However, Lillian failed to remember that some things were simply unforgivable; and no amount of apology would be able to bury the hatchet.
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Lucia tidied her daughter’s soft hair and put on her little hat.
Was Rainy really going? Lucia reached out and held her daughter’s face with both hands. “It’s so cold today. Are you sure about going?”
“Mm, hmm.” Rainy nodded her little head emphatically. “Mommy, I want to go to school and learn a lot of things. I want to buy Mommy a big house and lots of Dollys.” She made a huge circle in front of her with her tiny hands.
Lucia had not expected that Rainy, at her tender age, would want to go to school with an ambition which was to buy her lots and lots of dolls and a big house.
She took out a small mask from her pocket and put it on her
