The Only Color - Two - I
"Why have you come again? I did not consent to your presence in my home!"
The voice of anger emanating from beyond the door captured Ravenna's attention, as well as that of a young girl sitting at a desk, engrossed in her writing, who turned her head.
"I am merely here to visit my granddaughter, a right that is mine by virtue of being her grandfather."
"You are unworthy of being her grandfather. Now, leave at once!"
The escalating argument caused the girl, her cheeks still plump with baby fat, to lower her gaze, while the observing miss puppet mirrored the reaction almost exactly.
"Before that, don't you think you should ask Venna for her opinion?"
Hearing this, the little girl hesitated for a moment, then hopped off her chair, scurried to the door, and peeked her small head out into the hallway, issuing a tender call:
"Grandfather..."