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."

looked at Mr. Kendrick

for half an hour while munching on a fruit platter. When she got tired, she just lay down and fell asleep. Chad gently

had already exited the highway. She

stretched lazily after getting out of the car. She was mesmerized by the wildflowers around them.

jeans. She squatted by the roadside, basking in the warmth of spring. Her hair

made it to the countryside. Grandma Aubree

announced loudly

for you from the mountain."

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 forgotten Molly's dog allergy. "How come you

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 pause, Grandma Aubree added, "I didn't prepare a lot for Mia. She's still in early pregnancy. If she

and Chad were right there. She was still

started coughing angrily, "You could spend all this time you're wasting on us to help Dave

found a job. We're living off our savings

it because of the low pay and poor conditions. Juliana,

hung up the phone. He told Grandma Aubree, "From now on, we're not answering her

elderly couple liked to turn the volume up on their phones because of their poor hearing. Molly and Chad heard everything Juliana said. "Dave still hasn't found

"He never even tried to look for a job. Dave's dad is hopeless. I went out of my way to find him a laid-back security guard job that would've paid the bills, but he thought it was beneath

side, but Grandma Aubree piped up, "Molly, if Juliana calls you, just tell her you're still a student. You're young and have no business