“I didn’t even know where she lived.”
Maya shook her head, agreeing. “Don’t think anyone knew.”
“I did,” Sydney whispered.
Deena and Maya turned to her and stared. Tears made a path through the makeup on Sydney’s cheeks, ruining an hour’s worth of work in front of a mirror.
“Spill …” Deena demanded after Sydney said no more. “You brought us here!”
“Yeah,” Maya echoed, encircling the overgrown garden and weed-filled greenhouse with her arm. Goodness knows the condition of the stone cottage. “How come you know where Rock-For-Heart…” she shrugged apologetically at Deena’s kick. “Sorry, now that she’s, um, gone…where Professor Rockfort lived?”
Everyone gave a wide berth to the gruff professor in musty tweeds and bushy eyebrows. Her snap was prodigious, and her marks were stingy. Why would anyone even want to know where she lived?
“Her name was Grace,” Sydney sniffled. “And she was my great-grand aunt.”
For Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
A touching story Na’ama
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Thank you! 🙂
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You’re welcome
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🙂
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Good to remember that everyone has a mother or an aunt!
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Truth! 🙂
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💕
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Sucker punch! I was expecting the teacher to have done a kindness to Sydney but hey… great-grand aunt works too! I love how you wove this, my friend.
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Thank you, Dale! I hope you are feeling better! Glad to ‘see’ you reading! 🙂 Yeah, great-grand aunts work, too … 😉
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My pleasure.
I’m working on it. Still lack proper energy but most of the symptoms have abated, finally. Such a wimp!
And yeah, great-grand aunts definitely work!
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Working on it is good. Now, let’s get something straight (correct answer, d.)
a. you no wimp.
b. you no wimp.
c. you no wimp.
d. all of the above.
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Yes, dear…
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😀 (it is so very agreeable to me when people agree with me … 😉 )
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Hahaha!
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😀
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Aw, that tugs a tear. So unexpected. Thank you for giving us this. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank YOU! So glad you liked! 🙂
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Yea 🙂
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