Amanda and her daughters arrived a couple days later in New York. Amanda pulled up to the building where their apartment is.
"Alright we're here" Amanda and her daughters jumped out of the car with their bags and looked up at the large building. They've never seen anything like it.
"Mommy is that building all are's?" Alex asked looking at her mother confused.
Amanda laughed while she was grabbing her bags. "No sweetheart the building has smaller rooms inside called apartments and we live in one of the apartments." Amanda said then put her bag on her shoulder and took Alex's hand and went inside with Kelly following her. They took the elevator to fourth floor. Amanda took out the keys and unlocked the door and Alex went in first then Kelly and lastly Amanda.
"Alright here we are." Amanda said putting her stuff down on the small kitchen island that connected to the wall.
"Awesome the moving company brought are stuff already. One less thing to worry about." Amanda said seeing the boxes. The apartment was nice, the small kitchen and living room connected and open, off the living room there is two rooms, on for Amanda with her own bathroom in it, and one room for the girl with a second bathroom next to the room. Amanda was happy with the place she got considering the places she saw.
The next couple of days Amanda and the girls set up the apartment and settled in. Amanda enrolled Alex in elementary school and Kelly in middle school. The two weeks flew by and finally the day came that Amanda started working in the Special Victims Unit at the sixteenth precinct and the girls starting school.
Beep, beep, beep. Amanda woke up to her alarm and five. She got up showered and dressed gathering her badge and gun.
At six Amanda went to wake up the girls. She walked into their room and pulled the shades back.
"Mom what are you doing I'm sleeping." Kelly said pulling the covers over her head.
"Its time for school Kel, go wash up while I get your sister up." Amanda said taking the covers off her oldest daughter.
"Ugghh fine. Have fun waking up the morning monster over there." Kelly said pointing to her sister walking out of the room to the bathroom.
Amanda laughed. Alex was never a morning person and could basically sleep through a train coming through the room. Amanda knew this could take a while.
"Alex, honey time to get up for school. We have to be early to drop off some paperwork." Amanda said taking the covers off and rubbing her shoulder.
"No Mommy I don't want to go. I want to sleep." Alex said putting her pillow over her face.
"Sweetheart you cant sleep forever. You won't learn anything here sleeping, now will ya." Amanda said sitting Alex up next to her.
"Can I ask you something Mommy?" Alex asked looking at her mother with her sweet blue eyes.
"Sure honey anything." Amanda said.
"Do you think I'm gonna make friends at my new school?" Alex asked.
Amanda pulled her in close side hug. "Of course sweetie. You made friends at your old school right?"
"I know, but Daddy used to tell me that nobody likes me. The only reason why my friends hung out with me is because there wasn't enough people in the school to be friends with school. Now that we are gonna be in a big school I'm worried I'm not going to make friends because there are more people" Alex said quietly looking at her hands.
"Ohh sweetie" Amanda pulled Alex onto her lap and hugged her tight. "Al, honey people do like you because your smart, kind, loving, and very funny." Amanda said tickling Alex's side making her laugh. "Your father didn't mean what he said. He wasn't thinking right." Amanda said.
"He said it after he had his koko juice." Alex said looking up at her mother. Amanda gave her a sad smile.
"I'm sorry sweetie. I know he didn't mean it." Amanda said rubbing her arms.
"But I do know that you'll make friends." Amanda said tuning Alex so she would face her.
"You promise?" Alex said standing up.
"I pinky promise." Amanda said holding up her pinky.
The locked pinkies and Amanda hugged Alex.
"Alright sweetheart go wash up and lay some clothes out for." Amanda said standing up and going over to Alex's dresser.
"Ok Mommy." Alex said skipping to the bathroom. Amanda laughed at how sweet her daughter is and picked out some nice clothes.
Kelly was in the kitchen eating her cereal she poured for herself when Amanda came in to get breakfast ready for herself and Alex.
"Mom what time are we leaving?" Kelly asked taking another bite of cereal.
Amanda looked at the clock on the stove while she poured herself and Kelly a bowl. "Its about six fifteen right now so in like forty minutes. Does that sound good?" Amanda said looking at Kelly.
"Yea sounds good." Kelly said not looking up from her bowl. Amanda put one bowl next to Kelly for Alex, while she ate standing up in front of Kelly.
"Hey Kel, are you nervous about starting a new school today?" Amanda asked.
Kelly shock her head looking at her phone.
"Hey." Amanda said tapping the table. "Look at me." Kelly looked up at her. "Are you sure? Its completely normal to be nervous or worry." Amanda said.
"I'm fine Mom really." Kelly said getting up washing her bowl and putting it away in the cabinet.
"Alright alright just making sure. You know you can tell me if you were right? You don't always have to be so tough." Amanda said.
"I know Mom, but I'm fine really. You don't have to worry. I'm going to get ready now." Kelly said leaving the kitchen.
Amanda sighed. Kelly has bottling her emotion ups more than usual the past couple of months. She always says she doesn't want to bother her to worry. A few minutes later Alex came out dressed in her dark blue jeans plain purple long sleeve shirt and blue convers.
"Mommy will you do my hair please?" Alex asked sitting on the stool with a brush and hair elastic.
"Sure sweets how do you want it?" Amanda asked.
"Up please!" Alex said.
"Alright eat your breakfast while I do it. We're leaving soon." Amanda said starting t brush her hair.
"Ok Mommy." Alex said eating with her mouth full.
"Hey what did I say about eating with your mouth full missy?" Amanda asked smiling.
Alex smiled and swallowed. "Sorry Mommy."
Amanda laughed and put her hair in a high ponytail. She looked at the clock and saw it was about seven fifty so she decided to leave.
"Kelly its time go honey. Lets go!" Amanda yelled to her daughter as she put her coat on then helped Alex put hers on.
"I'm coming mom. Jezz relax we still have five minutes." Kelly said as she came dressed out in black skinny jeans, ankle boots, dark blue shirt with a dark cardigan on, and a side braid.
"I know I want to be early today." Amanda said ushering them out the door.
Amanda drove to the elementary school first to drop Alex off.
"Alright lets go Alex. Are you sure you don't want to come in Kelly?" Amanda asked half way out the door looking over at her.
"I'm sure Mom. Have fun at school Alex!" Kelly said turning around to her sister.
"You too Kel!" Alex said getting out of the car.
Amanda held Alex's hand as they walked up the stairs to the school to the main office.
"Excuse me miss?" Amanda said in her Georgian accent. The lady turned to her.
"May I help you?" The secretary said.
"I enrolled my daughter Alexander Nicole Rollins here last week. She's suppose to start school today. She's in the first grade." Amanda said.
The secretary turned around to look at some files and found Alex's. "Yes she is. Welcome to the school. Do you have the emergency contact forms you were sent?"
"Yep right here." Amanda said handing the paperwork over.
"Alright your all set. All the first grade classrooms are on this floor down the hall and to the left. Your in Mrs. James class."
Amanda smiled. "Thank you" She and Alex walked holding hands until they reached the door marked Mrs. James. A women outside greeted them.
"Hello, I'm Mrs. James" She said to Amanda reaching to shake hands.
"Hi I'm Amanda Rollins and this is Alexander, but she likes to go by Alex" Amanda said shaking her hand and gesturing toward Alex.
Mrs. James bent down to Alex's height and held out her hand. "Hi Alex. It's very nice to meet you. Would you like to come in?"
Alex looked at her mother and held onto her legs.
"I'll give you a minute." Mrs. James said.
Amanda bent down so she was eye level with Alex and took her hands.
"Sweetheart you'll be fine. I promise." Amanda said as sweetly as she could.
"But what about what Daddy…." Amanda cut Alex off.
"Hey don't listen to him. I promise you with all my heart you will do fine." Amanda said.
Alex smiled. "Ok Mommy. I believe you. I'm gonna go in now."
Amanda stood up. "Alright sweetheart. Have fun and be good." She waved as Alex went in to her bag in her cubby. Alex waved back then Amanda saw Alex start to talk to another little girl. She smiled and walked back to the car.
Amanda arrived back at the car and got in.
"Alright know it's time to drop you off." Amanda said pulling out onto the road. Amanda and Kelly arrived at the middle school ten minutes later.
"Ok Mom I'm good. I know where my classes are. I got my schedule in the mail." Kelly said opening the car door.
"Are you sure honey?" Amanda asked.
"I'm sure Mom. I'll be fine." Kelly said smiling at her mother.
"Ok honey. I'll pick you up today afterschool." Amanda said.
"Ok Mom. See you later." Kelly said and left the car.
Amanda watched as her daughter walked up the stairs and into the building. She was growing up. Amanda watched her for a minute longer and then she drove off to her first day as a detective for the Special Victims Until at the sixteenth precinct.
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