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COURTING WEEK

Four weeks later, Sadie came out to the backyard to see her princess washing her clothes. Sadie would have rushed to take the clothes from her before, but today she didn’t.

Her princess needed the distraction. She needed the activity to get her mind off painful things.

Her princess turned then and saw her. She smiled at her. “Sadie…”

Sadie forced herself to beam at her. “My princess.