Twist and Returns

Chapter 41

(Beatrice photo above)

~Mrs Grayson's POV

I rang the doorbell and waited for a response. My daughter was beside me, I tried to stop her from coming with me but she insisted. The door opened, and Beatrice perked out her head.

"Oh my Gosh, V-Victoria. What are you doing here?" Beatrice asked surprisingly

"Hey, can I come in?" I asked, but then guilt filled my heart as I remembered that I didn't let Beatrice enter my house the last time she came.

"S-Sure, come on in" Beatrice said excitedly, ushering us inside.

"Mom who's that?" A sweet voice questioned from the kitchen

"Baby it's a friend, and your friend is here too" Beatrice replied

Claire came into the sitting room to see who it was, "Chandelier! I didn't know you were coming" She whined, "Good morning Mrs Grayson"

"How you doing Claire" I nodded at her

"I'm doing ok" She turned to Chandelier, "Hey come with me to the kitchen, I'm making chicken and Chinese fries. I got the recipe on YouTube"

"Uh" Chandelier looked at me for approval, I nodded at her to go ahead. "Okay, I'd like that" Chandelier followed closely behind Claire and they ran off to the kitchen

Beatrice and I sat on the chair, staring at each other awkwardly. "C-Can I get you s-something?" Beatrice stuttered

"Do you still do drugs?" I questioned abruptly, cutting Beatrice short

"What" Beatrice croaked

"I said do you still do drugs?"

Beatrice looked down at her hands, she rubbed her hands together nervously, "I, I can explain, I tried to stop, I tried, I don't, I really tried to uh, I can't..." Beatrice blabbed on

"Do you think about your kid at all? How can you even do drugs in front of her?" I snarled, "And for the record, this is why I wouldn't let you into my house. I don't wanna have you around my kids because you're a drug addict!" I ricocheted, almost in a yell

Beatrice started to sob, I rolled my eyes at that. Now she wanna play the victim card, when she clearly isn't the victim here. I was interrupted by footsteps approaching and I looked up. Claire stomped into sitting room, with my daughter running after her. Claire looked from me to her mother.

"Mom, is everything ok?" Claire questioned, glaring at me. Beatrice nodded, while trying to wipe stray tears off her face. "I thought I heard Mrs Grayson calling you a drug addict" Claire blurted

"Honey it's ok, go back to the kitchen" Beatrice hiccupped

"No, it's not ok. It's my job to protect you." Claire said, she glared at me again. "With all do respect ma'am, I know my Mother has got shortcomings, but you just can't come into our house to call my Mother names and make her cry." Claire said to me.

Claire walked to Beatrice and sat beside her. She wrapped her arm round her shoulders. I blinked twice, I was shocked everything was going in a different direction as I thought. At that moment I was too surprised to know what to say.

Chandelier walked to Claire and placed her hand on Claire's shoulder, "Claire, my mom has no intention..." Chandelier started but was cut short.

"Don't touch me" Claire dragged her shoulder, causing Chandelier to withdraw her hand. "Why are you guys even here?" Claire spat

"I'm sorry, you got it wrong, we just wanna ask something" Chandelier said pleadingly

"Ask what?" Claire blurted, glaring at me