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Allison was a girl that came from a lower class household in the Southern parts of Michigan. Having never had any real form of education , she lacked proper grammar and setence structure. Once Allison became 18 she was set free by her controlling hillbilly father and inbred mother and she left the swamplands for New York. Upon arrival everything seemed so new and luxurious. Allison settled in to her crappy new studio flat that her new job as assistant secretary of a large company was paying for. Allison went to work early the next day and revieved a full tour of the building including the boss's office , where the strapping young man sat awaiting her. "Ah! You must be Allison. How lovely to meet our newest employee on her very first day. Please ..come in." he invited her into his office and waved off the head of secretary. Allison spent most of the day getting along with her boss , who insisted she call him Luke. Luke didn't seem to mind her lack of education and spent most days after work or during lunch by her side. Soon he went as far as inviting her as his date to the next big gala the company was hosting. Once there they spent the night laughing, dancing and chatting with colleagues. They enjoyed themselves so much that later that night Luke asked Allison to officially be his girlfriend. She gladly accepted. The following monday at work Luke was in much earlier than Allison to get some things mailed , but as he turned around the corner on his way to the office he overheard some of his colleagues laughing and making cruel jokes about his new girlfriend. "Haha! Did you hear the way she talks!? Them got thems knickers allll in a twisty!" they went on to insult her. This made Luke very self concious and upset. Not with them , but with his beloved Allison. Months passed where he tried beating her awful grammar out of her and where he strictly forbid her of making a grammatical error in front of his friends. This was very hard for her as she did not know any better and found it hard to keep up with conversations or even her own thoughts. One night at a gathering with some of Luke's close friends Allison was deep in conversation with a small group of them. They were laughing and having so much fun that Allison completely forgot about her strict set of rules and let a slight "thems" instead of "they" slip out. This immediately angered Luke and he stormed home with Allison. Absolutely infuriated he threw glasses and any hard items at her claiming that she was not willing to learn for him and that she wasnt even trying. He marched off yelling "Its over!" and left Allison broken and bruised , crying on the floor. She couldnt get his words out of her head and she insisted that it was her fault afterall. She stayed up all night for a week , barely eating or sleeping and eventually coached herself to have perfect grammar and pronunciation. When she was satisfied she ran down to work and straight to Lukes office where she grabbed him by his shoulders and looked lovingly into his eyes. She slowly yet purposefully said " I am sorry, Luke. THEY probably think that WE are utter fools. I HAVE LEARNED. I have adapted.  Please forgive me. I love you. " a tear rolled down her cheek and he gently rubbed it dry. "I forgive you." he said , admiring her will to learn and her supreme grammatical abilities. They proceeded to live a happy life together with perfect language skills and very educated friends.