"What are you doing here?" I asked with a look of horror on my face.
"Can't I stop by and just say hello to my favourite nieces?" She answered, forcing herself into the house.
"Some notice would be nice." I replied as I attempted to block her path from getting further into our house.
"As if you have anything special planned." She retorted with a cruel laugh and side stepped me.
"Aunt Linda, I don't know if you noticed but Ruby was getting ready for her date tonight." Topaz stuck up for me.
Aunt Linda turned around and gave me a quick but calculating glance. She looked slightly upset and her thin lips screwed into a hard line grimace.
"Shouldn't you be at least 20 pounds lighter to wear a dress like that?" Was her cutting response.
Her opinion meant nothing to me, but it still hurt t
