Mississippi Blues by Hope Alexis Milam

Author:Hope Alexis Milam [Milam, Hope Alexis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-10-17T20:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Laurel wished that they could have taken the trolley. The ride to the Hebert house was too cramped, as all six of them had ridden in Nicole's car. The first glimpse that Laurel got of the house was impressive. It was a huge white, gabled mansion located off St. Charles Street. Nicole pulled the car into the old driveway and put it in park.

"Its to late to back out now," She told the assembly in the car.

"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here" Sheryl quoted softly. She hated visiting this house. Though it was seeing Adia that bothered her more than anything.

"I'll second that," Jessie added as she looked around at the cars gathered near the house. It seemed as every family member and friend that could or would try to attend had already arrived.

The six of them followed the walkway around to the front of the house. The front door was at the top of the steps on the porch. The green paint on the boards was fresh, as was the white paint of the house. They followed the steps to the inlaid wooden front door. They could see people in the hallway through the etched glazed glass set inside the dark wood of the door. A giant "h" was etched into the glass in old English script.

Taking a deep breath that was echoed by everyone but her lover, Nicole opened the front door and stepped inside the massive house. The dark wooden floors had been freshly waxed and the rugs had been recently cleaned. Nicole had not seen the old house look so well in years. She had not seen it so full in years either.

"Nicky," Jay caught her attention and waved for the tightly huddled group to follow him into the parlor. Phil was already there, sitting on a Queen Anne sofa. The entire room was furnished to give it an early 20th century look.

"What's up?" Nicole asked her uncles.

"Margie is upstairs in all the splendor due an exiled queen," Phil actually took a shot at his niece.

"Great, so what do we do now?" Nicole asked as she took a seat on an old fainting couch.

"Wait and see what happens," Jay advised as he took a seat by his partner.

They followed his suggestion and took seats around the room. Sheryl and Jessie shared the other couch while Danny and Stan took the uncomfortable looking wing-backed chairs. Laurel sat beside Nicole on the fainting couch.

They did not have to wait long before they heard Adia's politely commanding tones echoing from the hallway. Someone must have informed her where her grandchildren were, because she strode into the room shortly after they had heard her voice. She paused her stride and took in the scene in one glance. Her aged face became dark for a moment as she noticed the pairings on the sofas and on the fainting couch.

"Nicole, may I see you in the dining room for a moment?" Adia went straight past the greetings and moved right into the confrontation.

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