Meet the Carters

Chapter Twenty Seven

i was sat in the kitchen after i came back from grandma's. i promised her on the phone that i would visit her. Now that was a mistake she was forever making comments about how to serve a customer and all that she watched me like a hawk as she saw how i would serve the tell me what was wrong. you get the picture, so when i got back last night Nancy had told me that Mum agreed to having Shirley's name above the door.

"right come on everyone, Tina go get the ladders" Dad ordered we got up and followed him outside i was glad i was in my onsie cause it was cold.

"Johnny do the honours please" Johnny took the piece of cardboard from Dad and went up sticking it above the door.

"well there goes the neighbourhood" Mum comments

"back to your corners please" Dad hold his arms to stop them.

"is that straight" Johnny asks

"it's the only thing up there that is" Tina jokes holding the ladders we chuckle

"my wife and sister side by side" Dad smiles 

"uh seriously" we turned to Tamwar

"you gonna get this market cleaned up some of us got a business to run" with that said he was on his way.  Kat came past and talked with Shirley wishing her good luck and Shirley apologising.

"you gonna stand there all day we've got a big night, best make the most of it before Shirley hits a ice burg" Mum asks, i head inside first and go up to my room and start getting dressed before going into the living room. my phone buzzed and i looked down at it.

From Zsa Zsa

tomorrow 12 ur time

i smiled  as i put my phone back in my pocket and headed down stairs Mum was setting up the Karaoke

"she's back in the kitchen cooking god know what she'll come out with."  Dad slams a jar on the bar

"right moan jar 50pence " he says

"I'm only saying we've only just got rid of environmental health who's going to be listening to my singing while they're throwing up in the toilet"

"what's the set list i might have a go" i asked

"right there sweetheart" i went to go look at the song choices i picked mine out. but didn't write it down

"char grilled" Shirley said holding something out" Mum faked laughed

"no i don't think so" she replied

"it's fashionable" Tina insisted

"bark do they?"

"tell you what, why don't you have one and choke on it" Shirley retorted

"crack on girls by the end of today I'll be a millionaire" i went to sit on the bar and leaned my chin on Dad's shoulder.

"you've your name on the door, backside behind my bar do you want my karaoke machine and all" Mum questioned with her arms folded

"you're not the one who found the pub you lazy cow"

"you gonna let her talk to me like that" there was the backfire of a engine approaching

"tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna buy a paddling pool fill it with mud and sell tickets i sat up as he, Mum, Shirley and Tina left.

"Johnny!" i shouted, i wound me up when there was arguments over something stupid. i went into the back as Johnny came down. i hugged him.

"thank you for being the sane one in this family"

"umm okay. wait did Mum have a go at Aunt Shirley again" i nodded  we heard voices

"your grandpa used to have pigeons mined them he did, made a lovely pie." random woman grinned at us i was beyond confused.

"Johnny and Amelia i take it" she said

"yeah?"

"£5 in a card every birthday never get a thank you note, that'll be your mothers manners. so am i gonna hold this trifle all day?" she rambled

"sorry Aunt Babe" oh so this was aunt Babe

"mostly sherry for a few Christmas eve back. you must be Nancy"

"i can't believe your Aunt Babe" Nancy replied

"never could get your father into shorts...someone have a wake" she headed to the right side of the bar.

"no its a celebration Linda is having a Karaoke" Dad told her i looked towards Aunt Shirl who looked extra annoyed. i went to help set the rest of the system for tonight, Johnny was helping Aunt Babe. i went outside to the fruit and veg stall.

"Peter" i grinned he turned round.

"Mia" he breathed

"you coming in tonight we're having Karaoke and well a few of us Carters will be singing." i told him

"oh i was gonna go round to Lola's" my smiled dropped a little.

"oh of course, right well you have a good time. bye Peter" i headed back inside.

"Mia" i turned round.

"I'll try and convince her to come"

"kay" i went back inside. and headed to the bar.

"he's a good one you know" i look to Nancy how was sitting near where i had coming in.

"Peter Beale, shame he's dating someone or you would have a chance. doesn't stop him from liking you and your liking him" i went to say something.

"you can hide behind your morals all you want sis about not taking a bloke who is in a relationship but i know you and i know what you see in him."

"which is what exactly" i asked

"what Mum and Dad have the sickly sweet life. what's stopping you huh? why don't you take what you want?" she came up to the bar.

"because if he can do that to her he can do that to me, Nancy. if he is just willing to give up someone who is great what's stopping him from doing it to me. I saw it the time they were in the pub they were good and i don't want to be a boyfriend stealer."