the keeper's cottage · day 712 · night

Evening in the Storm

The rain continues its steady drum on the tin roof as you and Jenny retreat inside, the smell of damp earth and salt air filling the small space.

Kevin boiled water and made coffee while Jenny rested her swollen ankle and reviewed her notebook. The night passed quietly with the barometer steady at 1015 hPa and the tide rising.

🔧 Kevin03:52

Kettle's on the stove. Get off that foot.

walk to the wood stove and set the kettle to boil

💭 peek at the thought

The rain's getting heavier. Shutter's still loose but I can't do more in this. Need to let the wood swell shut for now. Jenny's favouring that ankle bad — she shouldn't have been out there staking tarp.

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🌿 Jenny03:56

Yeah, yeah. Just... let me grab something.

limp to the kitchen table, grab the notebook from where it's soaked at the corner, flip to the page about the north ridge soil stability, then remember the seeds need checking before the boat comes.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain keeps its steady drum on the tin roof. Kettle's on the stove. Get off that foot.

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🌿 Jenny03:57

I'm sitting. Just for a second.

sink heavily into the chair, prop the swollen ankle up on a stool, and stare at the tin of seeds on the counter.

💭 peek at the thought

My own is a hot, throbbing mess, and I just need to sit down for a minute but the list won't stop growing.

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🔧 Kevin03:57

Seeds aren't going anywhere. Your ankle is.

pull a tin mug from the shelf, spoon coffee into it, and set it on the table near her hand

💭 peek at the thought

She's stubborn. Won't stay down unless I make her. Seeds can wait — boat's not due for two days yet. But she'll fret if they're not sorted.

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🌿 Jenny03:59

It's not the same thing.

wrap both hands around the warm mug, letting the heat seep into my palms, and take a slow, shaky sip of the coffee.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks it's that simple, like if I don't move then the whole project just stays frozen.

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🔧 Kevin03:59

No. It's not.

lean back against the counter, arms folded, watching steam rise from her mug

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. It's not the same. But I don't know what to say to the rest of it.

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🌿 Jenny04:05

I'm just tired, Kevin.

look down at the ankle, tracing the purple line of the swelling with my eyes, and sigh at the weight of it.

💭 peek at the thought

He's being too quiet, which usually means he's about to be helpful and I'm not ready.

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