"Mommy! Daddy!"
Justin quickly pulled out of his very heated 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVVRT4z8GY
kiss with Mary. Pulling the sheets up, he went to cover both of their 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3VkbmqkFL
naked bodies. After which, he laughed as he rolled off of Mary and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡez2gljxijB
turned towards their door. "Come on in, girls!" He called.
Two 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8eysxNNli
small girls ran in with the biggest smiles reaching their face. One was a376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0CWlwp9lq
red-haired girl with blue eyes, the other a brown-haired girl with 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRyO2Xwg4b
violet eyes. The red-haired girl, Ida, was the oldest, at six years old,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3bcDL0xMs
and the blonde, Ethel, was three. In her arms, Ida carried a baby girl,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqBIOfTzGT
Sallie. Sallie was six months old and had black hair and green eyes.
Sitting376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGknGZyyKL
up a little on the bed, not letting the sheets fall past his hips, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7lUcGhY8q
Justin held his arms out and helped Ethel into the bed. Then he helped 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9k0INlIJqO
Ida, and took Sallie into his arms. "Good morning, sweethearts." He 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPKn2gwBkV
greeted them as he gave a kiss to the top of each of their heads. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5FYV3VjnK
Wrapping an arm around Mary, he held all four of his girls close and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtblTyiARBa
sighed in content.
"Are you going to take me riding today, daddy? 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWerG3uzvRh
You promised me, last night, that you would." Ida asked excitedly. She 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHY5tUEEDq
was a beautiful girl, and had even been deemed a much beautiful baby, as376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbizR2jAqE
an infant. They had no clue where she got her red hair and blue eyes; 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJFdaxDw6x
it was one mystery that they figured made her that much more unique. And376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3Ijq188oq
they loved her for her uniqueness.
He beamed over at his oldest 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6akAiCVvEJ
and poked her nose playfully. "Well if I promised, don't you think I'd 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5tPeq3INU
take you riding? Since when has your daddy ever made a promise he can't 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgJXMFFouV
keep?"
Mary chuckled and stroked Ida's hair with loving fingers. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09qxdiIm5Y
"One of the many wonderful qualities about your father, Ida, is that he 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0krVQDyvw
has never made a promise that he cannot keep. He's a smart man, not a 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nQDnLIgNm
dumb one." She told the girl.
Justin scoffed teasingly. "Wow, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDH28z0buc
thank you for that backhanded compliment, love. Girls, I love your 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhHQkwRbuG
mother with all my heart, but she is very good with giving compliments 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTDyHw757e
in backhanded ways." He saw the look on his wife's face and gulped 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLP8WGO9JY
slightly. "I-I mean…uh…thank you very much, dear?" He suggested with a 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O7KiqTuxe
crooked smile as though saying, please, just don't hurt me.
She 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2iHIcqxAY
laughed outright and shook her head. "I wasn't going to punch you, Jus. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejvfrEBmFy
And even if I wanted to, I still wouldn't; not while you have the baby."376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ256dPr6xmr
She reminded him.
He sighed in relief and pressed his lips to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlREeRoBeq
Sallie's head. "You saved your old man's hide, Sal." He said gratefully.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUMaAQLyYQ
Then he looked back toward Ida, remembering their conversation before. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFO2KSaIQNz
"We'll go out riding, after breakfast, Ida. Speaking of, whatcha say we 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0Lj7xxIGw
get up and make something for these munchkins, dear?" He said to Mary.
She hummed. "I suppose we should. How bout you get it started, and I'll feed Sal?"
"Sure."376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WywbTMNMZ
He agreed. He was just about to get up, when he remembered the state he376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWrm9uWSCr
and Mary were in. He blushed lightly, glaring at his wife's sly smile. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOE459O0qT1
"Ida, Ethel, why don't you two go get dressed while mommy and daddy get 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXCPAsIbpU
ready?" He suggested to his daughters.
The girls ran out eagerly, their messy hair swooshing around them. Then they closed the bedroom door as they ran out.
After376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXUi4ouVsl
they were gone, Mary barked a laugh, while Juatin glared playfully at 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzqB1theaJ
her. "Oh shut up." He mumbled while leaning in and kissing her 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRT36bDbEi
collarbone softly.
But she swatted his head, making him pull back 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TpIP1IHbc
and give her a confused look. "I have to feed the baby, and you need to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVzbsfggaV
start breakfast for our other two girls." She reminded him with a 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvNbWdawTT
smiled. At his despondent face, she kissed him softly and ruffled his 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPBCg9RMyq
hair. "Later, lover boy."
He grinned slyly, stroking her arm with 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqzLcG53Mz
such softness. "I'll hold you to that, sweetheart." Then he rolled out 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTIh5A2leD
of bed, albeit reluctantly, and went to dress. After which, he left to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbn2qo3c3t
head for the kitchen to make breakfast.
As he stood at the old 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75eQavwRzS
stove, his two oldest daughter came bounding in, their long hair still a376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHgweeqE6R
mess and in need of help. He laughed as he put the spoon with which he 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrSykapXGd
was using to make porridge down and knelt in front of them. "You girls 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNvh614Z90
need me to do your hair?" He asked as he stroked each of their heads.
Justin376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQJWu5L4qE
and Mary had gotten married when they were fourteen and nineteen. There376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnSZRDbFvH
was no doubt in Justin's parents' mind that their son was in love, and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iqZ37pL5G
that Mary was in love with him. Mary had fallen in love with him for 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5udiyWluR
more than just his looks though. She'd found out, early on, that he was 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ck0NWeihw
able to cook and clean, unlike many of the suitors that had begged her 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLx8Fx6T4n
for her hand since her father's death, when she was twelve. Justin was 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHcmLFOq6T
different though.
His ability to cook and clean made her one happy376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibBuwOQt8G
woman, when they married. And a year later they had Ida. As she began 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZS52CoOQs
to grow hair, and it grew longer, Mary was pleased to discover more of 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pQAQZlIXN
her husband's hidden talents. He could do hair. He had offered to do 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡax3a5tbKXu
hers on numerous occasions, but she had always insisted on doing it 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIKEidrsR2
herself. But as Ida grew, and she was left tired, Justin had stepped in 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjgdLRrxt8
to do whatever his daughter needed. He could dress her, change her 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUs76zF7Qe
diapers, do her hair, everything. And now, he had two daughters to do 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7zIyPZWQ8
that with; which they both loved when he did their hair.
Ida 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuX87b7yOJ
nodded and held out two leather bands for him. Turning them around, he 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuGVYSmmCw
used the wooden hair brush to gently pry out the nasty knots in their 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTthJAhsmi
beautiful hair. Then he but them into loose braids. After that, he 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7BH1q8zos
grabbed some flowers that Mary always kept on the table, and put them 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRX9AqS2joA
into random spots of the braids. "There we go. There's my beautiful 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFzQ9FdS84
girls." He said pridefully as he touched each of their cheeks and placed376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrhwyCpwRp
light kisses on their foreheads.
The girls each giggled and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroNFnIaTTi
kissed his cheek. "Thanks, daddy." They said unanimously. Picking up the376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJ3sT00eYk
ends of their dresses, they raced to the table and climbed up on the 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Xcr57XQae
chairs that were still to big for them. Justin helped them up and then 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyztyTEhvLO
went back to making breakfast.
Mary came in, not long later, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQABsfNrOH
Sallie in her arms, dressed in a thick dress to keep her from the bitter376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DeMRFIPmX
cold that threatened them during the winter months. Mary herself wore a376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwHlvs8x5f
simple, beat up, blue dress with an apron over top. Her hair was loose,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCizmGM278
with only parts of the front being pulled back into a small braid.
That's376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyKD7bMDq8
when Justin set breakfast in front of everyone. They'd had nothing but 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6alj5TkEi
porridge for the past few weeks, but, unfortunately, that was all they 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMmd0Fi4Es
could afford at the moment. Justin had lost his job at the sawmill 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbc8I0KFxi
several months ago, because of the impact of the war that had just 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlGmv82OVX
started not even half a year ago. The Civil War, as they called it. They376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4addlTsvkn
were at war with their own countrymen. It was sad to see it come to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjIHBherrM
this, and see the effects it cause. Because of it, Justin had lost his 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4PV9W7LG8
job, and they had been reduced to nothing more than rations of food.
She376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDE49nrU0k
looked over at Justin with a soft, hopefully encouraging smile. She 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPmnhWIdeX
knew that losing his job had struck him right in the gut. His pride was,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqa1QezXemG
without a doubt, damaged. With great struggle, she had managed to get 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO77PVjQYEK
him to admit that he felt like a failure as a husband and a father, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5dsTNFrnn
because he lost his job. He felt unable to provide for his own family; 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzjdd2s7M5
to him, that was something worse than death. All he wanted was to give 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiC3oD2yg5
his wife and young daughters a good home, good clothes, and good food. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7aZux1tSZ
Now, he couldn't even do that. It took its toll on him, and she could 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBcIZkGQbo
see it in the way he had started to age from the stress of the last few 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Z7lrrWweJ
months.
They were doing all they could for the time being. She 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vNfat8JdY
would eat little, but still a substantial amount so that she could 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0iEopLKfi
provide milk for Sallie, and he would hardly eat anything. He had 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDDc8UKCAr
started losing a significant amount of weight, which he and Mary could 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoT3RypEpx5
only hope the girls hadn't noticed. She had also lost a great deal 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYonwCpbm0
amount of weight, but still not quite as much as him. Even their 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVa8FZuZCZy
daughter, Ida and Ethel, had begun losing weight because of the food 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvWeRBtV4v
shortage.
He looked around at his family, as he always did at 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDn6jgWDFX
breakfast and dinner, and felt his heart break once more. His wife's 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxEryU0UWS
face, while beautiful as he would always find her and know her to be, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nBCeyYDm2
was shallow, and dark bags lined under her eyes. She looked so…empty. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03UhMc7M2r
His daughters looked weaker than they once were. They used to be so 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgmz1cMDnL
lively; and while they would still run around and play, they couldn't 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcyiSdWfKa
last as long as they once did. One of his favorite things to do, had 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn1TSfn6DM
been to watch his little girls run and play. They were like fairies, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Fo5xSlF1d
when they ran through the tall, summer grass. So beautiful. So 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjCCnkyYdP
enchanting. Now it seemed there was only a sliver of those girls left in376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYim7IksstJ
the daughters he'd raised.
Then there was Sallie. She was smaller376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OQWMpPaU4
than most six month old babies. She'd been born at nine months, she 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VjGGMJ1xt
just wasn't getting the necessary nourishing most babies needed. She was376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAlZSbvw2d
healthy, but looked so torn down compared to most, healthier, six month376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeELTaSxth
olds.
He hated seeing his family so broken up. As a man 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOiLPWpBvN
especially, it hit him right where it hurts. His girls were the most 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3X9jEzsm4
important treasures in his world, and taking care of them felt more like376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbMYwvmW0P
an honor than a duty. To have that honor suddenly taken, and to not be 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlHzdp3e5v
able to give his girls anything more than grits and moldy bread as 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtrz9oYrgB
meals, was about the cruelest thing for him. Now they were suffering, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XeXXEoBzp
and there was nothing her, or anyone else, could do about it.
Mary,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEX0FPivKi
seeing the heartbreak that was all but written on his face, reached 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSY6a5qviK
across the table to take his hand in her own smaller one. With her eyes,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0dGD6Igqz
she told him that it was alright. They were together. They had each 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJIkPlag1G
other. That was all that mattered. And she was right; he knew that. but 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv62eSAunVV
deep in his heart, he couldn't help that feeling of letting them all 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLFMVQ2KO2
down, even though it hadn't been his fault that he was fired.
As 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOBvf1R5aU
the family finished their breakfast in silence, Mary got up and cleared 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIO0E4ncfLx
their pans. Meanwhile, Justin grabbed his hat and rifle and ruffled 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJjwZfFxxb
little Ida's red hair. "You ready to go, half pint?" He asked with a 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwGUiblJW8
broad, loving smile.
Ida jumped up excitedly and bounced on the 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhTiaonfDQ
balls of her feet. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" She squealed. A laugh slipped past 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ288ASVJPxo
her lips when he placed another hat on her head as well. It was a bit 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBTTmRxeU4
too big, and fell slightly over her forehead. But she smiled wider and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2uxt2gfXa
pushed it back up.
"I wanna go, papa!" Ethel said hopefully, lifting her arms toward her father.
He chuckled and picked her up. "When you're a little older, sweetheart." He told her and kissed her brown head.
She376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcGA2btB27
pouted, crossing her arms. And he couldn't get over how much she looked376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2WfbuvQU0
like Mary when she pouted. Other than those violet eyes, of course, she376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5A3whaSMwy
was her mother's spitting image. "Why does Ida get to do everything?"
"She's376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCleTRGslQ
older, Ethel. I know it ain't fair, hon, but I promise that we'll go 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQGlJzCmNm
riding together when you're a little bit older. Alright?" He didn't like376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4leLGH7hGH
disappointing either of his older daughters – Sallie of course being 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNQTeaC4lj
hard to displease because she was only six months old – but he also 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkbw56Blkn
couldn't take major risks. He hadn't taken Ida out riding when she was 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCo3TTdW8u
three, and he wouldn't do that with Ethel or Sallie either. And she 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNu51jJy2U
might not have found it fair at the time, but he knew Ethel would 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57dXEiWYEk
understand one day.
She was still pouting, but nodded anyway. "Ok,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5A98BVoXS
daddy." Kissing his cheek, she wiggled out of his arms and went to play376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbD5Mb91j4
in the small family room.
Mary came forward then and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Be careful?" She whispered.
He376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutDDtTX33r
smiled and nodded. "Of course, darlin'. And I'll bring our daughter 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh5zPFNj9D
back in one piece." He promised, making them both laugh. Then he leaned 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfbL9Ic3Ym
in and kissed her lips chastely. "I love you." He mumbled against her 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW4miAxcQo
lips. Then pulling away, he stooped down to scoop Ida up into his strong376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaqfjU5MgV
arms. "You ready to go, baby?" He asked, nudging his nose against her 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWjQ5ptKNw
soft cheek.
She giggled and kissed his cheek. That was answer 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBrGvSkGPS
enough for her father, as he turned for the door. A last look back, and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2YZ5swnJT
he left with Ida snug against him. Within minutes, he had his horse, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyd87xdd8K
Bobbie, ready and saddled. Then he saddled Mary's horse, Mosey. Picking 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eSSTKwJhF
Ida back up, under her arms, he lifted her up and set her in Mosey's 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ApjFqELmQ
saddle.
Father and daughter spent hours riding the deserted plains376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQpdtT7lm9
of Braiden, which was part of the Dakota Territory. For miles, there 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRnQLPGMNg
was nothing but sage brush and wild grass. The air was fresh, and clean.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUzIeMQQkY
To Justin, that was the best thing about living in the Dakota 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9ttLVylkD
Territory, rather than the big cities. And he couldn't be any happier to376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPbnyJ0oKH
be raising his own family in such a beautiful land.
As they rose 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgVY9Uj9F1
through the plain, over the hills, and through the tufts of rolling 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oXaKcxfUu
grass that danced with the wind, he watched his daughter with a proud 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPl96fqfos
smile. While she looked like no one in their family, he couldn't help 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYfUkMvzm7
but admire all of their qualities that fit into her. She was as close to376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oJY50tDrK
perfect as one could ever be. While she made mistakes, she was quick to376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNH3FRWZvb
try and make up and apologize for those mistakes. And she was quick to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EZUW3pkTE
forgive too. She never once held a grudge, and for that, everyone was 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6RRveN7sK
grateful. Being on her bad side was never fun.
She fit into this 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tStf3Hi2v
life, better than most. This was the life she wanted. So many times, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRT2JZmos3
since she was old enough to speak, she had crawled up into his lap and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKq2tkjZVA
told him that she loved the life of the prairie. It's like living in a 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aRXFG8jDA
fairy-tale, she would tell him. And she knew not only the magical parts 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnc7hG9Io54
of the prairie, but also the dangers of it. She knew the harshness the 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2J6JjvWjsM
winters could bring. She knew to watch for mountain lions, and rattle 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xoNUMvSQk
snakes, and scorpions. She knew how to test whether a berry was safe to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hn46Ycjyi
eat, or deadly poisonous. She knew it all, and still, she loved it. She 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDuanJfRXA
loved all te harsh realities that came with a beautiful land.
She 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMl2aDjTeG
wasn't like all the other girls, he well knew. While other girls loved 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdgURrpIDL
dresses, or butterflies, she preferred to spend her time learning how to376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4qtBxuzUh
survive the rough life of the prairie. Justin and Mary had agreed, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChHDZg7lhF
before they even had children, that any daughters they had needed to be 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx92jnEUCHY
taught how to handle themselves. They couldn't always depend on a man. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCwlmaZ01t
Mary already knew what that was like.
Her father had been a drunk 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5TmUX1jgd
her whole life. Her mother was meek, and never spoke for herself. Being 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EqJ2POGbN
raised mainly by her mother, Mary had been much the same, for years. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjW4Pz0zbzz
When her mother died, when she was seven, nothing changed. She remained 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWh23hXW6xz
the quiet girl that never spoke up to her father. She could hardly take 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLUu9vcUIZ
care of herself, and knew little to nothing about the wilderness.
Her376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoyw8C0ohk
father had never cared, though. He turned a blind eye as to Mary's 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCTFdBST1Z
well-being. The only times he would acknowledge her was to tell her to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkvrRx9b4I
cook, or clean, or to mend his clothes. She was more of a slave to him, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkXGGyvUwb
than a daughter. And when he finally drank himself to death, he left 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAzfPnEUCI
nothing behind for Mary to live a good life from. She didn't know how to376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEubbc7e01
work the small farm she lived on; her father didn't believe in women 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HV3stl1u5
working anywhere else but in the house.
Being thrown, so suddenly,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuDVwME8Bc
into the cruel world that she'd never had to think of before had a big 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppQOcqOeAo
impact on Mary. Being only twelve years of age, she was nothing more 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoeBl4aPWI
than a scared orphan that was terrified by the sudden new world. she had376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClRyJrbyG8
to teach herself the ropes. No one was there to guide her. And when she376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJQuNjdRbF
met and married Justin, she vehemently told him that she didn't want 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmjkSJGlLs
her own daughters to go through that, should anything happen to one, or 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutuDMn4w6c
both of them.
He was quick to agree, telling her that he believed 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡot0zCdNhCz
women should know the rules of the wild. He didn't think it fair to see 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDxNtXMna0
women suddenly left on their own, when their husband, father or brother 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOelf2C5bB
died, and having little to no clue on how to handle themselves. That was376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4FxenhzvH
no life, for any woman. And he couldn't, as a father and a husband, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKXjn5tNsv
live himself in knowing that if he didn't leave behind those rules with 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ393LW0clgG
his women, something much worse could happen to them than if they did 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84PGXdVaSJ
know. And as a man that loved his family more than anything, he'd be 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNlitsNL1K
damned if he let anything happen to them because he didn't give them the376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdTNzVV6Om
tools necessary to survive.
He had just started teaching Ethel, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjb7oYfEPy
as well. While she was a bit confused by the lessons, she knew that when376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvoyCb5hxZ
her father was trying to teach her something important, it was for a 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOpLVX6Rgo
good reason. She paid very close attention to him, as she often did with376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCgoYlMK13
a lot of things.
Now, watching Ida smiling with rosy cheeks, and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlnEgl6nKr
her loose hair drift with the cool winter's breeze, he couldn't help but376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQcPqV9b17
imagine her as she grew. He visioned a beautiful young girl, riding 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsTblnuRLM
merrily through the fields. A girl that didn't care what society had to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzbd2BJuVC
say about her unorthodox upbringing. A girl that didn't need to depend 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfcl1GN2I3
on a man to take care of her. A strong, able-minded girl. It was nothing376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84vzur8H1a
short of amazing.
They returned at dusk, having had a most 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhK5aUIBh3t
enjoyable time. He was just helping her off of Mosey, when he saw Mary 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6uQ7NLj79
walking towards them, a despondent look on her beautiful face. Frowning,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZk6ry8BNPH
he crouched in front of Ida and adjusted her hat slightly. "Why don't 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvuKpXWsiX
you go on inside, Ida. Mommy and daddy will be in shortly." He told her.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbruXns2Eox
She obediently did as she was told.
As Mary neared him, he was 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRo0s79Abql
troubled to see tears in her red eyes. She'd been crying a while, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWDv3NGEvd
already. but why, he wondered? She was the strongest person he knew, and376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnIZaxnAOz
she hardly ever cried. When she did cry, though, it was usually for 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxAl86y7Rz
something serious. She cried when he lost his job. She cried when they 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EsdGZ6zVY
lost their baby boy, William, two years ago. Those were the only times. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JBa4Xoucq
Two times, in their seven years of marriage, and he'd only seen her cry 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYzeXlVuXS
twice.
As soon as she was close enough, he wrapped her in a loving376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimLIaFLkGS
embrace. "Hey. Hey. What's wrong? What's wrong, baby?" He mumbled in 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq463xuhP4w
her ear. "Mary?" He pulled away and held her cheeks in his gentle hands.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYk5SSFSza
"What's the matter, dearest?" He rubbed his thumbs under her eyes to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1Ie6P1N2T
push away the nasty tears that lined her cheekbones.
She didn't say anything, just handed him a crumpled piece of paper.
He376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSVROCquqT
furrowed his brows as he took the paper. Unfolding it, he read over the376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUNCuaDqVS
content carefully, and slowly. Neither he, nor Mary had been taught to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXxi1VBI5K
read or write, as children. They had to teach themselves after they were376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDBG5TwLQ3
married. Though they were better at it, they still encountered trouble.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo30Wh3LQ5o
But understanding what was in the letter was no trouble for him. The 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyO6UZD4Tj
words were clear as day.
"I've been called to war. I leave first thing tomorrow."
She376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RizUiF4RT
released a sob when he said it aloud. And once again, she fell into his376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8rsDNmojm
arms. He was still in shock, but quickly began to cry along with her. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYdKRQXZBm
This couldn't be happening. This couldn't be happening, he tried to tell376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuxTyusnMN
himself. But the sound of his wife's cries clearly told him that it was376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WoZhtE0Ut
happening. He was going to war. He was leaving his wife and three 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAL0PMDmpeH
daughters behind. He cried into her shoulder, and held her tighter than 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQmtK37hei
ever before, stroking her soft hair.
"What are we going to tell the girls?" She whispered into his chest.
He376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPypIGJtG2p
shook his head and kissed her neck. "We're going to tell them the 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwR5Ag3bqp3
truth; that I've been called to join the war. There's no avoiding this, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqXHkqsXxx
Mary. We can't lie to them." And she agreed.
Going inside, they 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGNdnRhuAK
both called the girls from their room, and Justin beckoned them to sit 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnI8jqwjf8
on his lap. He and Mary shared similar glances as they struggled with 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMfwKK9v15
just how to tell their daughters that daddy had to go away. They didn't 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznFSrsAWQL
sugar-coat it. They told them everything.
"Ida, Ethel…you two know376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eRBTP88jR
that all I want is to protect you, and make sure you're safe, right? 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AB4C37LPj
Because you, and Sallie, and mommy are the most important things to me."376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjYYTV0LVi
Justin started. When they nodded, he pulled them even closer and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDC0NtZDZRr
stroked their soft cheeks. "Well that's what I'm going to be doing right376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0cW7SVaPf
now. I…I've been asked to join the war. That means I'm going to have to376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uC1hWznef
go far away, and make sure no bad people can hurt you, your sister, and376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjd5M0WdpNU
mommy."
Ethel shook her head, and her bottom lip quivered, as she376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBfCfDlK4s
threw her chubby arms around his neck. "No, daddy! No! No! No! I don't 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2tgUPQtxK
want them to take you far away!" She cried desperately.
He blinked376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbTcjmxeeI
away tear as he wrapped one arm around her to keep her close. "I don't 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY0xtmXhxY
want to leave either, honey; but I need to protect you. Ethel, if there 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0UPE1Z7Tg
was another way, sweetheart, believe me I would take it, in a heart 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2WeGoRZUp
beat. But this is the only way I can protect you, your sisters, and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmqyFUStbS
mommy." He hated doing this. He may as well have told her that there was376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiI4HWFQMN
a chance he wouldn't be coming back. Her innocence was already damaged.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5Z6NzFF7K
She was to young for this. Ida was to young for this. Ida. "Ida…what 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB30ZbsOZNl
are you thinking, darling?"
She was expressionless. It was like 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9d5MzGYT8
she didn't know what to say; and really, she didn't. what could she say?376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5NR3U0BbH
So instead of replying, she scooted up and buried herself in her 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGwI9rycrN
father's chest. "I love you, daddy." She whispered.
He couldn't 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxT8RkXN5l
hold back the tears that threatened him, not anymore. He let them go as 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPpToaDLQO
he bent to kiss her head softly. "I love you too, little one. Both of 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDDgcXxLNe
you." He spoke towards Ethel. After they got down and went to try and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9MTl1ghwA
distract themselves from the heartbreaking moment, Hiccup took little 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFRh8X3vB2
Sallie. She couldn't know what was going on. All she would know was that376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhr0cLJeIQ
she would be waking up, looking around for her daddy, and realize he's 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkxquuiBm9
not there. She would wonder why. And God forbid, if he were to be gone 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy39Lfh7sHz
several years, he would come back and she wouldn't even know who he was.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj53oZONQY
His own daughter.
All to suddenly, the Daniels' world was 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusJWhWDzJc
crumbling before them. It was all being shaken, taken away from them 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0m1CWXOxM7
within the snap of a finger. He didn't have a choice. It was either 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSObpunp6FL
leave and stand a chance of coming home, or stay and undergo trial, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufxQMyZFci
guaranteeing that he would never see his family again. there was no 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7SLcZz2Ka
choice; he was going.
That night, after all the girls were fed and376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjPT2O3jKT
tucked into bed, Justin shut the door of their room, and was 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUG7Vo9TIn
immediately met by his wife's passionate lips. It took him no time to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oAkzXCFJp
respond to her kiss, and wrap his arms around her small frame. Their 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgV5n7W89q
tears melted against their lips, as he pushed her against the wall, and 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzrhhGRFbn
slid his hands down to hold her hips.
It didn't take long to strip376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDL0XkwCHG
each other of their clothes and for him to lay her on their bed. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66au8HXHKW
Heartbreak filled what little space there was between their bodies. As 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxiUMb7Lay
he buried his hands in her disheveled hair, and kissed down her neck, he376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYk6CabY1HH
mumbled words of absolute love and adoration for her. He told her how 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzvywOg4cn
much she meant to him, how he loved her, how beautiful she was.
When376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVOD32HQso
he finally entered her, she held tight to his back, trying to keep back376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkde0Wsr2n2
her sobs. But it was all for naught. She dug her fingers into his back,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwzLnZR5XM
and cried softly into the crook of his freckled shoulder.
He 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndBJOECopb
shook his head and shut his eyes tight. "Don't cry. Please don't cry, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKhDz4XvB1
darling." He said begged with a strangled voice. But he too couldn't 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzdASEcfiG
hold back his sobs. And as he made love to her, they shared in more than376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxpEWqwDNW
just passion, but also their fear and heartbreak.
Afterwards, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtazDvP2pLS
they laid silently in each other's arms. Nothing needed to be said, to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdcXfoDSVk
know what the other was thinking. It all spilled out in the way they 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQrQKAZEsv
made love, and the way they held each other. Nothing could make this 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwf37mqKsnN
better. But for now, being with each other, was all they really needed.
The376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvy8fAYWLy
next morning, they woke the girls up at the crack of dawn. It was time.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oyvujaxYP
Mary packed him supplies, enough to last him through several weeks, and376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3adeVFl6O
they all sat and ate one last meal together. After which, they all 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vxJ0phQBa
bundled up and went out to see him off.
It didn't take him long to376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9H0CjUIi3i
prepare a saddle bag, and then to saddle Bobbie. Though he wanted to 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6y2KCm9TZ
prolong the time for as long as he could, he knew that it would just 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuu84o3QPO
make it harder to leave. And he'd never seen a shame in crying, but he 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYrNLCbiJ9
also didn't like crying in front of his daughters. But today, he 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5h8jjn61wG
couldn't help it. he was leaving them, potentially to never come back; 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCauRvnVJk8
how was he not to cry?
When all was ready, he turned to his small,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWnxImZI9l
but beautiful family. His daughters were quieter than he'd ever seen 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWUgUe1l1H
them. His wife couldn't stop her flow of tear. His youngest daughter was376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ou0dBsSNy
looking at them all curiously, confused to what was going on.
Licking376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQCcvgK2VM
his lips, he knelt down and held out a hand. Ida was quick to come 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSp1Kr1bdYF
forward and take it. "Ethel, come here, little one." He beckoned gently.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bdXzkc3He
She finally came forward, and he pulled her, with Ida, into his 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBz6xRBYNT
embrace. "Now, you two listen; I'm going to be home real soon, ok? I 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQRHeCrTK6
love you. I love you two, so much." He told them over again. Giving them376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nZhsv9rbC
each one last kiss, he stood to take Sallie int his arms. "Oh, Sallie, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iq5iizAbG
please remember me, sweet girl. Remember, how much daddy loved you." He 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22LYu2j9u5
kissed her softly then handed her to Ida.
His heart melted when he376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nTk8cEUBH
gazed at his wife, as it always did. But this time was different. He 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyWq0TWJkI
could be saying goodbye to her, forever. He didn't want to lose her, and376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrOQR3FO8O
he knew she didn't want to lose him either. It was an unimaginable 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05NTMfGbAF
thought, for both of them. It was hard to believe, seven years ago, they376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZiqKT9WG4
were fourteen and nineteen and just getting married. Six years ago, 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q8LnB8Nmh
they became the parents of a darling daughter. Now they were saying 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rQNyOWPFC
goodbye for an unknown amount of time.
He took a sharp breath when376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡio4UHMX0no
she threw herself into his arms, and he rested his head in the crevice 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvAJ3sjBWd
of her neck and shoulder. "I love you, so damn much. Always remember 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgQ0ndlQax
that, Mary." He whispered against her flushed skin.
She nodded 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadUVNWoZEl
wordlessly. "I will. Just, remember that I'm always with you. The girls 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFlZe3uHKr
are always with you. We'll be right here, waiting. I promise."
He 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0TWA58oZ2
sobbed and placed a single kiss on her neck. "One last time. Just one 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaMK3LYThk
last time. I want to make love to you. I want to ride out with Ida. I 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsJKhWd8Fz
want to walk in and watch Ethel playing. I want to see Sallie laugh. One376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94c54CxooU
last time. I want to see my family happy together."
All too soon,376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmFtgbVKQD
he was gone. Just like that. And Mary was left holding her crying 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeEzuAzqsA
daughters, as they watched their father ride off into the gloomy 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqCEiWU1ER
sunrise. It would never be the same again, they all knew. Everything, in376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Z3uUlf14r
that moment, had changed.
