"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. Kendrick and

hour while munching on a fruit platter. When she got tired, she just lay down and fell

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

lazily

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

again. By noon, they finally made it to

Grandma, we're back!" Molly announced loudly

you from the mountain." Grandma Aubree

dog owners, and if they left the door open, neighborhood dogs would barge in looking for food. Grandpa Elmer chased the dogs away with a stick and closed the door. They hadn't

a big bag. They were originally for Mr. Kendrick since he has high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and high blood sugar." Grandma Aubree brought out two bags, "The yellow one 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

countryside, Juliana called Grandpa Elmer and Grandma Aubree. At the time, Molly and Chad were right there. She was still trying to use her parents to help her son

all this time you're

off our savings

after two days, complaining it was too tiring, humiliating, and the salary was too low. I suggested Dave learn a skill, but you were against it because of the low pay and poor conditions. Juliana, people should live within their means. They're only capable of

He told Grandma

up on their phones because of their poor hearing. Molly and

laid-back security guard job that would've paid the bills, but he thought it was

up, "Molly, if Juliana calls you, just tell her you're still a student. You're

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