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.

so lovely, but

simple, but

and Norris first got married, Norris's monthly salary was only $3,200, and he had to give $2,000 to his parents, leaving them with just $1,200 to

arrival, their financial situation got even

still buy a bouquet every

month and money was tight, she'd pick wildflowers during their weekend hikes, arranging them in a bottle, and that was

of character for a child raised in a

asked about the past, Madge would say she'd

suspected that her mother's family must have been

he'd rather scrimp and save himself than limit Madge's

say, "Your mom settled for less when

all my luck

her out of that

they faced misfortune, he'd just

en.kiki ay

the First Law of Thermodynamics? It's about the conservation of energy. Meeting your mom, that was energy plus; the other difficulties in life, that's energy minus. Because the

Roseanne was just starting middle school

she could only

he's

unlucky for the rest of his life

Norris was speechless.