Pulling up in front of P.S. 198 Alex felt her stomach somersault. She had signed the paperwork making Travis legally hers the Monday after the funeral and now she was enrolling him in Kindergarten. Bobby had volunteered to go with her and she was glad for his silent support. Walking up the steps Alex was subconsciously twisting the ring on her right hand just before entering the building she decided to switch it to her left. She was grateful to feel Bobby's large hand snug into the small of her back. Opening the door to the main office Alex got her self pulled together with a couple deep breaths.
"Hi my name is Alex Eames I called this morning about Travis Longrhine enrolling in Kindergarten." Picking Travis up she placed him on her hip so he could see over the counter. Seeing them a secretary stepped away from her desk and escorted them to a small office off the main waiting area.
"It's nice to meet you Ms. Eames, if you'll have a seat in here the vice principal and Kindergarten supervisor will be in shortly to meet with you. If you'll give me Travis' birth certificate I'll go make a copy of it for his records. I'll also need the name of his previous school so we can get his other records transferred." After a short wait the door opened and two women stepped into the room.
"Hi I'm Barbara Canavan I'm the Vice Principal, and this is Mrs. Stover the Kindergarten supervisor, you must be Alex and Travis." The older of the two women introduced them.
"Travis if it's ok with you Mrs. Stover is going to take you next door and just ask you a couple of questions to see where you'll fit in." Travis looked to Alex who nodded then he slid off the chair and took the proffered hand of the other woman.
"We have several different levels in all grades here. Travis will be placed depending on how he tests. Its basic stuff really, how much of his ABC's he can say and/or write, how high he can count. He can be here as early as seven a.m., we serve a light breakfast, just pop tarts, fruit and grain bars, and juice for a small fee. Then for the children who are here that early we have a little 'wake up exercise' routine, it's really just stretching and warming up. The building stays open till five most evenings, there are usually six or eight teachers around till then. We'll get an account set up for him that you can pay into as often as you need to. That way he won't have to carry money for breakfast or lunch. We offer full and half day Kindergarten. Did either one of you have any questions?" Mrs. Canavan finished up her spiel.
Twenty minutes later the pseudo family was leaving the school Travis was so excited he talked about nothing but how much fun he was going to have in his new school. Alex realized this was the best thing for him as it would keep his mind off of his parents. It wasn't until they were in the elevator up to the eleventh floor that Alex remembered she had put the ring on her left hand. She switched it back smiling at Bobby for being with her through this whole ordeal. She didn't think she'd be able to express in words how much comfort he had brought her.
"Thank you Bobby" she said simply hoping to convey all she was thankful for. When he smiled shyly back at her Alex knew he understood.
The End For Now. I may continue it in another series, I'm not sure yet. Feedback is always appreciated