Foster Me: Emerson's Secret (ON GOING)

Chapter 33

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We loved the park.

Karielle picked a few of the small yellow flowers and knotted them together. "When I was a young my mor would make tiaras from flowers. I always had to wear one."

"I like pink and purple flowers. They smell the prettiest."

"Söt flicka, flowers smell pretty for awhile but the fragrance fades. The happiness and confidence you get when you receive them is the most important. Smell fades but how the flowers make you feel stays."

"I don't understand." I pulled pieces of grass from the ground.

"You will when you are much older, söt flicka. You will find someone to love and grow old with."

"Like you and Trenton?"

Karielle's hands stilled. "A love far greater than my own."

"What does love feel like, Karielle? It has to feel better than a cold."

"Like hundreds of tiny little butterflies fluttering in your stomach." She smiled warmly. "When your with äkta kärlek, you see yourself with them forever."

"My parents didn't want me like that."

"Love sometimes takes more time for others. People want to find quick love and they get the wrong kind."

"I thought all parents are suppose to love their kids."

"Well söt flicka, sometimes parents chose to love something that is not good for them more than someone good for them."

"Sofia and Brynna's parents love them. That's not fair." I frowned.

"I love you."

"I know but---"

'"Frukta mindre, Hoppas mera, Ät mindre, tugga mera, Gnäll mindre, andas mera, Prata mindre, mena mera,
Hata mindre, älska mera, och bra saker kommer komma till dig. The proverbs translates as Fear less, hope more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Hate less, love more; And all good things are yours. It will take time for you to forgive your parents söt flicka. I can't imagine how hurt you must feel but good things will come out of this. We know eachother now. We have eachother." Karielle leaned forward to caress my cheek.

**

Levi agreed to help some sort out a few things about Karielle so long as we do them outside of his house. He didn't want to give his parents any opportunity to snoop and find something of value.

My goal was to find out if she was murdered or not. I wanted to get the facts and make sure Trenton wasn't rooming free if he should be behind bars.

The only idea we had to start the investigation was to look for anything that was from Trenton and Karielle's marriage. There should be photo albums and things he may have kept as a memotos. I mean I don't think he could completely forgot a life he had with someone.

Unless he's really a bad guy.

Levi brought a back pack full of things he found in his attic. He stuffed everything he could and then grab his gym bag to put some more.

I flipped open a magazine he brought along and was rather surprised to see it was one of those prositute classified papers.

Lolli Lips, 20 writes single woman seeking a double-jointed man who can reach into tiny places.

Hot Guy, 24 writes single man looking for women who doesn't mind reaching into large fish tanks to grab snails from the bottom of a tank. Be open to wearing white t-shirts with no bra for the whole experience.

I couldn't contain myself. The idea that people would make ads seeking a partner and write stuff that wouldn't attract anybody is hilarious. Aren't you suppose to write about your qualities?

These are erotic ads though so it would make sense.

Levi opened one of the photo albums and began flipping through it.

It dawned on me, "Hey what if your dad met Karielle through one of these ads?"

"Classified ads? I doubt it. My dad said they met in Stockholm."

"They could have met in real life there but what if they've known eachother through the ads? Would explain how quickly they moved into marriage. I mean if they already knew each other for 6 months prior to meeting in real life there wouldn't need to be a hold."

She was a sweet woman though," I thought to myself. I can't picture her as someone who would put herself out there like that. Maybe she needed the money? I don't know.

"They seem happy in all these photos, Emme. They liked takin' photos together." He smirked. "Surprised I don't see any nude ones."

"Like you'd want to see your dad butt naked, all wrinkly and such having sex"

"Man you sure know how to make things awkward." He frowned.

"Hey you were thinking it."

"Not about what they would be doin' in them."