THE BARRIO 51: Granny got guests ...

When granny called me this morning i saw in her face that i wouldnt like the news.

Katherine, my dad's mom. She never allowed me to call her granny or grandma or anything that could make her feel old . Specially after she married that rich second husband, who unfortunately died some years ago.

Mom and her always had a kind but cold relationship. Granny told me once (secret!), that dad was supposed to marry another woman and his family didnt like him to choose mom. This situation kept my dad's family a bit away, though Katherine always was nice to us.
After dad's last trip, she came visiting us several times. But mom had an argument with her when the government man said we shouldnt wait for dad to come back.
Since then we saw her time to time for short and nice visits ... that werent nice at all when her nephew, dad's cousin, began to appear.

For several months that man insisted in visiting , always trying to do things we didnt need him to do, to be useful. The visits stopped after a big fight i had with him the day he entered our home asking 'how are my girls doing?'

He has kept in touch, calling mom very often, mailing her, and sending gifts no one asks for, and we have seen him with Katherine, each time she shows up.

And now they are coming to our fairy tale summer? Thats not fair!

Granny said mom was ok with the visits, but I cant help wondering .... does mom feel happy with these guests? And on the other hand, Katherine and granny arent exactly what you would call friends, they are too different. I hope this wont end with a big ...