Chapter 57: A Fire Hazard
Rory alighted from the car picking up the carrycot. Ellie was awake by then and smiled at her. Rory entered the house and since it was morning, she did not feel creepy. Her grandmother was in the living room reading a book and she sat in front of her with a smile.
Rory was ignored as usual and she was not even surprised. She was not even sure why her grandma called her to be here. She ignored her grandma and played with Ellie.
Grandma, you are not the only one who can ignore the one sitting in front of you, you know! I can do it pretty well too!
Mrs. Delport smiled seeing the stalemate between the grandmother and granddaughter pair. Both are very similar and maybe that’s why they don’t get along. She got Ellie from Rory’s hands and sat beside Agnes.
At that time, she heard a car arriving and she looked out through the window. It was a rental car and she couldn’t see who was in it.
"The guests are here," Mrs. Delport said standing up. She had a bright smile and almost jogged to the door. "Guess who it is!"
Rory was surprised.
She didn’t remember her grandparents receiving any guests in the past. So who might that be?
She heard the car door open and peeked. A tall, fat man wearing a burgundy suit alighted from the car. Recognizing her, he smiled.
"Rori! Is that you! Look how much you’ve grown up! Why are you standing there? Don’t tell me you forgot this old man already?"
"Uncle gurk Ehem!...Uncle Camp! It is you! Oh my God! I can’t believe it... How can I forget you?" Rory jumped past Mrs. Delport and ran towards him. She was happy beyond belief to see an old family friend from her homeland. This is Uncle Charles Campbell aka The Count. His wife and her mother were best friends and were inseparable.
He is also the father of Ian.