Grimm End: Chapter 5
Sara Cross pulled the lid off the pot that was boiling on the stove. The spicy aroma of chili billowed out along with the steam that had been trapped inside. She breathed in the delicious smell and stirred the chili again.
“Almost ready,” she called to her mother.
She put the lid back on the pot and gathered up the shredded cheddar cheese, nacho cheese tortilla chips and sour cream. She joined her mother in the dining room and set the food around the table. The table was set for four people. However, her brothers hadn’t arrived yet.
Mary Cross was staring off into space while she slowly swished the wine around in her glass. Sara wasn’t sure how many glasses she’d had that night. Three, she thought.
She was concerned with the amount of drinking her mother was doing. She never drank at all when their father was there. Since he left, the single glass of wine once in a while became one every evening and now several per night. She sometimes wondered if it were limited to the evening.
