Another great morning to start the day, still not used to this new bed but I didn’t feel my back aching so much, which is good! Started the day at 5:30 AM, I felt like I didn’t have enough sleep but I didn’t feel too tired either. Still got my usual coffee and toast, watching TV for a bit. Nothing worth watching so early but I sort of phased it out of my thoughts, thinking about today and if I’d go to town with my new outfit, or if I’ll stick with my old dresses to sell some lettuces from our farm. Wasn’t too sure what to go for, but it didn’t matter. I got a call from mom, saying she’d be needing me to work at the farm today and that it was going to be a long day of ploughing the fields.

I was sad to have to help today. I expected to go see the humans today, but I guess my plans didn’t matter. I can’t let mom and dad down after all.

I dressed up with one of my dresses, an old one I’ve worn since I was 16, and it seems to have gained some colors and has ripped in places, but it’s perfect to work in the field. I put on some old shoes I have and went on my way to my family’s home. The sky didn’t look so good, with all the clouds but they didn’t announce any rain for today.

The trip to my parents was about 30 minutes around the outside of the forest. I took my time to enjoy the fresh air, I even hummed an old song we used to sing when I was little, about how Giants find safety among the trees and it reflects how we’ve been hiding from humans in the past, though we still sing it to the children! It’s called “The Trees Who Talk”, and it goes like this:

“The trees who talk
Can also see
The trees who talk
Who could they be

They laugh and walk
Along with me
The trees who talk
No one can see”

There’s more to it but I can’t think of the full song right now. It’s quite dear to my heart, I wish I could share how the melody sounds.

Anyway, I made it back and my neighbour’s kids jumped at me right away, the little pests kept running in our house and wake me up from my nap to go play with them, even though I just don’t have the same energy as them! They’re 10 and 8, a boy and a girl respectively. The boy is going to grow tall, I can tell, he’s already about as tall as I was when I was his age, and I used to be the tall girl, and still am!

Mom was in the kitchen getting our lunch ready as I was slowly making my way there through everyone’s warm reception. We’re very united and warm to each other among Giants, it’s a very strong bond we share. We sort of had to, really. Mom gives me a hug as I walk in, she barely stands tall enough to reach my chest, I still don’t know where I got my height from…

Dad was with our other two neighbours, shouting about stuff I didn’t care, he waved at me and I waved back. My father doesn’t really like me hanging out with humans, he thinks they still don’t really like us. Not to mention that there’s a very big sense of both fear and superiority among us towards humans, most see them as these small aggressive and arrogant lookalikes who cause nothing but problems. I don’t see humans like that, instead, I have a huge fascination for them and I tend to be picked on because of it.

My dad keeps saying that I go to “pick up horseradish” or “settle with the imps” as a means to pick on me for having human friends. I don’t like when he does that…

After helping mom getting all of our stuff ready for the day, we headed to the farms through the forest. We all know our way around quite well at this point, to it was a straight shot to our destination. Our Giant farm is located in a huge clearing in a place very hard for humans to reach, thankfully we can just leg it up and get there. My two older brothers were there, Magnus who’s 31 years old, and Celso who’s 29 years old. I’m 24 and stand taller than them, which makes them pick on me for my size. I think Magnus might have a complex about it… Either way, they were both hard at work already, moving bags and crates around, Celso was already working on the other side of the field ploughing away. I walked up to him after grabbing the plough and asked him how things were going, as to which he replies that his legs were worse but it wouldn’t stop him from helping.

I’m concerned about him, Giants have a lot of health problems due to their sizes, my dad has irregular heart problems, my mom can’t stand for too long, Celso with his leg problems… Thankfully, Magnus and I are fine, but it’s still painful to know so many of us just don’t hold well. I told him to go rest a little but he refuses and tells me to shut up and plough. He hasn’t changed, the same old big brother I know!

We worked a lot, it took the entire morning and I couldn’t feel my arms or legs from the effort. I was sweating profusely and so was Celso. We took a break for lunch, my stomach could be heard from town, as Magnus put it. We cleared a lot this morning and I was quite proud. Happier I was to have my mom’s wonderful vegetable soup she usually makes. So we sat down and talked about how I was dealing with the new house and I said it was alright, I loved the new place, but I still miss them. Apparently, Magnus has finally worked out the courage to talk to that girl he kept grooming in his mind, he wouldn’t shut up about it, asking me advice and all that. I swear I’m happy that he finally just talked to her! I was happy when he told us the news during lunch, he seemed definitely happier today!

After lunch, we went to our farmhouse to rest, we have rooms in there to sleep, as Giants need to sleep much more than humans, we can’t skip this, I was knackered… I believe we woke up at 4 PM but I can’t be certain. Still had a lot of work to finish up and we worked at it. All necessary land was ploughed in the end, while Magnus and mom finished seeding it. This took us the entire afternoon and we walked back to have dinner.

It was a very tiresome day, but I’m used to it. I couldn’t think of anything else but to shower… We had a bit more soup and got treated with some boar on the side, we don’t usually eat meat as it messes with my mom’s stomach but it was a nice treat for us! I thanked them for the time, and went back home alone. I was happy to spend time with my family but I’m still sad I couldn’t see anyone in town today. I hope I’m free tomorrow for a visit.

Now, I’m home, just took a shower and I’m ready to go to bed. I’m going to read a bit in bed after I finish this entry, and since tomorrow is Sunday, I might sleep in, Sundays are usually free for us from farm work! I might go pack a few lettuces and potatoes to sell, we’ll see.

As for now, I’ll be back with more tomorrow!