Different Way of Finding You

Chapter four

"Wake up Slug-a-bug it time for your first day of school" Lena softly whispered, Callie rolled over.

"Not today Lena, I'm tired" she whispered back. Lena let out a little giggle.

"Come on you get to have fun and learn"

"Do I get to play with blocks?" Callie said getting a little excited

"Maybe, you'll have to go to school and see" Lena responded.

Callie shoot up right away.

"Okay bug your clothes for today are laid out and after you get dressed I'll do your hair"

Lena laid out a purple polka-dotted romper with a white cardigan. She enjoyed picking out outfits and not having a fuss over it.

After changing Callie walked into her room and saw Mariana putting on her makeup.

"Can I have some" The little voice piped up

Mariana was in the middle of doing her eyeliner and knew her moms would be upset if Callie came down with black under her eyes so Mariana grabbed some clear lip gloss instead and spread it on Callie's lips. She made a 'popping' sound with her lips and Callie imitated her. The both smiled at each other.

"I better go downstairs, I wanna eat pancakes!" Callie cheered. When Callie came downstairs, she saw Lena and Stef sipping on their coffee. Stef went to go put her mug in the sink when Callie realized Stef was wearing her uniform , Callie huddles towards Lena.

"Come here bug say goodbye, I got to go to work" Stef insisted with a friendly smile.

Callie shook her head and creep behind Lena's leg. The moms gave each other a confused look. The past three days that she has been with the Adams-Foster she has adapted to them well. Lena realized what was going on. She went to Callie's level and grabbed both her hands.

"Does Stef's uniform scare you?" Lena questioned.

This would be the first she has seen Stef in full uniform. On Friday, Callie's first day she took off her uniform shirt before coming home and have been off work all weekend. Callie gave a small nod. Stef went down by Callie and Lena and this made Callie wrap her arms around Lena.

"Sweets I am a good cop I won't hurt you" Stef insisted

"No good cops, cops took my mommy away and made me go with mean mommies and daddies" Callie cried. Stef didn't know how to explain to a 5-year-old that her mom went to prison because she did something wrong. Callie cherished her mom. At this all the older ones where downstairs.

"See Brandon,Jesus and Mariana aren't scared, Stef is the same person in uniform that she is out, she protects us" Lena explained

"Protects?, I thought she just take mommies away from their kids, when their kids are being bad because the day the cops came I was being naughty" Callie said with a sniffle

"Your mom going away is difficult to explain, but it is not your fault sweets" Stef said feeling so awful for this little girl, Callie for almost a year has thought this was all her fault and nobody has told her different. Callie still seemed a little unsure, but ran and gave Stef a small hug.

"We will talk later bug." Stef assured, as she ran out the door, realizing she was gonna be late.

Callie peacefully ate her breakfast while Lena put a bow in the girls naturally curly hair.

"Okay everyone time to go, Callie grab your backpack and lunch bag" Lena instructed.

Last night the moms realize that Callie had no school supplies so the made a late night target run.

"Everyone ready?" Lena asked and four heads nodded and they rushed out the door. All the teenagers chattered the whole way to Anchor Beach but Callie was quiet

"Bye mom" the older ones yelled as they each ran to catch up with their friends.

"Bye!" Lena yelled back as she opened the door to help Callie out. Callie's brown eyes were filled with tears.

"What is wrong?" Lena asked

"I am scared." She whispered

"Haven't you been to school before?" Lena wondered, Callie is 5 she would have started school this fall.

"My old new daddy took me a few times, but he didn't want to so he stopped, and would yell if I asked" Callie said as tears fell. Lena wiped the tears and lifted the little girl out the car.

"You know you think it's gonna be really scary, but I promise you it's not gonna be as scary as you thought, you might actually have a lot of fun.' Lena assured

they walked to the kindergarten wing of the school hand-in-hand and when they got to do the door Callie's teacher was there greeting the children.

"Hello I am Mrs. Emerson and you must be Callie" The teacher said in a kind voice

"Hi" Callie mumbled hiding behind Lena's leg

"Do you wanna come in and play until we start our day?" Mrs. Emerson asked

Callie did not say anything but just went further behind Lena. Lena twisted around and crouched down in front of the girl, looking at her scared eyes.

"Baby girl, you're gonna be okay, I will be in the building all day and you might see the big kids at lunch and just remember I will come back at the end of the day" Lena reassured

"Promise?" Callie question

"Pinky promise." Lena said holding out her pinkie and they connected pinkies. Lena gave her one last hug and told Callie to be good.

"Okay Callie go find your name on the hooks and put your stuff on there" The teacher instructed and Callie trotted her

"She is gonna be okay Lena, I know where to find you if there is any major issues"

"Thank you Lydia" Lena said giving the teacher a smile and walking away.

Callie walked in and everyone was playing on the carpets and she decided to sit by herself and play when she spotted the blocks.

"Are you the new girl?" Callie heard and looked up.

"Yeah I am Callie"

"I am Grace and these are my two best friends Delany and Marley, who was the lady walking you in the morning?"

"My foster mom" Callie answered

"Foster mom, what is that?" Grace questioned

"I know what that is someone at my church does that it is when nobody wants a kid, so she goes lives with random people" Delany sassed

"That is not true!" Callie yelled, the girls snickered and walked away and Callie just sat down by herself

"Okay class ready to get started on our fun day!" Mrs. Emerson announced

but, Callie could tell this was not gonna be a good day.