IWas Upset That My Grandfather Only Left Me an Old Apiary until I Looked into the Beehives The biggest disappointment my late grandfather, who had promised me the world and told me stories of hidden treasure, had left me was an old, dusty apiary.
Who puts their grandchild in a shack full of insects? Up until the day I looked inside the beehives, this horrible joke of an inheritance felt like a slap in the face.The morning was ordinary. Aunt Daphne glanced at the disarray on my bed through her glasses. “Robyn, have you packed your bag yet?”I moaned and covered my phone, saying, “I’m texting Chloe.” “Bus time is almost here! Prepare yourself.” As she stuffed books into my backpack, Aunt Daphne said.I noticed the time. 7:58 a.m.
“Yeah, okay,” I sighed as I stood from the bed. She extended a shirt, ready to be ironed, for me.
You realise that this isn’t what your grandfather had in mind for you. He thought you would be self-sufficient and strong. And the beehives he abandoned? They won’t take care of themselves.” I thought about Grandpa and the honey and the bees. But suddenly all I could think about was Scott, my crush, and the next school dance.“Maybe tomorrow, I’ll check them out,” I responded while arranging my hair. “You never get to see tomorrow.
