Caroline's Inheritance
Copyright© 2023 by Harry
Chapter 10
Caroline was awakened by a none-too-gentle prod in her side from Grace’s foot - more of a vicious kick, really. She looked up to see her hostess frowning down at her.
“Come with me, Caroline. There are some things I want to show you, about which I would value your opinion.”
Surprised that there could be any topic where she had anything to teach Grace and disturbed at her unfriendly tone, which continued to cause her terrible grief, she followed her up to the house. She noticed that a hosepipe had been attached to an outside water tap. Grace walked into the house and Caroline followed. Her friend wiped a finger across a window. She then put it in front of Caroline’s eye.
“What would you say that was on my finger, Caroline?”
“Dust, Grace! Sorry! I must have missed a bit last night.”
“And what did I say would happen if you failed to do a proper job of cleaning my home?”
“That I would find out how severe you could really be with me. I’m sorry, Grace, but I was awfully tired yesterday. I worked non-stop for eighteen hours without food or drink.”
“Don’t make things worse by coming out with a lot of miserable excuses, Caroline. You’re in a hole - stop digging it even deeper!”
“Yes, Grace. I promise to try and do better in future”
“That’s better. Get upstairs, brush your teeth etc. and then report to me outside in the yard.”
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