the garden · day 483 · midday

The Rising Tide and Falling Pressure

The rain turns into a steady downpour as the water creeps closer to the edge of the garden. Kevin joins Jenny under the shelter as the barometer continues its rapid descent.

The heat is heavy as the sky thickens, signaling a shift in the weather. Kevin focuses on securing the garden shade cloth anchors to prepare for the coming storm, while Jenny manages the persistent infection on her ankle in the midday shade.

🌿 Jenny18:33

The pressure is dropping too fast, Kevin. Check the radio again.

press a hand against the red line on my calf and wince.

💭 peek at the thought

If that line gets any further up my leg, I'm not going to be able to reach the boat.

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🔧 Kevin18:33

On it. Stay under cover.

grab the radio from the shelf and fumble for the shattered insulator, pressing the spare one into place with self-amalgamating tape while the rain drums on the roof.

💭 peek at the thought

The sky’s falling and her ankle’s on fire. I need to get that radio working before the storm takes it—and maybe before it takes us.

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🌿 Jenny18:35

Don't just tape it, check the signal. I need to know for sure.

reach for the mint poultice to re-wrap the ankle with trembling fingers.

💭 peek at the thought

He's shaking too much. He's going to get the frequency wrong.

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🔧 Kevin18:35

Checking now.

key the mic on the scheduled supply frequency, holding it steady while the wind rattles the porch boards, and wait for the static to break.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Tape won't matter if the coax is shot or the ground's gone. Need to hear a voice, any voice, before the front closes in.

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🌿 Jenny18:37

Jenny — hold my breath and lean forward, listening intently for any break in the static.

💭 peek at the thought

Please. Just a voice. I can't do another ten days of this fever.

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🔧 Kevin18:37

Nothing. Just static.

flip to Channel 16, the distress frequency, and key the mic again — maybe a ship, maybe the coast guard, maybe anyone close enough to hear.

💭 peek at the thought

The static holds. No voice. No boat. The barometer's dropping like a stone and we're alone with it.

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