My Love, Enlighten me

Gloria Taylor squeezed the toothpaste out to brush her teeth while paying attention to Tina Clarke.

Tina Clarke brushed her teeth until the toothpaste bubbled up and then, she spitted it out.

Gloria Taylor softened watching the little girl standing on the stool brushing her teeth.

She was so obedient.

Kenny Clarke must have taught her so well that Tina Clarke was this obedient.

She couldn’t help feeling distracted.

Compared to her, Kenny Clarke did more to Tina Clarke.

If Kenny Clarke was more arrogant than he already was, it would be impossible for him to let her in just because Tina Clarke liked her.

He could just ignore and give her no chance.

“Mom, you have to spit it out like this.”

Tina Clarke’s voice brought her back to her senses.

When she looked down, Tina Clarke put in a mouthful of water to rinse her mouth and spitted it out.

Tina Clarke asked her curiously with a pair of big eyes, “Can you spit it out like this?”

“I can.” Gloria Taylor nodded.

“Do it, then.” Tina Clarke didn’t seem to believe her words. She kept staring at her.

Gloria Taylor had to cooperate and gargle the way Tina Clarke did.

Tina Clarke patted her arm, “Great!”

“……” Gloria Taylor said happily, “Really? You did it better than me!”

Tina Clarke was embarrassed. She smiled and jumped off the stool to fiddle with her hairpins.

quickly. After that, she went out of the bathroom

Clarke could be very demanding

kind of hairdo do you want?” Gloria Taylor asked.

like the princess… the long one. I want it like this…”

explained while shuffling around her hair.

what kind of hairdo

Tina Clarke asked, “Do you know what kind of hairdo I want?”

Gloria Taylor

Clarke’s shoulder length hair was dark and smooth.

Taylor braided Tina Clarke’s hair and left two pigtails hanging down.

hair and asked Tina Clarke to pick two hairpins to clip the end of

clipping the pigtails, Gloria Taylor sorted the hairdo out for the last time and

since the beginning couldn’t help touching her head and asked, “Does it look

“Take a look for yourself.” Gloria Taylor said as she

Tina Clarke looked into the mirror while touching her hair. She

again and said, “Our Tina is the prettiest!”

“Mom, you’re pretty too.” she

her ‘Beautiful Sister’ before, this time, Gloria Taylor was really moved.

she felt upset.

her to keep living with Kenny Clarke. if she wanted to fight for Tina Clarke’s custody, she

Kenny Clarke to give Tina Clarke to her.

and led Tina

***

Clarke was already seated on the

The maids on the side were silent. The atmosphere in the dining

She looked scared when she entered the room.

was sitting at the dining table acted like someone owed him

daddy and then climb up to kiss

shook her head like a rattle when she heard this.

night Edith Hall said that Kenny

It seemed that Tina Clarke was still afraid of him.

up, “Don’t be afraid. If he does something bad to you, Mom will teach him a lesson.”

meaning of ‘lesson’. She stepped closer to Kenny Clarke. After two

Gloria Taylor gave her

walked toward Kenny Clarke, tilted

at her sideways and glanced at the pigtails on