Winter Romance:
Melanie Harper was a lonely young woman. She was mostly shy, but spoke boldly when spoken to. She worked at the local library of the small town she was born in. Her parents had died when she was only fourteen and she stayed in the house by herself for years. No one sent her to the orphanage or foster care. She always wondered why none of her parent's family came to rescue her after her parents were killed in a train accident.
She had barely turned fourteen and was walking home from school when a policeman pulled his car up next to her. It was a small town and everybody knew everyone. Even though her parents were missionaries and traveled a lot, they made sure that Melanie was taken care of by the maid, Willie Mae. She thought that when they died, her job was over. In fact, one of Melanie's relatives gave her a check saying that she needed to move on. Little did they know that there was a will hidden in the house that would supply Willie Mae with not only an income, but it requested that she move in with Melanie and take care of her and stay her friend.
Willie Mae kept in touch with Melanie, dropping by to see if she was okay, but she soon had a family of her own to care for, so she had to work and help support her children. Her visits became less and less often as the years passed. She tried to get Melanie to move in with her, but by then, she was very independent and liked staying where she was raised.
Now, as she was about to turn twenty-two, she sat on the front window seat, peering out of the window at the falling snow. It was getting colder and she needed to go to the barn and get some wood. She had already fed her horse and the other animals, but she hated carrying the heavy firewood to the house. She always tried to keep enough on the porch to supply her need.
She began to recall when she was younger. Her parents hated banks and kept most of their money in the house. She had known where all of their hiding places were. Her parents were rather wealthy, but she never knew where the money came from. They never acted like rich people, but they did spoil her a little when she was small. After they died, she had to learn to do without a lot of the luxuries that she was use to. Still, there was enough money to keep her fed and warm over the years. She decided to get a job because she loved reading and she had read every book in the house. That was why she visited the library o
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