Sorry this one is so short, I will upload the next chapter immediately after this one x
9th April 1920
Rose finished getting herself ready before helping Tilly get changed. She tied her hair up half up half down with a plat, much to Tilly's happiness. "I like it when you do my hair mummy" she grinned "well I like doing your hair!" Rose kissed the top of her head "now, come on" she said as she lifted Sophia off the bed and held her close. The three of them walked downstairs and Rose placed Sophia in her pram gently, putting a blanket over her- Jack had been right, it could get really cold in Chippewa Falls, and despite it being April, it definitely was.
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Rose and the girls reached the party and looked around for Lucy.
"Rose!" Lucy shouted as she spotted her. Rose sighed, relieved to see a familiar face. She pushed the pram over to her whilst holding on to Tilly's hand, who was clearly finding this all a bit overwhelming.
"Rose, these are my friends, Sarah and Amelia" Lucy smiled "nice to meet you" Rose smiled to the women, who smiled "you too" "and who are these two cuties?" Sarah smiled, looking at the girls "this is Sophia" Rose said, gesturing to the pram "and this is Tilly" she said, placing a hand on her daughters head "say hello, Tilly" Rose encouraged her "hello, it's nice to meet you" Tilly said politely. "Oh what lovely manners you have young lady!" Amelia replied making Rose proud. Yes, she hated that Tilly had been brought up in the environment she had been, but she did had impeccable manners because of it.
"Mummy? Can I go and play outside please? I can see hopscotch" Tilly looked up at her "oh, erm, I don't know baby. I'm just talking to Lucy, Sarah and Amelia at the moment. I'll take you out later, OK?" Rose said, a little guilty. "Oh, she'll be fine out there on her own. There's adults out there constantly, they've been in and out all evening" Amelia said "are you sure?" Rose said nervously "yes, definitely" she nodded with a reassuring smile "right, you can go outside, but do not go further than that food cart, do you understand?" Rose said firmly "and as soon as it's dark, you come back inside" Tilly nodded in response "OK mummy" she said, running off outside.
"So, Lucy said you're from Boston?" Sarah asked with a smile "yes… me and the girls moved here just this week" Rose nodded "goodness, that must have been a stressful journey with 2 children" she grimaced "it wasn't too bad. Tilly is really well behaved and Sophia just slept" Rose chuckled.
Lucy was mid conversation with Amelia when Sophia begin to cry, Rose went to stand up but Lucy spoke "would you like me to get her? Give you a rest for a few minutes?" She asked Rose kindly "oh, thank you" Rose said gratefully.
