the garden · day 739 · morning

Approaching Storm

The air grows death still before the wind finally picks up from the east. Kevin and Jenny meet near the cottage as the first heavy drops begin to fall.

The sky thickens as the pressure drops, signaling an approaching storm. Kevin helps a struggling Jenny back to the cottage, managing her pained ankle while the wind begins to pick up. They secure the house and retreat inside as the first heavy drops of rain fall.

🔧 Kevin18:41

Porch shutters are battened. Generator's tied down. You need to get inside before the gusts hit thirty.

walk to the cottage porch and check the shutter bolts one last time

💭 peek at the thought

Front's here. Wind's backing east — means the low's tracking south of us. We've got maybe twenty minutes before it sheets.

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🌿 Jenny18:45

I'm coming. Just let me grab the sketchbook first.

limp toward the garden wall, leaning heavily on the heavily cane.

💭 peek at the thought

way own is throbbing in time with the pressure drop; this storm is going to be a mess.

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🔧 Kevin18:45

Sketchbook's on the kitchen table. I moved it when I cleared the breakfast things. Get in the door, Jen.

step down off the porch and meet her halfway, arm out to take her weight

💭 peek at the thought

She's pushing it. Ankle's not weight-bearing yet. If she goes down in the mud out there, I'm carrying her back.

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🌿 Jenny18:47

I have it. I can walk.

lean into his side, wincing as the weight shifts on the infected ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

he's being helpful and it makes me feel even smaller because I'm failing.

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🔧 Kevin18:47

Didn't say you couldn't. Said get in the door.

hook an arm around her waist and steer them both toward the cottage, moving fast as the first sheet of rain hits

💭 peek at the thought

Stubborn. But she's lighter than an engine block and I've hauled heavier things through worse weather.

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🌿 Jenny18:51

Okay. I know.

stumble across the threshold and get inside as the door way shut.

💭 peek at the thought

the wind is turning too fast, the salt is going to get into everything in five minutes.

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🔧 Kevin18:51

Sit. I'll get the kit.

kick the door shut against the wind, bolt it, and head for the medical supplies on the high shelf

💭 peek at the thought

She's soaked through. Ankle's hot to the touch even through the wet cloth. Need to get her dry and check the dressing before the fever spikes again.

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🌿 Jenny18:55

way.

sink into the kitchen chair, clutching the own to my chest.

💭 peek at the thought

my ankle is throbbing so hard I can see the pulse in the skin. I hate being useless.

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🔧 Kevin18:55

Blanket's on the hook. Wrap up.

pull the wool blanket from the peg by the stove and drape it over her shoulders, then fetch the first aid kit from the shelf

💭 peek at the thought

She's shivering. Cold rain on a fevered body. Get her warm first, then look at the ankle.

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🌿 Jenny18:57

Thanks.

wrap the wool tight around myself, shivering as the wind howls.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm freezing even though the leg is burning up. The barometer is screaming right now.

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