"He's a little grouchy about being so confined,"
she explained.
I hated to leave for the day, but at least May
was going to remain at home to be of some assistance.
If Uncle Jacob would let her help, that is.
I wondered when Grandma Olivia and Grandpa
Samuel would be by to visit. I asked Aunt Sara. "Later today," she told me. "Olivia's mad at
Jacob for forcing the doctors to release him from the
hospital. She wasn't going to come at all, but I begged
her and told her Jacob would only become more upset
and it wasn't good for him."
"She wasn't going to come?" I asked,
astounded.
"Oh, she was just blustering about," Aunt Sara
explained. "I swear. This is the most stubborn family."
She bit down on her lower lip as if she had uttered the
worst profanity or heresy. "It will be all right. Please,
God, everything will be all right," she said.
I heard the sound of a muffled car horn and
hurried out, but instead of Kenneth, Holly was there to
pick me up.
"He can't drag himself away from his block of
marble," she explained. "I think I saw him for ten
minutes yesterday. So, how was your visit with your
other grandmother?"
"Interesting," I said in a neutral voice. She
raised her eyebrows.
"Oh? Aren't you the cool one? Trying to teach
the teacher a thing or two?" she added and I had to
laugh.