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Gardening was Lakshmi's
___1___ joy. She
loved getting her hands dirty and 'decorating' the
landscape with reds, pinks, and blues. Although
Lakshmi loved gardening, tears came to her eyes as
she watered her plants. ___2___,
at this time, her grandson Mohan, would be with her.
He would be running around splashing water all ___3___
the garden with the hose.
However, her grandson had ___4___
grown, and had moved to a faraway campus located in ___5___
state. Lakshmi sighed as she picked up her shovel.
Her mind began to wander again.
Mohan would play outside with the garden hose for
hours. He would then spray at her with the hose and
would get her ___6___
wet. Just when she was about to admonish him, he
would look at her wide-eyed and flash ___7___
his cheeky grin.
Lakshmi's eyes watered. They would be here next
month, Lakshmi thought. The garden would be in full
bloom by then. Mohan would ___8___
to see all the flowers.
A bug crawled ___9___
her arm, interrupting her pleasant thoughts. Just
then the phone rang. Lakshmi quickly wiped her hands
and answered the phone.
It was Mohan. "Hi, Grandma, I was just thinking ___10___
you !" Lakshmi's smile was as bright and warm as the
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