We were both young when I first saw you. I close my eyes and the flashback starts. I'm standin' there, on a balcony in summer air.
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After Adam's partens died, he's forced to marry a man named John. He's abusive and he gets pregnant. But his baby...
"Hello sweetie." I said happily and the girls hugged my leg. "Let's go to the playground." I said and Bubble smiled happily. We went to the playground where the other children were playing with their parents.
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"What do you want to do?" I asked and they pointed at a slide. I smiled. Bubble and Blossom sat in my lap and laughed on the way down. I picked them up in my arms and danced around. Tired parents looked at us and wondered how I could have so much energy. I played with my grandchildren and they shook their heads.
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After an hour of playing they fell asleep in their stroller and Blossom was holding her Oliver doll against her chest. Bubble was holding her Adam doll.
I walked back home and put them down in the crib. I love you two so much and I will always do." I said and kissed their foreheads. Blossom and Bubble smiled and I went quietly out from the room.
