Two hours felt like a day in Alessandra's opinion. She was tortured while waiting for her grandmother to arrive and could not focus on preparing Hazel's room. Finally, two hours passed and as Alessandra looked out the window by the front door, an unfamiliar carriage was seen entering the gates.
She couldn't wait to get a glimpse of what her grandmother looked like as she could not picture the woman in her mind. Alessandra tried to control her excitement in case she would be let down once she got to meet her grandmother.
From the window, she watched a slender older woman with shoulder-length hair step out of the carriage. Alessandra noticed they had the same striking green eye color she inherited from her mother.
"Sally, please open the door," Alessandra said.
