The Ups & Downs of Day 2

The morning went off without a hitch.

Barely a backward glance.

And then the afternoon came.

The routine had been gone over… “an hour in the after school program and I’ll be there at 4.”

But at 3:32 I get a phone call from a bawling boy.

“Where are you?”

Soothing words were spoken to get through that last half hour.

And when 4 o’clock hit I was greeted with laughter and smiles.

You see, it had all been a misunderstanding.

Because no, they don’t lock the gates and leave the kids there all night.

Yes, I’ll always pick him up.

And so we march onward to day 3…