Reid stood outside the closed door to the classroom, watching through the window as the teacher moved from desk to desk working with the students. From the way she moved, he could tell that she had been in an accident which had left her with multiple broken bones. But, she seemed to be having no trouble keeping up with the third graders she was entrusted with.
On his way over, Reid had thought long and hard about how to approach the situation, and had finally called both JJ and Garcia for advice. He nervously shuffled the huge bouquet of colorful flowers from hand to hand and waited for the bell to ring for recess.
As the bell rang, allowing for a break in the day's studies, the class moved outside onto the playground where Reid was waiting.
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"Miss Gallimore - Miss Gallimore!" The young girl Reid had enlisted to help him ran over to her teacher. "The man over there asked me to give these to you." She excitedly held up the bouquet.
"What man?" Miss Gallimore was instantly on the alert.
"That one," the girl pointed towards the edge of the playground. "Standing right over there."
As she looked over, the teacher felt her heart stop – For one minute, for two minutes. There was no way it could be! But, the tousled hair, the glasses - She found herself running towards him.
"It's you!" she gasped as she skidded to a stop. "I don't know how, but it's you!"
"It certainly is!" was the reply as he gathered her into his arms.
Do svidaniya - До следующий раз. (Good Bye Until Next Time)
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