the keeper's cottage · day 595 · night

The Storm Breaks

The first heavy drops hit the tin roof just as the wind begins to howl through the eaves.

Kevin spends the day focusing on the porch step, ensuring the structure is solid before the coming storm. Jenny remains in the cottage, struggling with the pain in her ankle as the humidity stays high.

🔧 Kevin18:41

Radio check in ten. Then lights out.

Walk inside the cottage and secure the porch door behind me.

💭 peek at the thought

Storm's here. Generator's strapped. Porch bolts held. Now the waiting starts.

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🌿 Jenny18:43

I'll be at the radio. Just keep the shutters tight.

I reach for my sketchbook on the nightstand to trace the veins of a sea beet leaf before the pain makes my hand shake.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping faster than the barometer predicted. If the wind shifts to the north, the garden wall will take the brunt. way ankle is a furnace today; I need to check if the swelling is receding or if the antibiotics are just buying time.

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🔧 Kevin18:43

Shutters are battened. West side first if the glass goes.

Move to the kitchen, check the generator exhaust vent is clear, then pour two mugs of the corned beef broth from the pot.

💭 peek at the thought

Her hand's steadier than she lets on. The shaking comes after, not during.

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🌿 Jenny18:45

The west side should hold, I checked the bolts.

I pull my leg up onto the cot, wincing as the weight shifts off the throbbing ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's thinking about the glass, and I'm thinking about the seeds. If the roof leaks over the tin, the moisture will rot before I even find a patch of stable soil.

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