Aunt Maria
“It seems centuries since I wrote the last bit. It is only three days. It’s going to take ages to write down.
Saturday was the day of the hunt.
All the time we were getting Aunt Maria dressed she was saying, over and over, “Now, Betty, you’re to stay here with me, dear.”
“I always do, don’t I?” Mum said, a bit sourly. “What about the kids?”
“I’ll let little Naomi go with Elaine and Larry, if she promises to be very good and careful,” Aunt Maria said.
Nobody mentioned Chris, I... noticed.
Shortly after that, Elaine came tramping in, wearing great green boots below her black mac and a black scarf tied over her head. “We’re ready to go,” she said. She gave me her two-line smile. “I gather you’re coming, too,” she said. “You’ll need Wellingtons.”
How’s that for a welcoming invitation?, I thought as I ran and got my things.MoreLess
Saturday was the day of the hunt.
All the time we were getting Aunt Maria dressed she was saying, over and over, “Now, Betty, you’re to stay here with me, dear.”
“I always do, don’t I?” Mum said, a bit sourly. “What about the kids?”
“I’ll let little Naomi go with Elaine and Larry, if she promises to be very good and careful,” Aunt Maria said.
Nobody mentioned Chris, I... noticed.
Shortly after that, Elaine came tramping in, wearing great green boots below her black mac and a black scarf tied over her head. “We’re ready to go,” she said. She gave me her two-line smile. “I gather you’re coming, too,” she said. “You’ll need Wellingtons.”
How’s that for a welcoming invitation?, I thought as I ran and got my things.MoreLess
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