“Aunt Margery, Martina and I are so relieved that you’re all right. You’ve had a very nasty fall.”
“It’s by the grace of God that I’m still alive.”
“How are you feeling now?”
“A little sore.”
“Can you manage on your own?”
“Yes.”
“Promise me, you’ll call me if you need anything.”
“I promise.”
“Martina sends her love. She’s with her doctor now.”
“How is she?”
“She’s fine. The pregnancy is going well.”
“That’s wonderful!”
“Dad and Antonia should be stopping by__”
“I don’t want Antonia here.”
“Why not?”
“I didn’t fall, Laird. She pushed me.”
100 Words
This post is for the Friday’s Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. You can find this week’s prompt here. To read other stories or to participate, click here.
Notes to Women 
Oh dear. Now that is news no one needs. Yikes!
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Antonia is Laird’s adopted sister and Margery’s adopted niece. You’re right, Bill, this is the kind of news no one needs.
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Good twist. Unexpected.
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Thanks, Iain 🙂
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That must have come as quite a surprise – first to Aunty then to Laird!
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Well, Aunt Margery has always suspected that there was something malevolent about Antonia and Laird doesn’t trust her but still…it’s hard to accept that someone in the family would do something like that.
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Dear Adele,
Antonia doesn’t sound like the kind of person you want around.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
No, she definitely isn’t the kind of person you want anywhere near you. As it turns out she’s dangerous for Aunt Margery.
Shalom,
Adele
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Uh-oh. That’s going to upset the family dynamics!
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It definitely will!
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Antonia is having a difficult time fitting.
Her nager is making her do bad things.
Bad Antonia Bad … LOL
Loved the twist at the end.
Isadora 😎
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Antonia was adopted when she was a child and her adoptive family loved her until she fell in love with Laird instead of his older brother who was in love with her and asked her to marry him. Antonia wants Laird despite the fact that he doesn’t love her, is happily married and is expecting his first child. She will hurt anyone who stands in her way like Aunt Margery. Thanks, Isadora. Am happy you loved the twist at the end.
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LOL … that should be anger. Spell-check makes me laugh.
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Yes, spell check is funny. I remember when a co-worker typed his name which is Henrick, spell check came up with Henpeck 🙂
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