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.

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

simple, but one's attitude towards

monthly salary was only $3,200, and he had to

their financial situation got

would still buy a bouquet every

little extra, she'd opt for something pricier; if it was the end of the month and money was tight, she'd pick wildflowers during their weekend hikes, arranging them

of character for a child

she asked about the past, Madge would say she'd forgotten, struggling

suspected that her mother's family must have been

thought, so he'd rather scrimp and save himself than

say, "Your mom settled for less when

all my luck

her out of that

misfortune, he'd just laugh it

to en.kiki

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 plus was so much

Roseanne was just starting middle school and had recently

she could only

he's not unlucky

Being unlucky for the rest of his

Norris was speechless.