At two thirty, she leaned over the banister of her front porch and watched the yellow school bus slowly make its way down the narrow street of Cherry Drive. The brakes squeaked as the bus came to a halt in front of her house.
The last seven hours had been unbearable, spent scrubbing down countertops, vacuuming underneath furniture, and tossing spoiled milk from the refrigerator all to keep from worrying if she’d packed enough food for his lunch, if the other children teased him for his missing front tooth, if his jacket was warm enough in the air-conditioned classroom.
He disembarked the bus—holding onto the bar and jumping because the stairs were too steep for him to simply step down. He ran across the yard and hopped two steps onto the front porch and into her outstretched arms.
“I learned a new song today, Mommy.”
“Ah, what’s that?”
“The wheels on the bus go round and round!” he sang as she carried him into the house.
word count: 168
—Nortina
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This was lovely. It was such a wonderful description of what a mother feels sending her children to school.
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good one – I like how it ends on an ‘innocent’ note despite the serious buildup 🙂
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Cute story. I guess he had a good day after all.
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Lovely
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Oh. I know that feeling of worrying about a child’s first day at school so well. Hometime can’t come quick enough to see if they got on alright. A lovely story, Nortina. Well written. 🙂
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Sweet story. 🙂 That seven hours that he’s at school for will soon seem like no time at all!
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Sweet story. Mums are always worrying about something or another. We cant help it!
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Awww he’s a cutie but mom needs to chill!
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Lol. First time mom maybe? She’ll get used to it after the second kid. 😉
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How cute! Mother is a worry wart and her worrying goes round and round like the wheels on the bus. (That’s what I got from it). And the little guy is just adorable!
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That’s a great interpretation!
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I enjoyed this story. Mothers do tend to worry over things that may affect their child. And, speaking from experience, when they get grown….you still worry!
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I have nominated you for the WordPress Versatile Blogger Award, just click on the link for the prompt.
https://rythaephua25.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/the-versatile-blogger-award/
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Thanks! 😀 I’ll check it out now!
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welcome.
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