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had been the same way with Ellen’s father. George
Andrews, a sad, dumpy little dentist, existence revolved around
pulling his wallet out for his wife’s extravagant purchases.
    Despite her parents’ strict religious
background, it seemed she and her mother was oblivious to the
meaning of being humble. Ellen mirrored her mother’s haughty
attributes, though David didn’t realize until was too late. If
nothing else, Ellen’s mother could be happy knowing her daughter
did her proud.
    As he looked around his lonely room, he
attempted to shrug off feelings of resentment. For twelve years,
he'd slept alone, all the time wondering why Ellen married him in
the first place. After a while, the reason became obvious. Marrying
someone with the title of ‘Doctor’ couldn’t be ignored in Ellen’s
books.
    God forbid it should have been something as
ridiculous as marrying for love.
    Pausing in the middle of his bitter thoughts,
he wondered if he could recall why he married Ellen.
    Hmm , he thought sarcastically, I'm
sure it will come to me.
    Chuckling to himself, he lowered the blinds,
crawled slowly onto the bed and tucked the pillow under his weary
head. Smiling with relief, he snuggled his pillow like a delicate
cotton mistress.
    Is this it? He thought sadly to
himself. Is this as happy as I'll ever be? Is this my purpose in
life? Seems like a waste really. He thought as he closed his
eyes.

Reunited
    Seating herself at the table for lunch,
twelve year old Lily waited impatiently for her grilled cheese
sandwich. Swinging her short legs back and forth, her feet nearly a
foot from the floor, she watched as her mother prepared her
lunch.
    As her mother finished making a sandwich, she
turned to deliver it to the table. Her mother, preoccupied with her
duties, walked almost the entire way across the kitchen before she
actually looked at Lily.
    “Good heavens child!” Her mother exclaimed,
placing one hand over her heart and nearly dropping the plate of
food.
    Lily’s strawberry blonde hair was standing
straight on end with leaves and bits of mud woven between the mass
of tight curls. Her face blotched with encrusted mud; eyelids
included and her ivory sundress was now a murky clay color with one
strap ripped off.
    “Lord in heaven child! What have you been
doing?” Lily’s mother was so mortified she forgot to make Lily say
grace before handing her the plate.
    “I was catching frogs near the pond…for a
scientific experiment.” Lily stated as she shoved the sandwich in
her mouth.
    “Well, you’ll have to get into the bath
lickity split after you eat and clean yourself up nice.” Her mother
said sternly, her Irish accent becoming pronounced.
    “Ugh! Why!?” Lily exclaimed, bread crumbs
falling out of her mouth as she frowned at her mother.
    “We have company coming this afternoon and
I'd like for you to look like a proper young lady.” With that, her
mother walked to the living to vacuum.
    Lily rolled her eyes, shoved the last of the
sandwich in her mouth, took her plate to the sink and went to the
bathroom to clean up.
    It was so rare they had company that Lily was
intrigued to see who these mystery guests were and why they were so
important.
    Getting the mud and leaves out of her hair,
however, was easier said than done. It took Lily almost an hour to
bathe and then comb through the rat’s nest that ensued after the
storm of dirt.
    Choosing a white sundress with tiny blue
flowers embroidered on it, she then walked to the bathroom to find
a matching headband to tame her disobedient locks.
    In the hallway, Lily was ambushed by her five
year old twin sisters Quinn and Sheridan.
    “Lily!!!” They both squealed in delight,
rushing to give her a hug. Two miniature versions of Lily, right
down to the crazy curly hair, ivory skin and bright green eyes. The
only difference from Lily's face was that both twins had an
abundance of freckles on their faces. Lily had always thought their
freckles looked like sprinklings of