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.

managed to make the rented apartment look so lovely, but also because it showed her daughter's earnest approach

be simple, but one's attitude towards life should never be

married, Norris's monthly salary was only $3,200, and he had to give $2,000 to

Roseanne's arrival, their financial situation got even

Madge would still buy

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

out of character for a child raised in

past, Madge would say she'd

suspected that her mother's family must have

thought, so he'd rather scrimp

mom settled for less

all

her out of that

they faced misfortune, he'd just laugh

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

was just starting middle school and

this, she could

Dad thinks he's not

rest of his

Norris was speechless.