Homegrown นิยาย & เรื่องราว

Love you''. Kim watched as her cousin sauntered out of her office and thought about her parting words, because Sam was right about something, she did miss home, a lot. Lovers's valley was a small town in backwood California where Kim had grown up, everybody knew everybody there and the people of lover's valley made it a habit to be in each other's business, if you had a secret the town was definitely not the place for you, but for Kim, it was home, the home she hadn't been to in eight years. She often saw her parents on occassions like Christmas which was only possible because she had promised to always buy their plane ticket whenever they came to New York, although they never missed any opp

Or cry abuse. “I know, baby.” And just like that, all those worries are gone. Baby… He doesn’t speak to his wife like that. I suppose they were separated for a reason. God, listen to me. And he cups the side of my face. Stares at me so deeply and unreadably. “It’s complicated.” I know it is. To live like this, we would probably just have to run away. Off to some other country in the Commonwealth; New Zealand, Australia, Canada, anywhere.

The comment with the most likes read, "Turns out, family isn't defined by blood. Instead, it's something nourished into existence by love." On the day my followers count hit 50 million, I was invited to the country's most influential annual media gala. The platform was set to award me the gold prize for "Most Soulful Creator of the Year". The spotlight converged on the center of the stage. Dressed in a custom gown I had earned through my own hard work, I walked slowly up to the podium amidst the tide of applause. The host, Paolo Bianchi, asked me with a smile, "Valentia, do you have any family members here with you today?"

The trade off of Oscar washing dishes after dinner is said to be only fair, but Bo has noticed the way that he catches his winces when his shoulder moves a bit too much. Jessamine usually helps with lunch and the three always eat together when they are home to. It was strange for Bo to have a home that was not the apartment that he had lived in for so long. But for the first time Bo fully understands the ‘home away from home’ phrase that matches perfectly with the ‘home is where the family is’ phrase. Usually he does not understand metaphors, or whatever form of figurative language this is.

my new Mother says and the entire family begins to follow out of the family room. I smile and nod. I think it is sweet they are trying to make foods from my country, but how did they know Modok would choose me. We have only been gone from the tournament for about an hour or two. Preparing unfamiliar dishes would take much longer than that. "You must have a fast cook," I say and Modok's Father laughs. Eida giggles as well and then looks at me. "When Modok showed interest in you we knew you would be the one. We learned everything we could about the Harvestee Xiu from Earth. When the brawl began, we began to cook," Eida explains, and I smile bigger.

No, the Global Travelling Dance Academy of Performing Arts was the real deal, and I wasn’t going to jeopardize that for a couple of slices of pizza or a can of beer. I had started making my own meals, but even then, it had been hard to stick to a diet. A lot of the ingredients that I was used to I couldn’t find in the small town of Aberdeen, North Carolina. Not to mention the fact that when I was going out on dates with Jesse, there weren’t many restaurants in the state that would cater to my strict athlete’s needs.

When my family settled here, they began planting the trees and our magical essence flows through their roots. Now it is my mom and I who run the place, with the help of my cousin and best of friend, Evee. She works at the bakery and the winery. My mom's brother, Jim and his son Graham are around occasionally, and they usually come down to help during harvest season, but they are usually gone exploring or hunting rare creatures. Each of us have a unique gift.