Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Roseanne shook the mop vigorously, continuing her assault.

Louisa darted around, clutching her head, and even as she reached the door, she didn't forget to throw back a threat, "I—I'm not done with you guys!"

"Your goddamn wisteria creeping into my yard, I'll burn it all down tomorrow! It's so annoying!"

With that, she took off running, because Roseanne was already chasing after her with the mop raised.

"Get lost! Come back, and I'll hit you again!"

Roseanne dropped the mop, letting out a deep sigh, but then she noticed Norris with a serious look on his face, making her heart skip a beat.

After a moment, she hesitantly spoke, "...I'm sorry, Dad, I..."

"When did you learn to do that?"

"...Huh?"

"You know... that thing with the mop..." Norris mimicked her mop-swinging action.

Roseanne was speechless.

"Cough! It's better for a young lady to remain graceful and elegant, not resort to brawling."

arms with him, "You've got to admit

Uh!

Norris agreed, "...It did."

it her who messed with the wisteria

vegetables, dousing it daily with waste. The Cole family's wisteria had merely climbed over the wall, not yet reaching that patch of land, but she had destroyed

generous, and Madge disliked conflict, so they had never brought up the issue of the

branches were blocking the sunlight for her vegetables, so she pulled them all

parents had been put through

"Dad, what they said..."

don't know anything, just gossiping. I know my

Roseanne's eyes grew moist.

BUMS

mom about this;

of the Christmas, it was time

more sleeping, get

four children, with Norris being the third, having

Maddox Cole, who

out of school in his teens to work on construction sites and in his twenties started his own

living in a mansion, and driving a luxury car, he was considered a big

grandparents

year on the