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2025-05-06 11:10:38Over the next few days, Marshall was moping around, heartbroken. Camilla wished she had known how to ease the pain.
"Camilla, babe, you need to just let him ride it through. He will get over it," Bradford reassured her."Maybe we can take them to Blackpool for the day," he suggested."That's an awesome idea," Camilla responded.Going to her aunt's place, she said, "Meghan, Aunt Joyce, get ready, we're going out for the day."She then walked over to Grandpa's place and gave Marshall and Frank the same instructions."Marshall, not being in a mood, said, "mom, you guys go ahead I'm just going to stay home."Grandpa Hemmingway chimed in, "no boy, come, getting out will do you the world of good."Unable to win the fight, Marshall gave in and got ready. They arrived in Blackpool and booked various rides. Meghan was underage for some of the rides and stayed with Grandpa and Aunt Joyce to help keep control of Mo
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