jacks, and leather tool belts.‎"We need to raise the main crossbeam three inches before we can even think about replacing the rotted cedar post," Adeline declared, slapping a dusty hand against the massive, decaying wood pillar inside the dim barn. She adjusted her leather apron, her vibrant red hair pulled up into a tight, messy knot. "If we don't brace it properly first, this entire section comes down on our heads."‎Kat wiped a streak of sweat from her forehead, her work gloves already stained with dark grease. "Tell me what to lift, Adeline. I'm ready."‎Adeline let out a rich, approving laugh, tossing Kat a heavy iron hydraulic jack. "That's what I like to hear, city girl. Grab those cedar blocks from the bed. We're building a cribbing tower."‎

Morning broke softly over Pine Valley, casting pale silver light through the dusty windowpane. Kat opened her eyes, feeling an unfamiliar heaviness in her chest as the reality of her new life settled in. She looked around the small bedroom, feeling a deep sense of nostalgia mixed with quiet grief.​It was her old room. Whenever she and her parents had visited her grandfather during summer breaks, this was where she slept. The room remained largely untouched by time, preserved like a memory frozen in amber. A simple wooden bed frame held her mattress, and against the far wall stood an antique oak dresser. Beside it rested her heavy luggage and a couple of stacked cardboard boxes she had managed to haul upstairs the night before. On the windowsill, a small potted plant sat completely withered, its brown leaves crisp and lifeless—a silent testament to how long this house had lacked a living touch.​Sighing, Kat threw off the blankets, threw on a comfortable pair of jeans and a flannel sh