After we met Anne and her family, more and more survivors managed to find their way here into our little town. We now had about five families in town, each one more than happy to live here, in the new Moonlight Falls. It was nice being able to talk to other people, and help some others in our settlement learn how to hunt, fish and cook and even help them build simple homes. I was thoroughly enjoying the life we had created for ourselves.

"Abbi," Chester asked.

"Yeah babe?" I called from the kitchen as I prepared dinner.

"What do you think about us opening up a store?"

"A...store?" I asked, highly confused.

"Yeah," Chester grinned, "Like, a grocery store. A few people around town have kind of been wanting one, saying that you produce the best crops and we both know that with how many plants you have, and how much they produce that we're never going to eat all of it, why not open up a store?"

"I mean, it sounds like it could be a good idea. I certainly wouldn't mind supplying some of the fruits and vegetables, but maybe someone else in town could help out too?" I said hesitantly.

"Of course, just like some other people in the town are also going to supply meat, it wont be just us keeping it running."

I gave Chester a small smile, "Okay, well, let's get started, I want to have it done before winter."



As soon as everyone in town found out that we were going to be building a store, any spare time that anyone could manage to give went to building that store, a bit in a hurry to get it up before winter started. It was also kind of a big deal because after I mastered the logic skill, Chester and I were able to figure out how to have electricity once more, which would help tremendously with keeping the food fresher, longer.

Chester lead the way in the project, giving tips to those who helped him, and ultimately, he did most of the work himself.

This meant, however that Chester was too busy to hunt. Luckily, Shane was deemed by his father old enough to go out and do it on his own, as long as he brought Rusty.

Shane and Rusty loved to go out and hunt, and while at first I was unsure about having a hunting dog, he's been nothing but an asset, even herding up the local wild horses so those of us in the town could tame and breed them.



The twins, of course, were a handful. However, Chester would be home whenever he could and when he was here, he'd do what he could about spending time with them, and helping me teach them their basic skills. Both of them were very smart and happy children and they learned their basic skills quickly.

Most the time, the two of them would play in the garden while I was outside working in it. Brynne was very calm, she always was. Often times, though Brent would upset her by trying to use her as his own personal ladder, or trying to take her toy.

Sometimes, she'd get very mad, others times she wouldn't care, it simply depended on Brynne's mood for the day. I'd always step in and tell Brent to play nice, but there were a few times I had to put him in time out.



Life was starting to get better. We had a steady source of food, we had electricity, and we opened a store and we had a community that was close. For now, everything about where we lived was wonderful.

One of the families in town knew how to breed and tame horses, so now, we all had a bit of a faster way to get around the vast valley of our town. I was so happy to ride again, I had gotten so used to it when I was back with my parents but until now, I never knew how much I missed it.



After we opened the store, other survivors came in left and right. We now had about 12 families living in our small little town. Chester showed all of those who were interested how to build and make things. It was a little late in the year to start building, but with the large influx of people who didn't have any shelter, it was important to build them homes so they could survive the winter. The entire community pulled together for a second time this year and helped all the new people in the neighborhood build homes.



After weeks of non-stop working, all the homes were finished.To celebrate, Chester and I invited everyone to a harvest party at our home.

The entire neighborhood came and everyone had a fantastic time and for the first time in a while I honestly thought we had a shot at restoring the world.