Ch -27 Misunderstanding

Ashley's POV:

Aunt Claire’s commotion has gathered the attention of my other relatives, and the one standing right in front of me is Mrs. Iris Waverly. My dad's mother and my grandmother; although she has never done anything to show me the affection and familiarity associated with that title.

Despite her short stature, grandmother still manages to overshadow everyone else with her commanding presence. Her back may be stooped due to her age, but she believes in holding her head high enough where she is looking down upon the mortals.

This is the posture of dignity she has clung to stubbornly over the years. However, there is something different about her today…

I can’t help but notice that her eyes, usually so sharp and unforgiving, seem clouded, and her gaze is distant.

Maybe… somewhere deep, deep down, under the mask of this woman who has always pretended to have it all together, there is a mother mourning the untimely loss of her son?

Yes, she might have been unkind to me in