#lyle wright

[mostardentlyinllamaswithyou]

Even though she is long gone, Wanda makes sure to include her mother, Virginia, on her special day.

[twentiethcenturysims]

My eldest son, Timothy, was married to his sweetheart Julia in front of both our families, in the same church that has housed Scott weddings for generations. The two plan to settle in downtown Brindleton and start their family.

[stargazingsims]

I traveled to Brindleton to welcome Tim back from the war. Wish I could see Allen, too, but his home is in Henford-on-Bagley now. It was a bittersweet reunion - I’m so glad my brothers are safe, but our second cousin Reuben Meyer and Tim’s brother-in-law Alvin Wright were both killed in combat before the end of the war. 

[mostardentlyinllamaswithyou]

Thankfully, both mother and child survive the difficult labor. Virginia gives birth to a healthy baby boy she and John name Lyle.

[mostardentlyinllamaswithyou]

Here's a family portrait I took back in the twenties and promptly forgot about 😅

kinda makes me sad seeing them all happy as a family again

[mostardentlyinllamaswithyou]

In fall of 1927, the Brindleton Bay adolescents arrive safely at Britechester Academy in Britechester, England.

[mostardentlyinllamaswithyou]

With summer truly here, Wanda finds herself saying goodbye to her brother and friends. It is an emotional farewell, and few eyes are left dry.

Wanda is hardly ready for what comes next, but she has little choice in the matter now.

[mostardentlyinllamaswithyou]

As spring of 1930 slowly turns to summer, Wanda often finds herself ill in bed. Her body feels weak and tired, as if she has no energy anymore. Sometimes she wakes with a deep nausea.

After a few weeks like this, Wanda finds herself unable to ignore the signs any longer.

She must face the truth: she is likely with child.

"I...I don't know what to do, Lyle. God, I'm ruined, aren't I?"

"Shhh, don't say that. There must be something we can do. Maybe Aunt Franny can help."

"I don't know if I can bear to tell her."

"But you've got to. She's the only family we have, Wanda."