One hour later.
The wagon carrying Simon, Rosa, and Laura finally arrived at the family's farm located a hundred miles from the Hallowpass Town.
The wagon stopped in front of the two-story brick house. There was a barn nearby, and hay for horses was scattered nearby.
There was a pig pen on the north side and the fish pond was on the west side of the farm. Trees of all sizes were scattered all over the farm.
Laura and Rosa went down from the wagon and entered the house. They went upstairs in their respective rooms and changed into their farm clothes such as long pants and long sleeve blouses to ward off insects from biting their skin. They also wore a straw hat to cover their eyes from the blazing rays of the sun.
Their farm activities began.
Laura and her mother were having fun visiting the fish pond, the pigpen, and also the horse barn.
They have a picnic beside the lake under the shade of the tree.
Simon, Laura, and Rosa were sitting on the picnic blanket, eating different varieties of food such as fruits, boiled corn, boiled sweet potato, and refreshing fresh buko juice.
They enjoyed the sparkling view of the lake.
A few minutes later.
Laura rode her favorite black stallion horse that was brought by the stable boy for her. She enjoyed horse riding around the farm for one hour.
While Rosa stayed on the picnic blanket near the river bank enjoying the cool breeze and the weather. Simon conducts his usual routine checking the farm and asking the caretaker about the condition of the livestock inside the farm. After finishing talking to the caretaker, Simon rejoined his wife in the river.
Done horseback riding, Laura returned to the picnic area.
The servants served mouth-watering grilled fish and boiled rice at 5:00 in the afternoon.
Simon looked at his daughter. "Having fun with your favorite horse?" he asked.
Laura grinned with her flustered face. "Yes, very much Father!" she replied.
Simon glanced at his wife beside him. "Do you like horseback riding with me, wife? It's been a long time," he said and winked at her.
Rosa smiled. "Sure, husband!" she responded in a thrilling voice.
Laura smiled happily looking fondly at her parents.
The farm boy brought his father's horse nearby. Laura watched as her parents mounted the horse and enjoyed riding the obedient animal all over the farm.
The couple was wearing a happy smile on their faces trying to forget their current problems.
Her parents have twenty years gap between them. Right now, her father is already 70 years old and her mother is 50 years old. Despite the huge age gap, her parents love each other unconditionally. They were the best of friends and seldom fight. She and Sofia grew up in a peaceful and loving family.
Laura wants that kind of ideal love between her and her future husband. Too bad she might not be able to experience that kind of love in her lifetime.
Then her mind wandered to her sister Sofia. She remembered so well that particular Sunday morning. She was five years old during that time when her mother was alerted by the guard after finding a baby crying outside the gate of the mansion. Sofia was abandoned by her unknown mother a few months from her birth.
Sofia grew up to be a good child and become her instant youngest sister and her playmate. Simon and Rosa adopted her legally.
They have such a happy perfect family.
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