"Oh, right, give me half an hour." Molly said.

In the early morning, Chad told his parents in the yard, "I washed the car yesterday to pick up Molly from school. But we're going back to the countryside today, so all the dust will just make it dirty again. Seems like washing it was a wasted effort." Coleen suggested, "Let Molly wash it when you get back."

"Nah, you know Molly. My car's white. If I let her wash it, it might end up with some other color." Chad said.

Coleen remembered a story from Molly's childhood. Once, Mr. Kendrick had driven home in the company car which was all dirty from his field visits. Molly decided to help him wash it and halfway through, she started doodling on it with watercolor pens. She even ended up sprawled on the hood, drawing away.

The company folks who came to pick up the car were greeted by a rainbow of colors and squiggly "Dad, Mom, Family" scribbled all over it. They couldn't help but laugh.

Thankfully, the doodles were easy to clean, otherwise, the company car would've been turned into Molly's canvas.

Molly, now dressed, appeared and asked, "What are you guys praising me for?"

Coleen laughed, "We're just talking about some funny stuff you did as a kid."

She pointed at Chad's car, "Go with Chad, and don't just fall asleep. Chad's gonna get tired from the long drive, so keep him company."

"Got it." Molly replied, tossing her bag onto the back seat and hopping into the passenger seat.

After the kids left, Mr. Kendrick told Coleen, "We'll go to the hospital in the morning and then to the park in the afternoon."

Mr.

hour while munching on a fruit platter. When she got tired, she just

up, they had already exited the highway. She had completed her mission of keeping Chad company

shake off the sleepiness. Molly stretched lazily after getting out of the car. She was mesmerized by the wildflowers around them. "Spring's awesome; all

a white hoodie and sky-blue jeans. She squatted by the roadside, basking in the warmth

it to the countryside. Grandma Aubree had already packed the wild hawthorns she had

Molly announced loudly as

you from the mountain." Grandma Aubree called to

for food. Grandpa Elmer chased the dogs away with a stick

is for Mia. She needs some sugar. If pregnant women don't eat well, they can get hypoglycemia, so I coated these hawthorns with sugar. The white one is for your dad. Let him make tea with them. It'll help." After a

were right there. She was still

spend all this time you're wasting on us

hasn't found a job. We're living off our savings

low pay and poor

up the phone. He

because of their poor hearing. Molly and Chad heard everything

of my way to find him a laid-back security guard job that would've paid the bills, but he thought it was beneath him and the salary too low, so he just walked out. Unbelievable!" Chad was well

Juliana calls you, just tell her you're still a student. You're young and

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