****Flashback Chapter****

The burn of the mid-morning sun blared down on his uncovered face. Taking his hat off of the side table near the bench on the porch, Jerome placed it on his head and headed to the field. He had nearly finished the last of the morning chores but wanted to check on the girls playing in the field before he left for town. 

As he walked to the corn field he felt the soft nuzzle of their golden retriever Chestnut. He stopped for a second and patted her head before continuing on to the field where the girls were playing. As he got closer he could hear the rustle of the corn stalks and the far off laughter of the girls playing tag through the stalks and kicking up dirt along their way. 

He didn't want to...

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