Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Planting vegetables, raising chickens, and cultivating fish - now the family could feast to their heart's content! "Well, well, moving out?" Louisa stood at the gate, arms folded, a smirk playing on her lips.

Norris Cole was too busy shoveling the earth to pay her any mind, grunting with the effort.

Madge, upon hearing Louisa's voice from inside, instantly retracted the foot she had set towards the door.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Louisa snorted. "Feeling proud, are we? Got kicked out, didn't you..."

"Louisa, off to the market?"

On her way back from the market, Louisa ran into an old friend.

"Yep, grabbed some eggs. They're half the price now compared to the early morning rush!" Louisa said, eyebrows raised in pride.

She wasn't boasting - no one in the educators' residential area had a knack for budgeting and planning quite like her.

"Next time, I'll shop at this hour too. Oh, have you heard? Your neighbor, Mr. Cole, is moving."

Louisa nodded. "Heard about it. Wonder where they're renting now. Could it be as convenient as our place?"

Grown men

can't stand it, just move, saves her the trouble of climbing up every two

"Do you think it's because of the spat you had, that they decided to

"Well, I wouldn't know. If that's

Now you can take over their yard for more

already considering it!" Louisa's eyes sparkled with the

about?" Another neighbor hurried past. "Hurry up and get

thought you'd have gotten yours already. I

sec! Why is Norris giving out

Cole's bought a new house! A big

widened in disbelief. "A

development near us... what's

"Lakeside Pearls?"

"That's the one!"

gasped, "How is that

week, my husband drove Mr. Cole to drop off some plants there. Stepped inside for a moment - oh boyt Spacious and beautiful, with not one, but two gardens. Super comfy... Alright, I'm off to grab some sweets. Maybe I'll catch some of their good luck

Louisa stood frozen, rooted to the spot, her cheeks burning with

week, they finally settled into the

to the

home and a fresh start. May everything