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Chapter #6
Emilia called from down the hallway
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......................Emilia's voice echoed down the hallway.
"Margaret! What's the meaning of this?!"
Kay snickered and motioned for Kate to follow her.
"Here." she whispered, "I'll show you."
Tiptoeing down the hallway, both girls slipped across the open bedroom door and crouched close by.
Inside the room they could see the figure of Margaret, dressed in her maid's uniform, standing by the end of the bed with a look of confusion.
"What seems to be the trouble Miss Knox?" Margaret asked innocently.
Emilia Knox now came into view. She was dressed in jeans and barefoot. She was also sporting a v-neck t-shirt and a v-neck windbreaker on top of it. Unfortunately, the windbreaker and t-shirt beneath only reached to the bottom of the 46 year old woman's ribcage. Emilia's pale pot belly and bellybutton were completely exposed.
Kay snickered at the sight.
"What did you do?" Kate whispered.
"I paid Margaret and Rebecca a hundred dollars each to do it."
"Do what?"
"Trim mom's clothes. All her shirts, sweaters, sweatshirts, jackets. They've all been cut into midriffs. None of them go past mom's ribs."
"Why do that?"
Kay turned to Kate with a devious look.
"It'll make sense in a few seconds. Watch."
Looking through the bedroom door, Kate could see Margaret shift around the bed and move closer to Emilia. The middle-aged Welsh woman moved with her and now had her back to the door.
"Margaret," Emilia scolded, "Why are all my clothes like this?! When did this happen?"
"I'm not sure." Margaret lied.
"Nonsense," Emilia mused, "my daughter had something to do with this, didn't she?"
Margaret shrugged.
"Perhaps."
Emilia shook her head. She was use to her daughter's pranks.
"What's the joke this time? What's she planning?"
As Margaret stalled Emilia, Rebecca came back into view in the hallway. Kay signaled to her to go into the room.
Rebecca tiptoed through the doorway, quietly enough that Emilia did not notice her come in.
Margaret did however.
"Well Margaret?" Emilia scolded, "What is she planning?"
"Well Miss Knox," Margaret began, seeing Rebecca close behind Emilia, "it was this."
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