Cliff Rose Year 1 Spring: Smalarz
Year 1
Fall: Hanger, Dominion, Shingler, Girls Dorm, Boys Dorm
Spring: Lost Season, Girls Dorm, Boys Dorm, Smalarz,
Is it possible to ruin something that never existed in the first place? I thought I had. My whole vision of my future with Alberta seemed to be crashing around me; she wouldn't speak to me, she wouldn't look at or acknowledge me. She didn't even flinch when i suggested i simply move in with Tasia. Then one day, after I finished building the house for her (whatever she chose it was her house) she smiled at me for the first time. She told me the house was beautiful, that she loved it. I don't know what changed, i don't know what i did to be so lucky but just like that we were friends again. She had decided to give me another chance. - Antwan S.
I love their tiny house! (Note the Best friends symbol above her head.)
There is only one way to christen the new home.
Antwan: Will you tell me what I did to get so lucky? How could you forgive me?
Alberta: . . . honestly? I cheated on you. I was so angry. Then after I kissed him I realized that I couldn't be angry with you if I had done the same thing.
Alberta: Do you forgive me?
He didn't think there was anything that needed forgiving.
Not everyone feels that way though.
Antwan: I heard the new colony is finished. It's about 10 miles to the south of us.
Alberta: *chewing noises*
Antwan: You always give the best input honey.
Pretty face
Tasia is lonely.
Little by little the relationship became stronger and the Smalarz's truly fell in love.
Even building a romance there was work to do
and skills to train. The Smalarz spent much of their time homesteading, stocking the cooler and painting to sell to Earth.
A preganacy was part of both of their plans, just not so soon! Thy had barely any credits for a bigger house, and their plot of land was much too hilly for expansion anywhere but up. For now though Alberta was simply happy to have a little one on the way.
**(NOTE: I know it seems odd but all of these chapters are techniqually happening at the same time, so Alberta ACTUALLY got pregnant BEFORE Paola did. So basically at this point Paola isn't pregnant yet, Rue isn't a Plant!Sim yet, etc. There's so much retconning that will happen so excuse it)
Alberta invited her friends over every few days to keep the boredom away. They were both gushing over her and Paolas pregnancies and talk of the new colonists. Some days a new face would appear walking down the paths and admiring the older colonists homes and gardens.
Alberta: You know it could be twins. That would be nice!
Paola: yeah. . . nice is a word. I'm as big as a whale.
Alberta: Maybe but I heard Rue talking with you the other day; he says you're a cute whale! Maybe you should go see him?
Paola: I know he's a wonderful man, and honestly I do like him but I just don't want to get involved with anyone right now. Besides he has kept to himself a lot lately. I don't know if he's really interested or not.
To help the floundering bee population on Earth NASA shipped a colony of bees. They would help with polination of the settlers crops, assist in bringing greenery to the dead planet, and ensure that Colony Collapse Syndrom never took all of the precious insects. None of these things stopped them from being a pain in Antwans ass. Literally.
Alberta, for one, was grateful for all of the bugs. Not only the helpful ones shipped in from Earth but the mysterious ones that appeared shortly after the colonists arrived. Each bug was another link in the eco-system that kept her garden thriving.
BUMP!
When the pains started Alberta wasn't sure what was happening but has they grew closer together and more intense she yelled for Antwan that it was time. She had heard from Lina that her births were both easy but strange. Lina had said something about a green light and a calming feeling. Alberta couldn't say much about what Lina experienced but she saw the green light and she would swear later that she heard the planet sing.
Christoper Julian Smalarz
Antwan could finally hold his son in his arms. He could kiss his little head and his little feet. Christopher was perfect.
The newest settlment brought along animals to help populate the world. The dogs took to the barren alndscape best striking out in packs or as lone animals begging for their meals. ne in particular liked to slink around the Smalarz home and was always rewarded with kitchen scraps. With the new baby at home and a bunch of new faces roaming the area Alberta thought it would be best if the dog she'd named shadow came into the house as a guard dog.
Like most of the animals sent to Cliff Rose Shadow was homeless on Earth, he had never had a human family. As soon as he was let in the house he began to chew the furniture .
Alberta: No, Shadow. you do not chew the bed.
With Christopher in the house Shadow was left to his own devices more often than not and he usually chose to spend his days lounging outside or disapearing over the hills. Not having to worry about him Alberta could care for her new son and her garden in peace.
That is until they woke in the night to find Shadow, who is able to let himself in via a doggy-door, growling at Christopher. The dog simply hated the baby and grew more aggressive towards him by the day. With a hard kick on the ass Antwan showed Shadow out. After that the dog returned to the old rutine of begging for scraps every few days or so.
Antwan: I think i'm going to build a little fence for when you're bigger. I still like Shadow but I like you a lot more little buddy.
Barley a days goes by that I don't ask myself how I got this lucky. I live on Mars, with a wife I love and who loves me back, and now I have a son. someone to carry on my family name, someone I can watch grow and tell stories to, someone who will call me Dad and who i can love unconditionally for the rest of my life. It's a feeling like no other. I know he's still young but I swear he looks at me and recognizes me as his father. I can be happy with Christopher for the rest of my days but it would best nice to have thsi again, to have many little reminders of how much Alberta and I love each other. Maybe someday. A. Smalarz
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Achievments:
O Birth of Christopher
O We now have townies because they techniqually opened a home business at one point
O Their marriage survived.
This whole time these two have hated each other but as soon as I get them on the lot together they're best friend and autonomusly make a baby. Go figure.
I haven't stepped away from this story i promise, i know i should have posted this a while ago but i was busy planning my Camp NaNoWriMo novel for April. It's going to be a prequel to the events of Project Cliff Rose :) I'm excited about it!
See you all in the comments :P