Love in a Paper Bag
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Molly">Molly</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>, <span word="Molly">Molly</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="staples">staples</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="clips">clips</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="bags">bags</span>? <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="Molly">Molly</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="What">What</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sacks">sacks</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="briefcase">briefcase</span>, <span word="kissed">kissed</span> <span word="Molly">Molly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="midday">midday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="Molly">Molly</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contents">contents</span>:</p><p><span word="two">two</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="ribbons">ribbons</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="stones">stones</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="dinosaur">dinosaur</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="doll">doll</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 13 <span word="pennies">pennies</span>...</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span>, <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desk">desk</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wastebasket">wastebasket</span>, <span word="Molly">Molly</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="included">included</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="Molly">Molly</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Where">Where</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>?</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="What">What</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>?</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span>?</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="And">And</span>, <span word="besides">besides</span>, <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sack">sack</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="like">like</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>?</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="lying">lying</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Molly">Molly</span> <span word="hugged">hugged</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="unfolded">unfolded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="read">read</span>: &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>.</p>
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