Hilda continued to pester Nathan in the kitchen, and Connie could hear her sweet voice all the way from the living room where she was reading her paper.

She felt loneliness creeping into her. My little sweetheart has been snatched away from me. She's gone now..

If my daughter is a warm, padded jacket, my son is a reliable pair of small leather boots. I can't lose either one of them, I'd feel insecure without my boots and cold without my jacket. I want both of them!

"Why are you so greedy?" Nathan asked Hilda in the kitchen.

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After dinner, Nathan watched as Luna pestered Connie to bring her...