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Rose
Mischievous, but Loving
By Saffron and Sarah
It is our turn to write about Rose. Because even Rose is not so haughty as to write about herself.
At least we hope not.
Indigo once said that Rose was good at two things: art and loving.
And crime. He mentioned that, too.
Quite true, but irrelevant. She stopped shoplifting ages ago. (At least we think so)
Art has always been a part of the Casson family, but Rose is the only one who seems to have truly picked it up. Even when she was a baby, she used to steal tubes of paint and suck on them. She learned to draw long before she could write. She's always preferred wall to paper (Much to Bill's dislike. That is why he always keeps a store of Scrubbable Magnolia handy). She's made edible art and even a black cardboard sky. All you have to do is walk into our house to see how much Rose loves art.
Loving is the other thing that Rose is quite good at. From her messy hugs (Advice: never where designer clothing when receiving a hug from Rose. She is almost always covered in paint) to her fierce devotion to her family and friends, I do not know anyone who is better at loving than Rose.
Rose loves people so much that it sometimes gets her into trouble. Back in her shoplifting days when Caddy was first engaged to Michael, Rose stole Caddy's engagement ring. She did it all for Michael. She could not bear to see him broken hearted.
And remember that one Valentine's Day? The year of Indigo's disco? She mass-produced all those Valentines and then she found someone to give every single one of them to. But then remember what she said? "They are all for Tom really."
Yes. I remember. Rose loves Tom no matter what she says. Which reminds me of that time that she took apart Tom's guitar and tried to fix it for him. And then Bill came home and saved the day.
Do you ever think that Rose loves people too much?
No.
Yes, I suppose you are right. No matter how many paint-y hugs, broken guitars, and stolen rings, I do not think you can ever love too much.