The Wedding Audition
“Not that she should be surprised… hadn’t Delilah insisted the alligator hunter’s mother was mean as a snake? But right up to this second she hadn’t realized how much she’d been hoping her mother had lied about that, as she’d hidden so many things about Annamae’s father and his family.
“I don’t understand—” she began, uncertain and regretting ever coming to Beulah. “I thought—”
“How kind of you to want to volunteer!” Hazel Mae exclaimed loudly, turning her head as if to project her voice as far ...as possible. “That sounds wonderful.” Then, lowering her voice to a whisper again, she ducked closer. “The walls have ears here, even though they all need hearing aids.”
“Um…” Annamae had no idea what to make of this woman. Was Hazel Mae delusional? Suffering early dementia?
“No one knows we’re related,” Hazel Mae insisted. “I suggest we keep it that way and if I were you, young lady, I would maintain a low profile. That means staying away from the gas station, the diner, and the retirement home.”MoreLess
“I don’t understand—” she began, uncertain and regretting ever coming to Beulah. “I thought—”
“How kind of you to want to volunteer!” Hazel Mae exclaimed loudly, turning her head as if to project her voice as far ...as possible. “That sounds wonderful.” Then, lowering her voice to a whisper again, she ducked closer. “The walls have ears here, even though they all need hearing aids.”
“Um…” Annamae had no idea what to make of this woman. Was Hazel Mae delusional? Suffering early dementia?
“No one knows we’re related,” Hazel Mae insisted. “I suggest we keep it that way and if I were you, young lady, I would maintain a low profile. That means staying away from the gas station, the diner, and the retirement home.”MoreLess
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