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."

stepped forward, linking arms with him, "You've got

Uh!

Norris agreed, "...It did."

her who messed with the wisteria on our side of the

land between their homes, which Louisa had taken upon herself to fill with soil and plant vegetables, dousing it daily with waste. The Cole family's wisteria

Madge disliked conflict, so they had never brought up the

so she pulled them all

not realizing her parents had been put through so much

"Dad, what they said..."

don't know anything, just gossiping. I know my daughter better than anyone; you're not like

Roseanne's eyes grew moist.

BUMS

let's not tell your mom about this; she tends to

the Christmas, it

of bed early by Madge, "No more sleeping, get

the third, having two older brothers and

Maddox Cole,

sites and in his twenties started his own

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

grandparents lived

the second day