Double Trouble by London Lovett
Author:London Lovett [Lovett, London]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wild Fox Press
Chapter 17
"Oh—and then there was the school talent shows," Etta continued. We'd sat through a half dozen stories about Minnie's love of collecting glass animals, her pie making prowess, a skill she learned from their mother, her love of being the center of attention at family gatherings (apparently she would pull on her tap shoes and dance for aunts and uncles) and, of course, her interest in nature and all its glory, a love that led her to the Wiccan lifestyle. What was more than obvious after five pages of notes, two cups of tea and the cinnamon cookies that we decided we wouldn't mind trying after a long narrative about baking apple pies for a contest, was that Etta was fond of her sister. They might have avoided each other now in their seventies but they had grown up close as each other's second half.
Grace cleared her throat and made yet another excuse to leave the tea table when Etta started in about the talent shows. It seemed she'd heard the stories before.
"Grace, dear, if it's not too much trouble, could you open the bedroom window. It's almost time for my nap, and it gets so stuffy in there this time of day."
Grace nodded. "Of course I will." Etta was certainly not the harsh, snooty boss we'd witnessed at the flea market when she was at home.
"Now where was I?" Etta said, hoping to get restarted on the talent show story.
"Actually, I've got plenty to work with for the article. We don't want to keep you much longer." We'd wasted a good forty minutes hearing about their delightful childhood. Minnie had been quite the character with many layers and many skills. Her sister had no problem boasting about her twin. But what were left out of the entire conversation were any recent stories. Had the two women gone their separate ways for a good reason?
Lacey formulated the question before I got to it. (It seemed she'd missed her calling as a journalist.) "All these stories are from childhood. What about some nice, more recent anecdotes. Did Minnie still break out the tap shoes for family gatherings?"
Etta's lips pulled in and she looked a little frazzled, as if she wasn't quite sure how to answer. She put her tea cup on the saucer. "My sister and I drifted apart in the past ten years. Our husbands never really got along and then there was the Wiccan thing." She cast her eyes down. "I'm sorry to say most of our falling out was my fault."
"I'm sure you're wrong about that." I patted her hand.
She shook her head sadly. "No, I refused to be open minded about her lifestyle. And Mitchell, my late husband, well, he was a respected physician. He had a reputation to uphold. After awhile, he refused to let me invite Minnie into the house. He insisted people would think we were witches. My church group was particularly harsh about it, telling me I had to break off ties with Minnie or leave the congregation.
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