"I'll leave my bag in here, so that if you two are called off tomorrow, I can just ask Dr. O to swing by here to get my stuff."
"Good idea." Andros said.
"Have everything?" Ashley asked.
"I'll put my bear and pictures in tomorrow, so I can sleep with them tonight and wake up with it beside my bed tomorrow morning."
"Good idea. It's a good thing no one's bags are the same color."
Vera's was green, Atarah's was blue, Andrew's was black, (Ashley had helped him pack) Darnell's was maroon, and Kiya's was red.
Kiya went to bed, since she had school the next day.
In bed, she prayed, Dear God, Please help Mom and Dad and Mr. Cranston defeat this evil and come home safely and soon. Amen She snuggled down into her bed, clutching her bear. In the morning, she woke up to her alarm. She reached over and turned it off. Then she turned it off for good. (The alarm icon disappeared.) She got out of bed and got dressed. Andros poked his head in her room.
"Kiya, honey, your mother and I only have enough time to drop all of you off at school. Then we have to go to Aquitar."
"Yes, sir. Thanks."
Kiya brushed her hair, put it in a ponytail, put her brush in her pocket, and got her picture and bear. She put on her socks and shoes, then, she went to the living room. Her school things were in there already. She put her bear, picture, and brush in her bag. Then she got her backpack on, picked up her three-ring notebook, and got her cereal bar. She had her house key in an inside pocket of her backpack. Ashley dropped Alexandria and Alexander off at her parents' house. Andros dropped all of them off at school. Andrew at elementary, and Vera, Darnell, and Atarah at middle school, and Kiya at high school.
Kiya went to homeroom. She was rather impatient for third period. When it finally arrived, she went to Tommy's classroom. She went up to him and whispered, "Andros and Ashley had to go to Aquitar today. I'll have to go by the house and pick up my things. They're already packed. I have a key."
"Do you have lunch money for this week?"
"Yes, sir."
"Everything's packed?"
"Yes, sir."
"Alright. Take your seat and meet me here at the end of seventh period."
"Yes, sir." Kiya went and took her seat.
