Meet the Carters

Chapter Twenty Four

Johnny, Nancy and I was with Mum in the bar talking about Dad's Dad. Dad, Tina and Shirley had gone to see him about getting the money to help fix this place.

"how come we never see him?" Johnny asks as the two of us sit on the bar

"he...is a difficult man" Mum answered taking down the chairs

"but he's Dad's Dad" i replied 

"not all families are close" she responded with a sigh i knew there was something deeper that what me and Johnny knew.

"yeah but we never used to see Auntie Shirley and now we live with her" Johnny shrugged

"no, i hate him Dad told me once when he was drunk about all the thing he used to say to him and Auntie Tina. that ain't right" Nancy told us

"don't forget Auntie Shirley he must have done or said something too her for her to dig them heels in the first place it must have been bad" i added

"yeah well not everyone has a Dad like your you'll do well to remember that sometimes" the phone began to ring and Nancy went to answer it.

"oh hello Grandma" Mum shook her head and Nancy lied about her not being here.

"why don't you want to talk to her" Johnny questioned, Mum heaved a sigh as she headed to go behind the bar.

"i just can't face her today. she'll ask her how the pub is and i don't want to lie to her" she stopped.

"oh what is Lady Di eating now?" we looked over and i scrunched my face up it was the dog pie

"eeww its one of those pies"

"get it off her"

"she can't eat dog pie that is cannibalism" Johnny pointed out

"oh drop it Lady Di drop it" i let out a little giggle

"oh she's gonna be sick get her outside" Mum ordered us two i shook my head.

"no way I'm not letting her ruin this dress. Johnny you do it" i slapped his arm

"no I'm not doing it" Mum huffed as she got Lady Di and took her outside

"like i haven't got enough to deal with" i looked at my brother. before jumping off the bar.

"well while you sort out that I'm going to see if i can catch grandma. Laters" i scarpered into the back and talked to Grandma.  Mum was sat there doing her makeup ranting about Sharron buying her new pub down the road.

"shall i get my violin you got a bar with a few problems big deal" Nancy said

"oh thanks for the support " Mum retorted

"'ere come look at this" Johnny called. Mum put her make up down

"it's not another cat playing a piano is it" I wondered checking my makeup.

"what am i looking at?" Mum asked

"it's about breeding bulldogs" Johnny replied as i re touched my gloss

"oh no, no, no that sound like a lot of bother " she shook her head dismissing the idea until Johnny spoke again.

"look at how much they go for each, litter of 5 or 6 your talking...." Johnny went off

"is this right?"

"Lady Di they gonna pimp you out" Nancy teased i giggled

"I'll see what your dad says when he gets back, but it's a good idea Johnny"

"why don't you just call him" i wondered out loud.

"oh no I'm not interrupting him today. he hardly slept last night, you have no idea how much he is dreading seeing his Dad." i went and stood next to them

"is he really that bad" Johnny questioned Mum had a distant look in his eyes as we waited for her answer.

"the man's a monster" she finally replied