Rose did not look like a witch or a fortune-teller.
“I thought she would look scary,” Mishka told herself while she smiled at her hostess from where she stood at the door.
Rose was smiling at her and her round cheeks were flushed pink. Her eyes were twinkling in a friendly way.
“Come in, dear. You say that you are Myrtle’s granddaughter?” she asked, still smiling.
“Yes,” Mishka responded, returning the smile.
She followed Rose into the lounge area of the farmhouse which was situated at the end of town, just bordering on the countryside.
“Your name is Mishka, isn’t it?” Rose remarked as she gestured for Mishka to take a seat by waving her hand at a couch.
“Yes, did my grandmother tell you?” Mishka asked as she sat down on the end of the couch which was soft and comfortable. She looked at Rose with big eyes.
“Oh, she’s always talking about you and your brother,” Rose replied with a serious look in her eyes at this point.