Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Norris quickly nodded, "Sure, sure, we'll catch up later."

Owen gave a slight nod, then took his leave.

Once inside, Roseanne busied herself with the luggage.

Madge and Norris began to survey their daughter's living space.

A two-bedroom apartment, neither big nor small.

Although the layout and basic fixtures showed signs of wear and tear, the personal touches were evident.

The sofa, cabinets, and appliances all looked brand new.

Some of the unavoidable flaws were cleverly hidden with decorative pieces - a cover here, a screen there, managing to conceal most of the imperfections.

At first glance, it looked like a cozy and well-appointed little apartment.

Seeing the disheveled state of the stairwell earlier, they hadn't held much hope for their daughter's living situation.

But stepping inside, they found themselves in a completely different world.

Madge was pleased.

apartment look so lovely, but also

be simple, but

only $3,200, and he had to give $2,000

financial situation got

would still buy a

and money was tight, she'd pick wildflowers during their weekend hikes, arranging them in a bottle, and that was just as good. Roseanne always thought

the occasional splurge seemed out of character for a child raised in a

about the past, Madge would

that her mother's family must have

same thought, so he'd rather scrimp and save himself than limit Madge's

mom settled for

all my luck

her out of that

misfortune,

en.kiki

of energy. Meeting your mom, that was energy plus; the other difficulties in life, that's energy minus. Because

then, Roseanne was just starting middle school and had

could only draw

he's

Being unlucky for the rest of

Norris was speechless.