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Chapter 28
FRIEDA WHITLOCK
Days passed since I returned and after deciding to stay, I had to enroll Fransisco in kindergarten.
He has stayed away from school for too long and I figured he was starting to get bored. hanging
around adults only. He needed friends his peers but that was what worried me most.
What if he got picked on by the other kids?
“Bye Mom” I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard his tiny voice chirp excitedly. He was waving
at me with a bright smile as his teacher took him along to his ss.
While I stared back with my heart pounding in my chest, wondering why I let that happen, heard the
head teachermenting on how brave he was not to cry despite it being his first day. Other kids
would pull the building down with their cries.
My son was special in all ways.
Smiling, I waved back stiffly. The urge to run up to him and hold him slowly consumed me. We had
been together for days now and I didn’t want to let go of my baby. When his figure finally faded
down the hall, I gulped down nothing and sighed, my shoulders hanging limply as I stood dejected.
The door to the head teacher’s door opened wider for Lyra and the middle-aged woman, toe
out.
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“Don’t worry about anything Ms. Whitlock, your son is in good hands” She assured with a smile on
her cherry lips.
I nodded and after a final goodbye to her, Lyra turned to me, “Let’s go?”
I hummed under my breath, quickening my steps to get out of there as soon as possible otherwise,
Fransisco might leave with
me.”
“Do you think he’s fine on his own in there?” I asked when we got outside the building and was
beside the car.
“I knew you were worried but not this much. Of course, he’ll be fine, rx Freda” Lyra assured. She
didn’t seem worked up like I was and for a moment, I felt I was overreacting. This wasn’t Cisco’s
first time in kindergarten so why wasn’t I used to the anxiety?
“It’s easy for you to say. He’s not found it easy adjusting to this ce and now he’s in school. What
if he gets bullied by the kids. here? What if he runs away one day and we can’t find him?” What if
someone harmed him? I asked myself if this was right. I should have chosen homeschool. I was
panicking already and Lyra seemed to find my actions amusing.
“What?” Her eyes widened and she chuckled at my wild insinuation. She stopped when she saw
how serious I looked. Her face softened and she sighed, “Freda, calm down. Trust me, he’s going to
be fine. I know it will take a long time to get used to staying here or even the school but you don’t
have to worry about those things. This is the best nursery and kindergarten there is over here and
the parents are well-informed about their kids’ school life,”
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“I know,” I think she had forgotten that we attended this school when we were younger and she was
right, the authorities were very apt in involving the parents with their children’s school lives. Even
though that fact made me rx, I could still feel a twinge of unease in my chest.
“Besides, if he has any problem he will share it with you. He’s a smart boy” She continued, there
was a sparkle in her eyes when she spoke of Fransisco which made me smile a bit
“I don’t know Lyra-
“Freda, rx. If there’s any problem, I can put myself on the line” She uttered dramatically forcing a
laugh out of me.
“You don’t have to put yourself on the line to earn my trust. I trust you, it’s just some mommy
insecurities I’m dealing with” I yfully punched her and sheughed, opening the car door for me.
She also rounded to the other side to get into the driver’s
seat.
“Dad is home alone,” She said when we hit the road. Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.
I shrugged, watching as the trees and houses moved by as she sped down the road. “I think he’d be
bored to death”
It was a joke but there was no sound ofughter of either of us. For the first time in our lives, a joke
scared us and the reality was creeping above our heads. Dad would be gone soon. The thought
made my heart sink and I wiggled in my seat with
unease.
“How about we take him out today?” Lyra asked breaking into my thought, “For a drive”
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I nodded at her suggestion. Along with Dad, I think we also needed to step out of the house for a
while. We were home in fifteen minutes thanks to Lyra’s reckless driving. It was surprising that we
didn’t get a ticket or even run over a red light.
“I should take up a career in track racing” She had said when we alighted the car. I only rolled my
eyes at her as we entered the house.
We met Dad in the living room, leisurely gazing around, and before him was a deck of cards. We
smiled when his face brightened up upon seeing us.
“What are you doing Dad?” I asked as we neared the sitting area
“I’m waiting for you girls. I can’t y cards alone right?” He asked, smiling. He had been doing that
a lot these days, it was a bid to ease us, I knew but how could we fully be at ease when we knew
we’d lose him soon?
“We have a n better than ying cards. Let’s go for a drive” Lyra chimed, tugging at his arm and
he grinned so brightly that the corners of his eyes crinkled. Tears welled up in my eyes but before
either of them would notice, I blinked them back.
I.lomentster, we were in the car and this time, I took the wheel. Lyra had done enough driving for
the day. I drove us to the other side of Brookback County. The county was located in the
countryside. The ambience there was peaceful and refreshing. At a point, we stepped out of the car
and took a walk.
The chirping of birds in the stirring trees due to the gentle breeze wrapped us with a sense of
tranquillity. Dad told us numerous stories of his visits to the county whenever he was
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on errands.
We had a peaceful walk. The morning was beautiful, and so was this ce. I wished to live here
forever.
“I don’t know why we don’t live here instead” I heard myself mumbling when it was time for us to
leave. Dad looked tired and it was time for him to rest.
We were back home a few minutes before Francisco’s school dismissed for the day. While I waited
in the car for Lyra since she insisted oning along to get Cisco, she took Dad to his room for a
rest.