Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

"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

with Chad for half an hour while munching on a fruit platter. When she got tired, she

She had completed her mission

break to shake off the sleepiness. Molly stretched lazily

jeans. She squatted by the roadside, basking in the

short break, they hit the road again. By noon, they finally made it to the countryside. Grandma Aubree had

Grandma, we're back!" Molly announced loudly as soon

you from the mountain." Grandma Aubree called to her with

the door open, neighborhood dogs would barge in looking for food. Grandpa Elmer chased the dogs away with a

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 pause, Grandma Aubree added, "I didn't prepare a lot for Mia. She's still in early pregnancy. If she feels uncomfortable, she can eat a hawthorn to ease it, but she can't have them too often." "Got it, I'll

At the time, Molly and Chad were right there. She was still trying to use her parents to

started coughing angrily, "You could spend all this time you're

still hasn't found a job. We're living off our savings now. If you can't help Dave, then help me." Juliana

help you, but you don't listen to my advice. The security guard job I found for your husband, he quit 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 so much, yet you want them to earn high salaries and enjoy high-end treatment when they can't do anything. What

finish, Grandpa Elmer angrily hung up the phone. He told Grandma Aubree,

phones because of their poor hearing. Molly

guard job that would've paid the bills, but he thought it was beneath him and the salary too

the side, but Grandma Aubree piped up, "Molly, if Juliana calls you, just tell her you're still a student. You're young and have