Chapter 5 An August Visitor

Ding! ........Ding!......... Ding!........ "Why are you pressing the doorbell so violently" a voice was heard from inside. The door was pulled gently. The one pulled the door seems to have her face frozen."E-ddddie-na " the person outside the door said with her fake accent from who knows where forcing herself in. The one who forced herself in looked at the house like it was a Christmas ginger bread house as she poked the walls of the door and giving an irritating stare to every corner of the house. Even Lily was not spared.

Edna hoped she was not going to be given another sermon today for the ones she have heard from the phone bored her. And if another sermon is to be given, she decided to let it go in one ear and come out through the other.

Aunt Frida, a woman who likes to control whether power or people with the tip of her finger like a puppeteer to a puppet. She is power driven and likes to achieve anything she set her mind to. But because of her beauty, one could be deceived that she was kind. Ohh, what was the word again? Yes, an hypocrite.Aunt Frida's lifestyle shares a deep connection with the saying " as harmless as a dove and as cunning as a snake". Though aunt frida is Edna's least favourite person now. She used to have a lot of respect for her.

"Hi, aunt Frida." Lily said while taking her laptop inside.

" ohh! a blonde. That's interesting. so you live here now. Uhh, in this crappy estate? I heard you don't even have a house of yours anymore.Why don't you come to one of mine?" with her right hand stretched and her eyes narrowed while her left hand adjusted her fur over and over while her diamond jewellery shone while taking a sit and ignoring lily's greetings.

"She never fails to show off her wealth" Edna whispered under her breath. "Sorry, aunt Frida, I can't. I'm fine here." Edna said as she could feel aunt Frida's fake concern, she knows that she's doing all that just to spite lucy. Edna smiled in her heart as she saw that aunt Frida was not comfortable on the couch as her eyes were moving from side to side in irritation.

Even though Edna grew up in wealth, Lily's house wasn't that terrible but aunt Frida was just being Frida.

"I've been following your activities and it has been terrible." Frida looked at Edna ruefully.

"Why would you?"

"The quitting of job, your severance payment running out and you were also vacated from your house. I was concerned. You're my baby and I want the best for you. Come live with me." Aunt Frida said with her hands wide opened hoping to be a comfort for Edna like she had always been.

"But I called you then. Didn't I? Don't worry about me anymore. I've found a job at Shah's hotel and I'm doing pretty well" Edna said smiling , pulling away from her hug while giving her a nod of reassurance.

"That hotel for paupers, ewwwww! Why would you work there? and I'm sorry baby for not listening to you then." she said with her eyes staring deeply into every part of her face.

"I'm working there because I'm fine there and I feel at peace there" Edna replied.

"Baby". she said pleadingly. "No!" Edna interrupted her. " I've made my decision and it stands."

"You will see. You're 27 yrs old Edna, Eddie, 27 and you don't have a life. Trust me. I know your mother didn't train you well but it's alright baby,I can change that. Can you see my daughter? Let me do it. I can do it better."

"My mother didn't train me well?" Edna stared in disbelief. "You know what ?"

"what?"

"You can use the door."

Frida stared amazed by what Edna said. She really is a hand full. I can see what Lucy is facing. At least now I know that I've no one competing with my daughter for the inheritance. Dad will never accept this one. She said in her mind as she continues to pretend to be sad to Edna.

"yes,I said it." " Use the door!" Edna yelled with every strength left in her. " this is my life. Not some fu***** competition and what do you mean by you can do it better? And Your daughter?can you see your daughter? Edna said with a scorn. "The one you made your puppet. The one who can't even love her life. The one who dances to every tune you play"

" she lives better with my tune."

" you will also live better with my tune" Edna said while pulling the door open indicating for her to leave. "And lastly, you and my mum deserves each other" Edna screams into the air as she watched her leave.

Edna sank down thinking about the types of women she grew up with. How wasn't she able to see that they were toxic.They were toxic,terrible one at that.She knew her mum and her aunt didn't get along with each other but she had never seen it to be this bad. Her mum and her aunt were step sisters who did nothing but fight all day long and the only way that they see eye to eye is when granpa calls a reunion. He does that every year.On that day, the both of them pretends to like each other so they can be given the inheritance.They compete on everything but the fact that the children were involved in the competition filled edna with hatred. She trusted them.

Eddie's phone rang. It was her mum. She picked the call.The voice on the other side screamed " thank you,Eddie for making me a loser,a disappointment to myself and also for finally making me inferior to my sister."

"I'm happy you can feel those emotions and I hope you enjoy them." She said staring intently at the phone as the call cuts.