Ramblings of a Sim Addict

Promise kept watch for Mitch from her window. Her heart was pounding, hands were sweating, and mind was racing in anticipation of his arrival. When the doorbell finally rang, Promise tripped over her feet as she ran to answer the door. She took a few moments to compose herself and greeted Mitch with a warm smile and received one in return. They began talking and Promise started telling Mitch her favorite story, when the phone rang. It didn’t take Promise long to decide whom was more important; she ignored the ringing phone and invited Mitch outside so she could finish her story.

The night began to cool and the sun set as Mitch leaned in to kiss Promise for the first time. The pair had spent most of the night talking, but it was getting late and Mitch had to get going. So, he decided to take a chance and the chance paid off. Promise floated back into her house after Mitch’s departure. On her way to bed, she hit the flashing message button on her answering machine and erased Remington’s proposal of a date for next Sunday.

Promise was kept extremely busy for the next month, studying to be promoted to nurse. She had little time to spend with Mitch, but she managed to talk to him every night on the phone. Mitch loved to surprise Promise with flowers and romantic phone messages during their separation. Then finally, Promise got her well-deserved promotion. She called Mitch that night and invited him over to help her celebrate.

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Promise awoke the next morning with a smirk on her face and an extra bounce in her step. As she entered the kitchen to get her morning coffee, she instantly noticed the grocery basket sitting on her counter. “He wasn’t a dream,” she sighed. “Mitch is real and I did meet him last night.” Still floating, Promise made her way out to her mailbox to pick up her newspaper. She began her morning ritual of flipping through the classified ads, when she accidentally spilled her coffee all over the paper. “OH NO,” she shouted. “Now I can barely make out what is written in the ads.” There was only one ‘help wanted’ ad that Promise could read, so she was forced to take the job. She called the number provided and later that day an ambulance came to pick her up and whisked her to her new employer.

The ambulance bellowed up to Promise’s doorstep late that night and as she waved her goodbye to the driver, she screamed. She had found her dream career! Promise loved her day working as an EMT and she was looking forward to being promoted to a paramedic. All she could think about was climbing the medical career ladder and one day becoming a doctor.

Her heart felt light that night and when she walked into her house, her glaze fell instantly on the empty basket of groceries on her counter. Before she had a chance to second guess herself, she called the grocery store and asked for Mitch. He was just finishing his shift and asked her permission to come and visit her that night. She was elated that he wanted to see her that night and immediately told him she would love to have him come over.

Welcome to Hangman’s Gulch! This beautiful dessert community was once home to some of the most influential families, Simville had ever known. Unfortunately, with the closing of the Hangman Diamond Mine, most of the residents had to move in order to find new employment; however, four families remained. The Cobra family, Westmores, Groves and Silvers decided to stay in Hangman’s Gulch, with the hope of rebuilding it into the thriving metropolis it once was, but will their efforts pay off or will each drive their families into the ground?
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