"Mommy! Daddy!"
Justin quickly pulled out of his very heated 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6f3R6PmI6h
kiss with Mary. Pulling the sheets up, he went to cover both of their 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2iiiD2sYY
naked bodies. After which, he laughed as he rolled off of Mary and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc902TB2Jt2
turned towards their door. "Come on in, girls!" He called.
Two 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizbgrtB0PB
small girls ran in with the biggest smiles reaching their face. One was a365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhB05uROpVM
red-haired girl with blue eyes, the other a brown-haired girl with 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA74N7pvqx
violet eyes. The red-haired girl, Ida, was the oldest, at six years old,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeDE3EfYyl
and the blonde, Ethel, was three. In her arms, Ida carried a baby girl,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5azwmGpkW1
Sallie. Sallie was six months old and had black hair and green eyes.
Sitting365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovHGu9Tg5J
up a little on the bed, not letting the sheets fall past his hips, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT22lcrsdjt
Justin held his arms out and helped Ethel into the bed. Then he helped 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtaXgES9m0
Ida, and took Sallie into his arms. "Good morning, sweethearts." He 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKYLbrLvTE
greeted them as he gave a kiss to the top of each of their heads. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qr5ts1RSu
Wrapping an arm around Mary, he held all four of his girls close and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XfFEOL6US
sighed in content.
"Are you going to take me riding today, daddy? 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxCUvADScr
You promised me, last night, that you would." Ida asked excitedly. She 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj100VkOHU
was a beautiful girl, and had even been deemed a much beautiful baby, as365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZjGXHDe2H
an infant. They had no clue where she got her red hair and blue eyes; 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXy7xV9Z0o
it was one mystery that they figured made her that much more unique. And365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFnJqLUfG3
they loved her for her uniqueness.
He beamed over at his oldest 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjN2eAkKG8
and poked her nose playfully. "Well if I promised, don't you think I'd 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEJnwVmfkR
take you riding? Since when has your daddy ever made a promise he can't 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrybUmF1sL
keep?"
Mary chuckled and stroked Ida's hair with loving fingers. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7t7Ydj4Yr
"One of the many wonderful qualities about your father, Ida, is that he 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuRXbmFCPZ
has never made a promise that he cannot keep. He's a smart man, not a 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGw5cIm62g
dumb one." She told the girl.
Justin scoffed teasingly. "Wow, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwW8h9ulwH
thank you for that backhanded compliment, love. Girls, I love your 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Uqc47pNmH
mother with all my heart, but she is very good with giving compliments 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKgmHgweVZ
in backhanded ways." He saw the look on his wife's face and gulped 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJaCAzN3tV
slightly. "I-I mean…uh…thank you very much, dear?" He suggested with a 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFwSdkk77E
crooked smile as though saying, please, just don't hurt me.
She 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjP4HW5A7MU
laughed outright and shook her head. "I wasn't going to punch you, Jus. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutLebooG35
And even if I wanted to, I still wouldn't; not while you have the baby."365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sAmFqoWzK
She reminded him.
He sighed in relief and pressed his lips to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4T8pW68Smd
Sallie's head. "You saved your old man's hide, Sal." He said gratefully.365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp77CoZRXuz
Then he looked back toward Ida, remembering their conversation before. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLNYVJ4B42
"We'll go out riding, after breakfast, Ida. Speaking of, whatcha say we 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyM496qBrFI
get up and make something for these munchkins, dear?" He said to Mary.
She hummed. "I suppose we should. How bout you get it started, and I'll feed Sal?"
"Sure."365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kglVIZ1SV
He agreed. He was just about to get up, when he remembered the state he365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNsCvHgyTk
and Mary were in. He blushed lightly, glaring at his wife's sly smile. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaFSVPQCe4
"Ida, Ethel, why don't you two go get dressed while mommy and daddy get 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47Wjc2wvtL
ready?" He suggested to his daughters.
The girls ran out eagerly, their messy hair swooshing around them. Then they closed the bedroom door as they ran out.
After365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQIHHFSLOV
they were gone, Mary barked a laugh, while Juatin glared playfully at 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4I9Kwui2D
her. "Oh shut up." He mumbled while leaning in and kissing her 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9Ic3WjBnS
collarbone softly.
But she swatted his head, making him pull back 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41xBStKzkC
and give her a confused look. "I have to feed the baby, and you need to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJdzCakdrW
start breakfast for our other two girls." She reminded him with a 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRVp1m38lR
smiled. At his despondent face, she kissed him softly and ruffled his 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cOz3o01JW
hair. "Later, lover boy."
He grinned slyly, stroking her arm with 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdL1K5qJrDT
such softness. "I'll hold you to that, sweetheart." Then he rolled out 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC91QjOlnxZ
of bed, albeit reluctantly, and went to dress. After which, he left to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOgr9AVmHa
head for the kitchen to make breakfast.
As he stood at the old 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjTMsMMS3Z
stove, his two oldest daughter came bounding in, their long hair still a365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9yeNNOMRY
mess and in need of help. He laughed as he put the spoon with which he 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qopB3y8Oy
was using to make porridge down and knelt in front of them. "You girls 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXNhD0x2XZ
need me to do your hair?" He asked as he stroked each of their heads.
Justin365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXs65OeSGrr
and Mary had gotten married when they were fourteen and nineteen. There365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLW432RetK
was no doubt in Justin's parents' mind that their son was in love, and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrT4ILinC8
that Mary was in love with him. Mary had fallen in love with him for 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jWlhCPqEm
more than just his looks though. She'd found out, early on, that he was 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQINMyYH9hu
able to cook and clean, unlike many of the suitors that had begged her 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56VshLo8o1
for her hand since her father's death, when she was twelve. Justin was 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcUx0SbWps
different though.
His ability to cook and clean made her one happy365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXkA1nR6KO
woman, when they married. And a year later they had Ida. As she began 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUv6MPeYSD
to grow hair, and it grew longer, Mary was pleased to discover more of 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PUWOIOy3X
her husband's hidden talents. He could do hair. He had offered to do 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDk5V3cZ5l3
hers on numerous occasions, but she had always insisted on doing it 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8zDiLXxKa
herself. But as Ida grew, and she was left tired, Justin had stepped in 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3A6VxvOW48
to do whatever his daughter needed. He could dress her, change her 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsC2yVZqPsy
diapers, do her hair, everything. And now, he had two daughters to do 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhM50ue3IwV
that with; which they both loved when he did their hair.
Ida 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxr0IbWutkH
nodded and held out two leather bands for him. Turning them around, he 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVw3xDHD9Ur
used the wooden hair brush to gently pry out the nasty knots in their 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqp4YJUc0m
beautiful hair. Then he but them into loose braids. After that, he 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiVJCEQRdA
grabbed some flowers that Mary always kept on the table, and put them 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKw7FoBlXgn
into random spots of the braids. "There we go. There's my beautiful 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPPpEdfGHQ
girls." He said pridefully as he touched each of their cheeks and placed365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIELcabx2S7
light kisses on their foreheads.
The girls each giggled and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpL0GzbafR
kissed his cheek. "Thanks, daddy." They said unanimously. Picking up the365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtvZmFGyaF
ends of their dresses, they raced to the table and climbed up on the 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUkvhMgFOf
chairs that were still to big for them. Justin helped them up and then 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF06pFrLQ4w
went back to making breakfast.
Mary came in, not long later, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtP87w5UHl
Sallie in her arms, dressed in a thick dress to keep her from the bitter365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25g3CTfJi4
cold that threatened them during the winter months. Mary herself wore a365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCVy7uCuCk
simple, beat up, blue dress with an apron over top. Her hair was loose,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysaN4nRlV2
with only parts of the front being pulled back into a small braid.
That's365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkHhSvaAeH
when Justin set breakfast in front of everyone. They'd had nothing but 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcVN1GzhsR
porridge for the past few weeks, but, unfortunately, that was all they 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw00Jz1sJP2
could afford at the moment. Justin had lost his job at the sawmill 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0NMvpOASb
several months ago, because of the impact of the war that had just 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7OlQH5rTG
started not even half a year ago. The Civil War, as they called it. They365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡst1UeLc62j
were at war with their own countrymen. It was sad to see it come to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwuI1Jhnf7
this, and see the effects it cause. Because of it, Justin had lost his 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd20SnyNRJi
job, and they had been reduced to nothing more than rations of food.
She365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaHtdiuerJ
looked over at Justin with a soft, hopefully encouraging smile. She 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8odmmYNbMn
knew that losing his job had struck him right in the gut. His pride was,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl82xnOdZ9j
without a doubt, damaged. With great struggle, she had managed to get 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz42Y69ddX9
him to admit that he felt like a failure as a husband and a father, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxwACZv8g4
because he lost his job. He felt unable to provide for his own family; 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjhloNQnCN
to him, that was something worse than death. All he wanted was to give 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFUq4WQNcn
his wife and young daughters a good home, good clothes, and good food. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYSn9ztF7e
Now, he couldn't even do that. It took its toll on him, and she could 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2HnuHjx5G
see it in the way he had started to age from the stress of the last few 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmScSBcgDF7
months.
They were doing all they could for the time being. She 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtr6mEsbpU
would eat little, but still a substantial amount so that she could 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtvRA7L7he
provide milk for Sallie, and he would hardly eat anything. He had 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNzXOpvP2E
started losing a significant amount of weight, which he and Mary could 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMhgYBa3TI
only hope the girls hadn't noticed. She had also lost a great deal 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWveRpHya24
amount of weight, but still not quite as much as him. Even their 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdDrFTyyM8
daughter, Ida and Ethel, had begun losing weight because of the food 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbv6tuKch4
shortage.
He looked around at his family, as he always did at 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpWSCxvUdV
breakfast and dinner, and felt his heart break once more. His wife's 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bCkAdPLDX
face, while beautiful as he would always find her and know her to be, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMX6xkZNj0
was shallow, and dark bags lined under her eyes. She looked so…empty. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBjdxQ1DlA
His daughters looked weaker than they once were. They used to be so 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjDlUga5gI
lively; and while they would still run around and play, they couldn't 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt5aVyTIO8
last as long as they once did. One of his favorite things to do, had 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ESnlgcvds
been to watch his little girls run and play. They were like fairies, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCsWrhkme3
when they ran through the tall, summer grass. So beautiful. So 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUIkbS50Sj
enchanting. Now it seemed there was only a sliver of those girls left in365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlfg89nbqz
the daughters he'd raised.
Then there was Sallie. She was smaller365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡih9qo1fAw2
than most six month old babies. She'd been born at nine months, she 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVH9EoR3T6
just wasn't getting the necessary nourishing most babies needed. She was365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBOv3R22tV
healthy, but looked so torn down compared to most, healthier, six month365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtMubDiJyb
olds.
He hated seeing his family so broken up. As a man 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBwfzXV33C
especially, it hit him right where it hurts. His girls were the most 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyk1dRGaTj
important treasures in his world, and taking care of them felt more like365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrU1eB6TgnT
an honor than a duty. To have that honor suddenly taken, and to not be 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtPXNKqEMk
able to give his girls anything more than grits and moldy bread as 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRaRcRmz0i
meals, was about the cruelest thing for him. Now they were suffering, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDEhRaKOCP
and there was nothing her, or anyone else, could do about it.
Mary,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFrMpVS28W
seeing the heartbreak that was all but written on his face, reached 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23gSAliZjC
across the table to take his hand in her own smaller one. With her eyes,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdguSkscAx
she told him that it was alright. They were together. They had each 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7eOfbBye0
other. That was all that mattered. And she was right; he knew that. but 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrofkiqwhDe
deep in his heart, he couldn't help that feeling of letting them all 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lJlNFZUAf
down, even though it hadn't been his fault that he was fired.
As 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxc6HSP9E57
the family finished their breakfast in silence, Mary got up and cleared 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8pOWepBvz
their pans. Meanwhile, Justin grabbed his hat and rifle and ruffled 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6ACwR15fT
little Ida's red hair. "You ready to go, half pint?" He asked with a 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG32GfOVnB4
broad, loving smile.
Ida jumped up excitedly and bounced on the 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpaABauDs2
balls of her feet. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" She squealed. A laugh slipped past 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjwayEV3VN
her lips when he placed another hat on her head as well. It was a bit 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEjF0vd54v
too big, and fell slightly over her forehead. But she smiled wider and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVS1PWmEVZ
pushed it back up.
"I wanna go, papa!" Ethel said hopefully, lifting her arms toward her father.
He chuckled and picked her up. "When you're a little older, sweetheart." He told her and kissed her brown head.
She365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzOMEaHGPq
pouted, crossing her arms. And he couldn't get over how much she looked365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlyb8FE3Qs
like Mary when she pouted. Other than those violet eyes, of course, she365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbmeYiANGs
was her mother's spitting image. "Why does Ida get to do everything?"
"She's365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7onljlE2YL
older, Ethel. I know it ain't fair, hon, but I promise that we'll go 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24Xxe72JBU
riding together when you're a little bit older. Alright?" He didn't like365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqZ377qfXR
disappointing either of his older daughters – Sallie of course being 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4AxUb957z
hard to displease because she was only six months old – but he also 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvWJACj4Gd
couldn't take major risks. He hadn't taken Ida out riding when she was 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhbJTHkiYX
three, and he wouldn't do that with Ethel or Sallie either. And she 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSQf8I9jQC
might not have found it fair at the time, but he knew Ethel would 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRz4eYjXPL
understand one day.
She was still pouting, but nodded anyway. "Ok,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Tux2WYecK
daddy." Kissing his cheek, she wiggled out of his arms and went to play365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDaeVnunY2
in the small family room.
Mary came forward then and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Be careful?" She whispered.
He365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vpCRe1xIb
smiled and nodded. "Of course, darlin'. And I'll bring our daughter 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6q1T54KyKR
back in one piece." He promised, making them both laugh. Then he leaned 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOgIQjVLxC
in and kissed her lips chastely. "I love you." He mumbled against her 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbUb54qhBt
lips. Then pulling away, he stooped down to scoop Ida up into his strong365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIGGzjMu9L
arms. "You ready to go, baby?" He asked, nudging his nose against her 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9CQiuZC1Z
soft cheek.
She giggled and kissed his cheek. That was answer 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LgDeBb06L
enough for her father, as he turned for the door. A last look back, and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TK7bzqRrM
he left with Ida snug against him. Within minutes, he had his horse, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcGUg72jNE
Bobbie, ready and saddled. Then he saddled Mary's horse, Mosey. Picking 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeKwiWA4CY
Ida back up, under her arms, he lifted her up and set her in Mosey's 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6XchEH6Po
saddle.
Father and daughter spent hours riding the deserted plains365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUN0SFGwJUe
of Braiden, which was part of the Dakota Territory. For miles, there 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0loGB5mr0h
was nothing but sage brush and wild grass. The air was fresh, and clean.365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIYo5ROFdX
To Justin, that was the best thing about living in the Dakota 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8LLdXbvxo
Territory, rather than the big cities. And he couldn't be any happier to365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kdCViiOA6
be raising his own family in such a beautiful land.
As they rose 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9Bh5RLf02
through the plain, over the hills, and through the tufts of rolling 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKqAN4IFxx
grass that danced with the wind, he watched his daughter with a proud 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Xj3SXJJQZ
smile. While she looked like no one in their family, he couldn't help 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAQqMcySEx
but admire all of their qualities that fit into her. She was as close to365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGf5RNXuBXx
perfect as one could ever be. While she made mistakes, she was quick to365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6vyTTNqIO
try and make up and apologize for those mistakes. And she was quick to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgawY8aH71
forgive too. She never once held a grudge, and for that, everyone was 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpegSG1jCjJ
grateful. Being on her bad side was never fun.
She fit into this 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC8pFo7eTM
life, better than most. This was the life she wanted. So many times, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeIOyZ5AMf
since she was old enough to speak, she had crawled up into his lap and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAcvfdmUG1
told him that she loved the life of the prairie. It's like living in a 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZBbX68DEX
fairy-tale, she would tell him. And she knew not only the magical parts 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQXwV6v9eH
of the prairie, but also the dangers of it. She knew the harshness the 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPTloimlWx
winters could bring. She knew to watch for mountain lions, and rattle 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfYcEUhVGG
snakes, and scorpions. She knew how to test whether a berry was safe to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmq6kmesszG
eat, or deadly poisonous. She knew it all, and still, she loved it. She 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4tSO97TXS
loved all te harsh realities that came with a beautiful land.
She 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwJq75SuRU
wasn't like all the other girls, he well knew. While other girls loved 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIUfM5SINu
dresses, or butterflies, she preferred to spend her time learning how to365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicu7oUHUMu
survive the rough life of the prairie. Justin and Mary had agreed, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkFJrtJN7Z
before they even had children, that any daughters they had needed to be 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRlzjT8e43
taught how to handle themselves. They couldn't always depend on a man. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU11IPXSdZo
Mary already knew what that was like.
Her father had been a drunk 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBaeZ8bZpG
her whole life. Her mother was meek, and never spoke for herself. Being 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPF3dy39H0M
raised mainly by her mother, Mary had been much the same, for years. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecKywukQGj
When her mother died, when she was seven, nothing changed. She remained 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCmPIYGwyl
the quiet girl that never spoke up to her father. She could hardly take 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4W7Lpgxal
care of herself, and knew little to nothing about the wilderness.
Her365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvUe9OVSAG
father had never cared, though. He turned a blind eye as to Mary's 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxJyQB4aji
well-being. The only times he would acknowledge her was to tell her to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQpw2x9TIU
cook, or clean, or to mend his clothes. She was more of a slave to him, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8naeIluIp
than a daughter. And when he finally drank himself to death, he left 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSDCCbCZ1w
nothing behind for Mary to live a good life from. She didn't know how to365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AqfO51YO1
work the small farm she lived on; her father didn't believe in women 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmf8CQ4r6xN
working anywhere else but in the house.
Being thrown, so suddenly,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlJpbTwdLC
into the cruel world that she'd never had to think of before had a big 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQesYXudBb
impact on Mary. Being only twelve years of age, she was nothing more 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHRxfdZZ6a
than a scared orphan that was terrified by the sudden new world. she had365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcROeeu2tUa
to teach herself the ropes. No one was there to guide her. And when she365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlPaVluQR5
met and married Justin, she vehemently told him that she didn't want 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnL1fA2uD4M
her own daughters to go through that, should anything happen to one, or 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswUUqFXcaw
both of them.
He was quick to agree, telling her that he believed 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LWMZgVkVs
women should know the rules of the wild. He didn't think it fair to see 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIZAvUgKPo
women suddenly left on their own, when their husband, father or brother 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMV7zgQcUCQ
died, and having little to no clue on how to handle themselves. That was365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7a6nuwrY10
no life, for any woman. And he couldn't, as a father and a husband, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KXOHU5kjX
live himself in knowing that if he didn't leave behind those rules with 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ysOfyhoJ7
his women, something much worse could happen to them than if they did 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbgH7WJj5Q
know. And as a man that loved his family more than anything, he'd be 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWekVkckky
damned if he let anything happen to them because he didn't give them the365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVuIgmXZ8K
tools necessary to survive.
He had just started teaching Ethel, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNVOe6bHKG
as well. While she was a bit confused by the lessons, she knew that when365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6azsPw2H8u
her father was trying to teach her something important, it was for a 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBt7XVI3oh
good reason. She paid very close attention to him, as she often did with365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCjWbtd4NX
a lot of things.
Now, watching Ida smiling with rosy cheeks, and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeinX48CnaI
her loose hair drift with the cool winter's breeze, he couldn't help but365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeTe6gIf8R
imagine her as she grew. He visioned a beautiful young girl, riding 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQACkUp7q6b
merrily through the fields. A girl that didn't care what society had to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxSDmSj2LK
say about her unorthodox upbringing. A girl that didn't need to depend 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpG55dkKiQ
on a man to take care of her. A strong, able-minded girl. It was nothing365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RYvyS5QRI
short of amazing.
They returned at dusk, having had a most 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSQXBdT9Ym
enjoyable time. He was just helping her off of Mosey, when he saw Mary 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1qEMPG2JO
walking towards them, a despondent look on her beautiful face. Frowning,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5y72EvyC9c
he crouched in front of Ida and adjusted her hat slightly. "Why don't 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPjS4eujaP
you go on inside, Ida. Mommy and daddy will be in shortly." He told her.365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFt1W9StEM
She obediently did as she was told.
As Mary neared him, he was 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pFgM0QTiZ
troubled to see tears in her red eyes. She'd been crying a while, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLgUAEPHrN
already. but why, he wondered? She was the strongest person he knew, and365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthFVicpfdD
she hardly ever cried. When she did cry, though, it was usually for 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzEsrglxiH
something serious. She cried when he lost his job. She cried when they 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQpQRZ3ixj
lost their baby boy, William, two years ago. Those were the only times. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhy04H3TVOu
Two times, in their seven years of marriage, and he'd only seen her cry 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQIApfeKMq
twice.
As soon as she was close enough, he wrapped her in a loving365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4o6za5hKNx
embrace. "Hey. Hey. What's wrong? What's wrong, baby?" He mumbled in 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNx50vRjOu
her ear. "Mary?" He pulled away and held her cheeks in his gentle hands.365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwKLgOxune
"What's the matter, dearest?" He rubbed his thumbs under her eyes to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvvTd1h0P3
push away the nasty tears that lined her cheekbones.
She didn't say anything, just handed him a crumpled piece of paper.
He365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vyGsbpxnB
furrowed his brows as he took the paper. Unfolding it, he read over the365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzlZz4aRWW
content carefully, and slowly. Neither he, nor Mary had been taught to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWctcVLvQd
read or write, as children. They had to teach themselves after they were365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhKS3l5x42
married. Though they were better at it, they still encountered trouble.365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5U7TSTFqW
But understanding what was in the letter was no trouble for him. The 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcI9E9JeiaW
words were clear as day.
"I've been called to war. I leave first thing tomorrow."
She365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwg76DZSEgz
released a sob when he said it aloud. And once again, she fell into his365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQ4dyhQPXA
arms. He was still in shock, but quickly began to cry along with her. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRZlrL87th
This couldn't be happening. This couldn't be happening, he tried to tell365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8zREfq89X
himself. But the sound of his wife's cries clearly told him that it was365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wDMwom9Ok
happening. He was going to war. He was leaving his wife and three 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdTwmy3D3Y
daughters behind. He cried into her shoulder, and held her tighter than 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvttXlDbFT
ever before, stroking her soft hair.
"What are we going to tell the girls?" She whispered into his chest.
He365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEQVDxa15l
shook his head and kissed her neck. "We're going to tell them the 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8JDSKcwWI
truth; that I've been called to join the war. There's no avoiding this, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8ueyFpsC4
Mary. We can't lie to them." And she agreed.
Going inside, they 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7W5hPi34e
both called the girls from their room, and Justin beckoned them to sit 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeDWQvyLZa
on his lap. He and Mary shared similar glances as they struggled with 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wOjxwcTLV
just how to tell their daughters that daddy had to go away. They didn't 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90qWvOedGx
sugar-coat it. They told them everything.
"Ida, Ethel…you two know365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGAJideZBg
that all I want is to protect you, and make sure you're safe, right? 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4at3zSnDK
Because you, and Sallie, and mommy are the most important things to me."365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIt9vPlij7n
Justin started. When they nodded, he pulled them even closer and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DrD8t6nCx
stroked their soft cheeks. "Well that's what I'm going to be doing right365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU6cJIoeCh
now. I…I've been asked to join the war. That means I'm going to have to365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19pqAGHFl8
go far away, and make sure no bad people can hurt you, your sister, and365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASXKu6hthF
mommy."
Ethel shook her head, and her bottom lip quivered, as she365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lWo9vA5XM
threw her chubby arms around his neck. "No, daddy! No! No! No! I don't 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSilM5aiOyq
want them to take you far away!" She cried desperately.
He blinked365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCNfU1Z1NU
away tear as he wrapped one arm around her to keep her close. "I don't 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEksaQCdKY
want to leave either, honey; but I need to protect you. Ethel, if there 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3fl0iIBOA
was another way, sweetheart, believe me I would take it, in a heart 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIddBjXvsM
beat. But this is the only way I can protect you, your sisters, and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSdONnfBNm
mommy." He hated doing this. He may as well have told her that there was365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvwBAme3sJ
a chance he wouldn't be coming back. Her innocence was already damaged.365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1XvRnp8cb
She was to young for this. Ida was to young for this. Ida. "Ida…what 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeckZPbhlwk
are you thinking, darling?"
She was expressionless. It was like 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnSo2yeCtH
she didn't know what to say; and really, she didn't. what could she say?365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KGmrLwlmM
So instead of replying, she scooted up and buried herself in her 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoSByR0nwC
father's chest. "I love you, daddy." She whispered.
He couldn't 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64KoUBUUNX
hold back the tears that threatened him, not anymore. He let them go as 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2j84xH3ln
he bent to kiss her head softly. "I love you too, little one. Both of 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtljXyXUn9
you." He spoke towards Ethel. After they got down and went to try and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgA2LXtzvjO
distract themselves from the heartbreaking moment, Hiccup took little 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwV0ebn9YFk
Sallie. She couldn't know what was going on. All she would know was that365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIY6G2RY1K
she would be waking up, looking around for her daddy, and realize he's 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwL0zden7yW
not there. She would wonder why. And God forbid, if he were to be gone 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7srDkE7wBN
several years, he would come back and she wouldn't even know who he was.365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjZ1gTE1MF
His own daughter.
All to suddenly, the Daniels' world was 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAmvdQqiPY
crumbling before them. It was all being shaken, taken away from them 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETJkGyuPds
within the snap of a finger. He didn't have a choice. It was either 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNFQifnyBm
leave and stand a chance of coming home, or stay and undergo trial, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXrMcoPK0d
guaranteeing that he would never see his family again. there was no 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzclqASeGJG
choice; he was going.
That night, after all the girls were fed and365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlQNd0jABE
tucked into bed, Justin shut the door of their room, and was 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusMBoNDAAF
immediately met by his wife's passionate lips. It took him no time to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1b1pUUZD6
respond to her kiss, and wrap his arms around her small frame. Their 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XneyT9x6Z
tears melted against their lips, as he pushed her against the wall, and 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUmOL8cHnK
slid his hands down to hold her hips.
It didn't take long to strip365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7R3aweGCf
each other of their clothes and for him to lay her on their bed. 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyrCTZxfHT
Heartbreak filled what little space there was between their bodies. As 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ690lzzCcod
he buried his hands in her disheveled hair, and kissed down her neck, he365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05I1r86UH0
mumbled words of absolute love and adoration for her. He told her how 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwwnmLSYKR
much she meant to him, how he loved her, how beautiful she was.
When365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaOk2ISnvP
he finally entered her, she held tight to his back, trying to keep back365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIU7zjd4bQs
her sobs. But it was all for naught. She dug her fingers into his back,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMLBEbugdR
and cried softly into the crook of his freckled shoulder.
He 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyriKHao7cj
shook his head and shut his eyes tight. "Don't cry. Please don't cry, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhC4UuuoLmy
darling." He said begged with a strangled voice. But he too couldn't 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWYjWN130e
hold back his sobs. And as he made love to her, they shared in more than365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNUrcbGf6h
just passion, but also their fear and heartbreak.
Afterwards, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyeys0U1SH
they laid silently in each other's arms. Nothing needed to be said, to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7I6b2xAxxU
know what the other was thinking. It all spilled out in the way they 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1J955zWYf
made love, and the way they held each other. Nothing could make this 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz86SHUMwEV
better. But for now, being with each other, was all they really needed.
The365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4azI2kK3Y
next morning, they woke the girls up at the crack of dawn. It was time.365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRGkqWRs5z
Mary packed him supplies, enough to last him through several weeks, and365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8JZsznTfJ
they all sat and ate one last meal together. After which, they all 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2uQHjAwD0
bundled up and went out to see him off.
It didn't take him long to365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj978TnMIip
prepare a saddle bag, and then to saddle Bobbie. Though he wanted to 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLl5CEWFEV6
prolong the time for as long as he could, he knew that it would just 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKd2kvriMZy
make it harder to leave. And he'd never seen a shame in crying, but he 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcgJ1JFDf6
also didn't like crying in front of his daughters. But today, he 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0Ftq0K58j
couldn't help it. he was leaving them, potentially to never come back; 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbfjlNqwUW
how was he not to cry?
When all was ready, he turned to his small,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCCACK0BJj
but beautiful family. His daughters were quieter than he'd ever seen 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHd169YPLV
them. His wife couldn't stop her flow of tear. His youngest daughter was365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEFFsN6K8e
looking at them all curiously, confused to what was going on.
Licking365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXe5KL4wJ2y
his lips, he knelt down and held out a hand. Ida was quick to come 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0O6rxxz0qQ
forward and take it. "Ethel, come here, little one." He beckoned gently.365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ134GEHKtZG
She finally came forward, and he pulled her, with Ida, into his 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ002VbnYaEH
embrace. "Now, you two listen; I'm going to be home real soon, ok? I 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjwT0518Wm
love you. I love you two, so much." He told them over again. Giving them365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVEbQ3wA94
each one last kiss, he stood to take Sallie int his arms. "Oh, Sallie, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQJdo6OoLO
please remember me, sweet girl. Remember, how much daddy loved you." He 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZqEdZbgns
kissed her softly then handed her to Ida.
His heart melted when he365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupR8scxhAV
gazed at his wife, as it always did. But this time was different. He 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJXvCkpdLm
could be saying goodbye to her, forever. He didn't want to lose her, and365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE55iYgkXiK
he knew she didn't want to lose him either. It was an unimaginable 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrx1XICxCD
thought, for both of them. It was hard to believe, seven years ago, they365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRribmeZGZ5
were fourteen and nineteen and just getting married. Six years ago, 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZb4uvFUFG
they became the parents of a darling daughter. Now they were saying 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Qv33PKYMe
goodbye for an unknown amount of time.
He took a sharp breath when365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hPokBUR22
she threw herself into his arms, and he rested his head in the crevice 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAZoalZUen
of her neck and shoulder. "I love you, so damn much. Always remember 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNgAdvyxoS
that, Mary." He whispered against her flushed skin.
She nodded 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1cP4OpcMu
wordlessly. "I will. Just, remember that I'm always with you. The girls 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCWkTshdus
are always with you. We'll be right here, waiting. I promise."
He 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjUe7xybM9
sobbed and placed a single kiss on her neck. "One last time. Just one 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4HNPP07SH
last time. I want to make love to you. I want to ride out with Ida. I 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfXYbFL7ie
want to walk in and watch Ethel playing. I want to see Sallie laugh. One365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXfr7M1Ku0
last time. I want to see my family happy together."
All too soon,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWnGCLQfLO
he was gone. Just like that. And Mary was left holding her crying 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMAFGIGKia
daughters, as they watched their father ride off into the gloomy 365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXztzwF0j0Y
sunrise. It would never be the same again, they all knew. Everything, in365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwi2AaI68zE
that moment, had changed.
