In a hurry

Chapter 31

In a hurry

Giulia

I had to tell my mother and Jackeline the news.

My in-laws would be arrive in Manhattan within seven days' time, wanting to meet my family. That Eda never ceased to amaze me and I doubt she'd leave me alone for a long time. I told her in the cab on the way home.

"But what do they want here?" My mother was indignant. "Giulia, my house needs a good tidy up to welcome these people!

She knew what Serkan had told me about his family being rich and his mother being a snob. I was also pretty sure that Mrs. Eda would come up with something to humiliate us. I was counting on Serkan to hold on to his mother for as long as he was here, even if not all the time because he had to work. Sometimes I thanked God that my parents understood neither Turkish nor English. I could put up with the humiliations of that woman alone in English.

"I know, Mom, Jackeline and I are going to tidy up the whole house and make everything sparkle and smell nice!"

Jackeline looked at me wit