Lady Ezekiel Short Story

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Lady Ezekiel was walking home on a cool, windy afternoon. She was an older woman of small stature who looked as if she had worked her entire life. As she walked around the corner leading to her driveway she noticed her grandchildren noisily playing in her yard. Running throughout the yard, the house, and her flower garden. Though she was overjoyed at the sight of these beasts, she couldn’t help but feel a bit frustrated that her daughter had dropped them off without so much as a phone call. As she entered the house, after greeting her many grandchildren, she began to feel tired, after all she had been walking for some time. As she entered her bedroom, she noticed that the children had proceeded to jump on her bed, and in the process, knocking

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