The spider web in the ballroom read, 'Happy 5th Birthday, Dennis'.
Making her way over to the table, Margaret looked for something light to eat.
"Hey, Auntie Marg."
Margaret looked from the table to see Mavis.
"Hey, sweet fangs."
"Have you told Dad yet?"
"No, not yet."
"Come on, Auntie. You know that you have to tell him."
"I know but your father…"
Margaret and Mavis was pulled from their conversation by Johnny's family, dressed as zombies, coming over to them.
"What do you think, Margaret? I think I'm starting to like being creepy."
Grinding her fangs, Margaret gripped the plate in her hands.
Seeing the look on her aunt's face, Mavis gently grabbed her aunt's wrist.
"Could you guys excuse us?"
Without waiting for a response, Mavis led her aunt away.
"You okay?"
"I'm fine. It's just…"
Margaret let out a heavy sigh.
"I can't stand that woman. How do you…?"
Margaret couldn't finish her sentence when she heard the sound of Dennis' cousins laughing.
"Got your butt kicked by a girl, Batman."
Margaret felt the rage building up inside of her.
She wanted to charge over there.
But she knew that she couldn't.
And, besides, Wendy could take care of it.
Bearing her teeth, the female wolf pup turned onto Dennis' cousins and barked at them.
"Yeah. Whatever. I'm not about to cry."
Dennis' cousins, with tears rolling down their face, they turned and walked away.
Looking to her niece, Margaret could see that Mavis was probably rethinking her choice about leaving.