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After hearing horror stories about her mother’s first pregnancy, Beverly was relieved to find it relatively easy. She still had morning sickness, and ate like a horse, but she had plenty of energy to go visiting friends or spend a night out on the town. Things seemed to be sailing along smoothly.

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The magic was gone, or at least fading. Brad knew that high-school couples rarely tend to last in college, but he’d hoped that this time would be different. He could tell, though, that the two of them were starting to drift apart.

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With Lakeside Manor filling rather rapidly, and more little Petras kids on the way, Belle decided to move on to college, herself. She found herself assigned to her sister Barbara’s dorm, and she was relieved to see a familiar face amongst the strange newness that was college.

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Back at Greenhaven U., Brighid had graduated with a degree in Art. She moved back to the family homestead just long enough to drop off Bethany’s childhood bed, which she had unthinkingly brought with her to college. Unfortunately, this did nothing to appease Beth’s angry ghost.

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Beverly completed her senior year, and graduated with high honors. She was the first Petras ever to graduate from college, and her parents couldn’t be prouder.

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In the interest of actually keeping this blog somewhat up to date, I’ve decided to focus on the story of my heir, and ignore the other various plotlines unless something really interesting happens. I’ll occasionally throw in quick update entries like this one to catch people up with the rest of the Petras clan, but from now on we’ll follow the story of Beverly’s life. And so…

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Brad quickly followed Ben to college, bringing another $7,750 in scholarships with him. Quieter and shyer than his brother, Knowledge Sim Brad chose the smallest residence hall on campus, the 5-room Jefferson Dorm, to live with boyfriend Ricky Cormier. Although he wasn’t certain what he wanted to study at first, he decided on a Physics major as the best way to reach his goal to max out all his skills. Ricky, meanwhile, chose Drama as his major.

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Fifth child Benjamin arrived at GHU with $7,750 worth of scholarships. A Popularity Sim, he moved into the biggest dorm on campus, Franklin. With an aspiration to be Mayor some day, Ben quickly declared for the Political Science Major. Also sharing his dorm was his older brother Brandon’s ex-girlfriend, Nicole Thompson. Ben was glad to have a familiar face from school there with him.

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After nearly being killed during his attempt to fix the family computer, Brad decided he deserved a trip downtown. A studious and quiet boy, Brad wasn’t usually the type to spend a lot of time out of the house, shopping or socializing, but he felt he could use a change of surroundings.

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Life at the homestead continued at its normal pace. Brad joined his brother Benjamin as a teenager. He loved learning, and wanted to develop all his skills as far as he could. He spent a lot of time helping Aaron and Mary around the house, fixing things or taking care of his younger siblings, like newest baby Belle.