Chapter 27: Honesty (3)
Melanie maintained her stance. "I have never placed you in the middle of anything. I have never once asked that you pick a side, nor have I criticised your mother before you. She is my daughter when the day ends. I find this to be very disrespectful. Lily," she said, turning to Lily for aid.
Lily smiled. Seeking for her to be against Penelope would be no different than expecting pigs to fly.
Unless someone were to run around throwing pigs in the air, the day of Lily disagreeing with Penelope wasn’t going to come.
"I agree with Penelope, grandmother. Perhaps you don’t notice it when you do it, but we do. Do not think for a second that we hate you. It is simply awkward to stand here while you go on and on about what our mother has done wrong," said Lily.
Reed returned inside right in time to see the girls still where he left them, and Melanie standing like she was ready to grab the nearest glass of water to throw at someone.
Melanie locked eyes with Reed. "I said no guards are to be in my home. You must get out. I will not hurt my grandchildren."
"It is simply to be cautious. There are great dangers these days, and we never know when they will happen. You’ve known Reed for as long as we have been alive. He was once our mother’s guard," said Lily.
"I do not care whose guard he once was. I don’t need any of this in my home. Especially from you," Melanie said, pointing to Penelope.
Penelope smiled. "I cannot have an opinion in your home? I have tried to be respectful by keeping my feelings bottled up for quite some time now. I want to be here, but I am not the person for you to vent to about my mother or father."