As soon as I stepped off the train, my ears were filled with a high pitch noise. It took me a minute to actually hear it. “ADDDDDELINE! ADELINE! I AM SOOOOOOO EXCITED TO SEE YOU! OVER HERE! I’M OVER HERE!!! Oh, Ruth-Anne, grab Tommy will you!?? Don’t let him run away! ADELINE, DARLING!” I rolled my eyes, I hadn’t seen Aunt Claire since my father’s funeral but she had not changed at all. I started taking one step forward when I felt someone grab my arm, “You didn’t tell me your Aunt was Crazy Claire! I love your aunt! I babysit for her! So glad to know YOU’RE the one that is causing me to not have a job this summer; you’re nice. Good luck with Ruth-Anne, though! Bye!” Marilyn said before she ran off towards Shaun and two other guys. Before I had a chance to comprehend what she had just said, I had a three year old attached to my leg and my aunt smothering me with a hug, still screaming. This was going to be a long summer.
Aunt Claire’s house wasn’t far from the train station but from the woods surrounding her house, you would think it was miles away from civilization. She told me it was actually within walking distance of everything while still being hidden from everyone. “It makes for a peaceful life of people staying out of my business!” Aunt Claire had explained to me as she had huffed and puffed up the front porch steps. “You look ready to pop, Aunt Claire! Are you due this month?!” I asked her, I hadn’t even known she was pregnant again. “No. I’m having twins. I’m not due for another two months! Luckily it is the beginning of August that the babies will be due; you’ll still be here!” She excitedly explained to me. I didn’t think she should be carrying the bags for me but figured it was her 3rd pregnancy, she should know her lifting limits by now.
