"Who's there?" The soft high-pitched voice of my Grandma asked while I stood behind her closed door.

I tried to open my mouth to respond or at least say something to let her know that I was the one outside, but no matter how hard I tried, nothing seemed to escape from my mouth as I gave up and waited for her to open the door.

The minute she opened the door to see me, a broad smile appeared on her face as she shone her teeth at me, but those smiles soon turned bitter when she noticed my ...