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Chapter 40: I Told You I'd Figure It Out

Lucy POV

Lucy stood in the garden as she listened to Aunt Gertrude chatter about the new Italian food place in town that she had just come back from. She was gushing about the food quality and seemed thrilled to share more about her time with Samson. Lucy was happy her aunt had a person in her life like him; it sounded like they had been close for a very long time.

Lucy pulled hard on a weed that had somehow camouflaged itself to hide from their observant eyes. The weed was so large, it wasn't budging. Without warning, the weed finally gave way but gravity and force worked against Lucy as she fell backward, letting the weed, dirt, and sand fall around her.

"Oof," she said, rubbing her backside. "That kind of hurt."

"What happened? That plant just took you for a ride, huh?" Aunt Gertrude laughed at Lucy's expense as she walked over to help Lucy stand.

"Yeah, that plant did not want to give up. But hey, it appears that I am more stubborn and won!" Lucy laughed along with her aunt a
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