{Wonderland}

Special.

"Carrie!" my mother sang, her voice echoing through the house. "Today is special m'dear!"

A groan in response. I felt terrible. Thank the lord I started school on a Friday.  "Coming!" I said, mustering all my energy into a singular word. I went downstairs to see an unfamiliar lady sitting in our living room.

"Oh you've grown so much!" said the lady, going for my cheeks with her bold, red and sharp looking nails. I stepped away and made an excuse that I was ill. She smiled and patted my head instead. "This is your aunt and my sister, Elise." said my mother. Elise then sat me down and told me about all the times she changed me when I was a youngster. How incredibly sweet and creepy, I thought to myself. "You were so cute!" she exclaimed and then retracted. "I mean you're still adorable now," she said, "But we could agree kids don't get much cuter as they grow now do they?"

She was an excellent conversationalist and had many ideas on various topics. This was probably thanks to her journalism. She affixed her glasses and looked at me, a serious expression going over her face. She looked around, probably checking for my mother and then leaned down low, next to my ear. "How....is that school of yours?" she asked. A little shiver went down my spine with her in such close proximity, so I scooted away. "It's quite alright, why do you ask?" She perked up and resumed her cheery persona. "Oh, I was just wondering about my dear niece." 

We fixed her breakfast, lunch, and she left for dinner. She excused herself that night, after stealing a box of cookies. I thought she was quite the person. I hope to see her soon.