Coming Soon…
A short tease with Aunt Amanda
As we stood looking at the site and trying to put the pieces together, she walked up.
“Hello, my name is Lala. I noticed you at Greer’s house the other day and here you are today. How do you know her?”
I looked at my aunt. We were off to the races. Aunt Amanda looked at Lala like she was looking at a science experiment.
Finally, she responded, “My dear, apparently you are not from the south. You see in the south; children are not supposed to speak unless they are asked a question. Also, in the south children are taught at an early age, they must not be so forward. It is bad manners.”
The look on Lala’s face was priceless. “I was just trying to be neighborly.” Aunt Amanda always quick on her feet with her wit responded, “Neighborly or nosey? Neither looks good on you. In closing I am sure that your IQ will be memorialized in a children’s shoe size.”
Finally, Aunt Amanda turned to me and said, “I never understood stupid people, do you think we can take her apart and see how she works?”
That was the final nail in that coffin, Lala turned on her heel and almost ran from the scene.
I watched with a cynical smile on my face. What a nice introduction to my Aunt Amanda. A force to be reckoned with. I could not wait to see how this all turned out. Now, I was not the only enemy of the park town crier.
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