Visions of the future
Jane had recently finished moving the last bit of boxes from the moving van into her new home, a small little 2 bedroom apartment, with 1 bath, 1 kitchen and a living room, the apartment was just big enough to hold her and a guest if she had one, maybe a roommate, or a girlfriend, if she got lucky, jane thought to herself.
she dropped the last box inside when her stomach gurgled at her, she had worked up an appetite during the move, and had saw a quaint little Cafe she wanted to try on the way in, that looked a short walking distance from her house, even with her cane in mind, which she was thankful for, she had bad days and good days since the accident, someone had decided they were going to be irresponsible with their and everyone else life.
Unfortunately jane had to pay the price for that other persons decision, it wasn't fair, but there was nothing to be done about it that hadn't already been done, she would forever be in a small bit of pain whenever she walked, or walked to much or too far, though she supposed it could of been worse, she could of lost her ability to walk altogether.
she was told if the accident had gone any differently then that might of been the case, she then shook her head from those thoughts, grabbed her favorite coat and then her cane, and walked down to the Cafe she saw earlier, where she saw two very cute woman wearing lesbian pride pins on their uniform, which honestly pleasently surprised jane a bit.
this didn't seem like the type of town that would be overly accepting of her community, she also saw one of the barista's behind the glass muffin display case and grab a couple and bite into one and stick the other into the pocket of her apron, which was a bit confusing cause A.That was unsanitary and B.unprofessional, but she'd ignore it, she moved to get away from that type of judgemental mindset that was all too similar to her parents, and now here, she was doing it.
she walked to the counter and introduced herself, "uh, hi I'm jane, i just moved into town, nice place you have here". God she sounded awkward she thought in her head, the barista behind the counter smiled, "hi, I'm Rachel, and this Is my girlfriend and Muffin theif Mabel, and yes I saw that". Rachel gently pulled the other girl by the ear till she was standing next to her by the cash register.
"I thought you liked it when I ate your muffin" Mabel, teased and fake pouted, Rachel went a very cute shade of red, before stammering, "y..y.. you can't say things like that front of the customers, it's unprofessional". Jane immediately decided she was definitely going to be a regular if only to see Mable bully Rachel, "I'm sorry about that, me and Mabel are going to be having a long talk about work place appropriate behavior, are you ready to order hun?".
Jane couldn't help but laugh a little through her order, "No worries, I'm sure your talk will be very constructive, anyway. I'd like a blueberry muffin, and Caramel Drizzle Mocha Machiato", Rachel's face turned beat red again along with mabels, these two were adorable together.
Jane found a seat next to a window and it didn't take long for her order to arrive, Mabel was the one to deliver and had apparently invited herself to sit down at janes table, "since your new here, I probably should be the one to give you the warning, don't fall asleep directly under the aurora borealis, weird things tend to happen to those who do".
Jane raised her eyebrow, and asked "weird like what, your not going to tell me aliens will kidnap me and turned me into steamed Ham, are you?". Mabel laughed, and replied "nothing like that has happened here, though I heard one dude got turned into a bear". Rachel then came up behind Mabel, and asked "Mable, are you telling tall tales again and scaring our new customer,?".
Mable shook her head and pouted, while saying "it's not a tall tale, these things happen, life is strange like that, though she really should be careful hyperthermia is a thing here". Jane laughed, "well, I suppose it can't hurt to be careful, I better get going then".
Jane picked up her stuff and left out the door, half way through her walk home, her leg decided it suddenly wanted to have a very bad day for no reason, jane guessed she was probably just not used to the cold, luckily there was a nice bench in the middle of her path home, and it gave her the perfect view of the aurora borealis.
it was absolutely gorgeous, she suddenly felt her eyes get heavy, she knew she should get home to where it's nice and warm but her legs wouldn't move and her body was telling it needed rest, surely just falling asleep just this once couldn't hurt, she drifted off, and then she saw in the colors, the most beautiful sight she had ever seen, a tiny baby, with fat little cheeks and chubby cheeks all made from the wisp and strands of the colors of the aurora borealis.
it made Her heart ache more than anything,she had always wanted a baby, to carry one, to feel all the pain and joy that would Come with that, but she was a trans woman and it's something life would never afford her. But there was a feeling if she could just reach out and touch the finger tips of the infant reaching for her something amazing would happen. It was calling her name, and she had just managed to touch them when she heard someone calling her name, "jane, jane,.JANE!".
She woke up, and she felt warm, now really warm, she then saw Rachel standing over her. "Oh thank god, ARE YOU CRAZY?!, falling asleep like that in Alaska at night. DID YOU WANT TO FREEZE TO DEATH?". Rachel's voice boomed it reminded jane a bit too much of her mother's and she shrunk down and made herself small, "sorry I didn't mean too, it just happened".
Rachel seemed to realize the effect she was having wasn't the one she wanted to give, she gently touched janes shoulder, "it's alright hun, im not mad and your not in trouble, I was just worried, please dont do that again".
Rachel said in a much gentler voice this time, and then handed Jane a drink that was really warm. "Drink this, you'll feel better then you can get more sleep, we really just wanted to make sure you were alive first,".
Jane took a sip of the drink handed to her. It was hot chocolate, actually it was the best hot chocolate she had in her life. "This is really good". She remarked and then looked around, and realized she wasn't outside or at her apartment. "Where am i?". Jane asked.
Rachel sighed before replying. "Your at mine and mables apartment, we didn't have access to your place and needed to get you somewhere warm so you could dethaw, and we could keep an eye on you".
Jane then suddenly remembered. "My cane, please tell me you grabbed that when you picked me up".
Rachel, pointed towards a glass and metal coffee table in front of a fireplace where janes cane was resting "don't worry, we remembered, I can hand it to you if you'd like but you would really be better off resting". Rachel explained.
Jane sighed and said. "Alright, but just for a couple day's, I still need to find a job here soon".
Rachel then smiled "you know I can always use an extra hand at the Cafe and someone who won't snack on the stock, we're never that busy so you wouldn't have to walk all that much and if by off chance we do, just let me know if you need a rest and Mable can take over, we wont be able to pay you all that much but enough for you to live on".
Jane then smiled, "that sounds nice actually, I'll take it, it'll be my way of repaying you". Jane replied. Rachel snorted "you don't have to repay us, we were just trying to do the right thing, plus it will be nice to have another cute face around the shop". Janes face flushed red. Was Rachel flirting with her? Nah, that's silly. They only just met. She's probably just being nice. Rachel then pushed her gently back down on to the couch she was on. "Rest now, I mean it". Rachel said in a tone that brokered no arguments. "Alright alright, maybe closing my eyes for a tiny bit won't hurt". Jane replied in a half yawn. It wasn't long before she fell asleep again, her mind then dreamed of the baby from before, but it wasn't quite as vivid of heart aching as last time.