username: BadgerBuddies
name: Chelsie
gender: Heifer
collar: ????? Surprise me?? I trust you<33
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There was a brief moment of static before the TV screen flicked off. A gentle sigh and the placing of the remote could be heard in the now near silence. A pale heifer with unusually unique ears sat across from the screen, now able to see her reflection in it. There was despair, and sorrow in her eyes.
Some days, and more and more now lately, it felt like the whole world was mere seconds away from coming crumbling down. So much sadness, so much hate, so much pain.
Where was the love? the heifer, named Chelsie wondered. I think there’s even a Black Eyed Peas song about this feeling.
The rest of Chelsie’s Friday afternoon and evening was spent feeling powerless, trying to think,
what could I do to fix things? Now of course, fixing the entire world is a pretty sizable job for just one heifer, but maybe she could at least fix parts of it.
Chelsie decided to seek out advice from her housemates. They were a pretty diverse group of Buttermilks, each with different skills, passions, and ideology, so surely someone would be able to help! Surprisingly, the resident baker,
Nutmeg, seemed to be the hero Chelsie was searching for.
“We can work together; I love to bake, and, not to brag but, I’d like to think I’m pretty good at it! Where I lack talent is decorating what I bake... but with your artistic talent, I’m sure you’ll pick up cake and cookie decorating in no time!”
The wheels started turning in Chelsie’s head as Nutmeg spoke. She smiled at the warm, spice colored heifer, and agreed to form what she considered the ultimate partnership in do-gooding. Was this the Earth-shattering change she was looking to make? Not exactly. But at least it was something, and the world needed any little bit of kindness it could get right now.
The pair spent their Saturday baking up a storm in the kitchen. After a few hours, the entire building smelled divine, and many other Buttermilks were popping their heads in to see if they could snag any goodies. “Nope, these tasty treats are reserved for senior Buttermilks at the Senior Barn” Chelsie quipped without even looking up from her work. It took her a few tries, but it didn’t take her long to master designing beautiful cookie art with her piping bags full of frosting.
Exhausted from their day of baking and decorating, Nutmeg and Chelsie waited until Sunday morning to neatly package their baked goods, each bag wrapped with a little bow. The placed the cookies in a large wicker basket and headed off to the Senior Barn to hand out their treats to the elderly Buttermilks, and to spend some time with them, as many didn’t get visitors very often.
The seniors were delighted by the company of two younger Buttermilks, and the kindness they had spread with their cookies made with love. Chelsie started to think to herself,
maybe I should do things like this more often... sometimes the world can feel like such a bitter place, but I can always make my world a little bit brighter.(525)