drabble marathon five

“Hang on, I’m coming,” the redhead mumbled as she scrambled for the phone. Her head was still pounding from the night before and the loud noise of the phone ringing did not do anything to help matters. Reaching for the phone, she held it to her ear and glanced down at her watch to check the time. It was just after 7 am, “Ya?! She mumbled grumpily. She had no idea who the heck would be ringing her so early and on a Sunday morning?! “Excuse me, Mackenzie?!” The redhead swallowed harshly when she heard her grandmother’s voice, of course, it was her grandmother. Who else would call her at such an early time on a Sunday morning? Even her girlfriend wouldn’t call her until at least 8 am. “Sorry Meemaw,” she mumbled quietly. She really couldn’t be bothered listening to a lecture about how to answer the phone correctly, but she knew she would get one anyway. “Did you only just wake up?!” Mackenzie ignored her grandmother’s question, knowing that she would only be given another lecture. “What’s u[? Are you okay? Is grandpa okay?”

Silence lingered between the two Winter’s women for several minutes and it worried the redhead. Her grandmother wasn’t usually quiet and at least not for this long; she was getting ready to drop a bombshell on Mackenzie but the redhead didn’t know what. “Is it Magnolia?” she finally asked, breaking the silence between them. “No, it’s not your mother. I know you don’t get along with her right now, but she is still your mother.” Mackenzie rolled her eyes at her grandmother’s comment. “It takes more than giving birth to be a mother. I don’t want to talk about her. What’s wrong?” Mackenzie’s stomach muscles tightened and she was riddled with anxiety as she waited for her grandmother to tell her what was going on and what had been so important that she’d needed to wake a very hungover Mackenzie. “Your grandfather and I are selling the house. The one you’re living in. We were offered well over market value for it and we couldn’t turn it down. I’m sorry. Mackenzie? Mackenzie are you there? Hello?” Mackenzie was completely silent for several minutes as the news sunk in. “Yeah, sorry I’m here.”