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"Skye? How do you feel about starting school tomorrow? What do you think about that?"

Jay was staring at her intently and Skye tried to focus on her drawing. She was sitting at her desk and Jay was sitting beside her. She was absentmindedly coloring and talking to Jay at the same time. She had been avoiding this question. She didn't want to go to school. Knowing that her friends were waiting to see her made her kind of want to go back, but not enough to override the anxiety she felt when she thought about being left at school. That was where Crazy Cal had taken her.

She tilted her head and determinedly stared at her paper, "I don't want to go."

She saw Jay lean towards her from the corner of her eye, "Why don't you want to. Remember what we talked about earlier? Let's try to use our words."

Skye nodded and grabbed a blue crayon to color in her sky, "Sorry, I don't want to because the bad thing happened there."

"Thank you for using your words. Do you think another bad thing will happen if you go back there?"

She nodded, "Yeah, I want to stay here with my mom and dad. It's safe here."

Jay nodded, "I know you do but you can't hide at home forever Skye. There are so many beautiful things to see in the world."

Skye nodded absently and kept coloring. Jay tried again, "When you think about going to school, what do you feel?"

Skye set her crayon down and looked over to Jay, "I don't know. A bunch of feelings. It's not mad or sad, I don't know what it's called."

Jay looked like she was thinking about something, "Does it make you feel uneasy?"

Skye gave her a questioning look and Jay grinned a little, "That means uncomfortable and restless."

She thought about it. She felt kind of uncomfortable but there was more to it than that, "Maybe a little bit but there's other stuff too."

Jay nodded, "How about… apprehensive?"

That sounded like a really big word and she did not know what it meant, "What's that mean?"

"It's when you're afraid and nervous that something bad could happen to you. For example, I feel apprehensive when I go on airplanes because I'm scared and nervous that it'll crash."

Skye rolled the new word around in her mouth. The definition that Jay had given her pretty much summed up what she was feeling, "Yes, I feel app…apprehensive."

She picked her crayon back up and started coloring again. From the corner of her eye, she saw Jay lean back in her seat, "It's okay to feel like that Skye. You're emotions are valid and understandable, but remember what I said earlier? About allowing yourself to be afraid but also knowing that you're not in any real danger?"

Skye nodded and Jay continued, "If you feel yourself getting overwhelmed tomorrow, just practice the three steps that I taught you and remind yourself that you are not in any danger, alright?"

Skye finished her picture and looked it over, "Okay." She pushed her picture away and looked over to Jay, "I really have to go?"

Jay gave her a sympathetic look, "Yes, don't you miss your friends?"

Skye couldn't help but smile at the thought of Jemma, Fitz, and Lincoln, "Yeah, it's been forever since I saw them last." Her smile slipped off her face when a thought crossed her mind, "What do I tell them?"

"You can tell them whatever you want Skye. If telling them something makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to say it, no matter how many times they ask you. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Your friends should respect that. If you do want to tell them what happened, then it's perfectly fine to do that. This is all up to you Skye."

Skye grabbed onto her moon pendant and thought about what Jay said. She knew that Jemma and Fitz would probably ask a lot of questions, that's just how they were. She wondered it Jay was right. She wondered if she decided to tell them nothing that they would respect that. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do yet, but she hoped that her friends would be okay with whatever she decided.

She grabbed another piece of paper and started drawing a smiley face, "Okay. Do you think they'll still like me?"

Jay put a gentle hand on her paper and Skye looked over to her, "Skye, you've been through a lot and that might have changed you a little bit, but deep down, you're still you. I think that they would be pretty dumb if they didn't like you anymore."

Skye grinned a little. If Jay knew her friends, she would know that they aren't dumb. Not even close. She kept coloring, "Okay."

She saw Jay cross her legs, "Did your mommy and daddy talk to you about school tomorrow?"

Skye nodded and Jay said, "What did they tell you?"

She set down her crayon, "They said that we were going to go in early to talk to Ms. Hill and that if I got too scared throughout the day they will come get me, but they want me to try and stay at school all day."

She looked up from her picture and saw Jay nodding at her, "Good. I want you to try and stay at school all day. If you start to feel overwhelmed, try your exercises. If that doesn't help, then it's alright for you to call your parents, okay?"

Skye nodded and Jay smiled at her, "I think that's all we have time for."

She threw all her crayons into her box and stood up. May and Phil were waiting for her out in the hallway and she ran out to meet them.

Skye woke up when she felt the bed shift. She rubbed her eyes and saw Phil getting out of bed. He glanced back and saw her. He gave her an apologetic look, "I didn't mean to wake you."

She just shook her head, sat up, and reached for him. He picked her up and she set her head on his shoulder and felt him carry her out of the room. She knew he was heading for the kitchen and shut her eyes.

She hadn't realized she fell back asleep until she woke up when the toast popped out of the toaster. She was still in Phil's arms. He was supporting her with one arm, swaying gently from side to side, and taking the toast out of the toaster. He was like a superhero.

She rubbed her eyes, "I don't want to go to school."

Phil set the toast on a plate and ran his hand over her head, "I know sweetie, but you need to."

She put her head back on his shoulder, "I know."

She stayed with him while he made breakfast and refused to be put down when he tried to set her on the counter. There was a large knot taking root in her tummy and she told herself that she was just going to school. She would be able to see her friends and she told herself that she liked it there. She went over what Jay had told her: that she wasn't in any danger, that she was in control, that she could call her parents if it felt like too much, and it helped her feel better.

May came into the kitchen and spotted them. She walked over and grabbed Skye out of Phil's arms, "I need a hug from my baby."

Skye wrapped herself around May, "Why?"

May leaned back and looked at her, "I just want to. Do I need a reason?"

Skye shook her head and hugged herself closer to May. She heard May start talking to Phil and she let their voices wash over her and help her relax.

They finished making breakfast and sat down at the table. Skye stayed in May's arms and pulled her plate closer to her. She didn't feel like eating. Since she had gotten her assignment from Jay, she had found that it had gotten easier and easier to eat, but today she didn't think that she could do it. She stared at it and felt May gently pat her thigh, "Are you going to eat sweetie?"

Skye reluctantly picked up a piece of toast and stared at it, "I'm not hungry."

She felt May comb her fingers through her hair, "Why don't you try? Remember what Jay said?"

Skye nodded and bit off a small piece of toast. She chewed and forced herself to swallow it before setting the rest of the toast back onto her plate. May pushed her glass of orange juice towards her and Skye grabbed it and took a few sips before pushing it back. She looked over to Phil and saw that he looked worried but he didn't say anything.

For the next couple of minutes, May encouraged her to eat little pieces of her meal. Skye would force them down her throat because it made May happy and she knew that she should probably eat. After another bite of toast and three strawberries, she shook her head. Her tummy wasn't very happy.

She felt May press a kiss to the top of her head and sat in silence while her parents finished their breakfasts. She heard footsteps coming towards them and saw Natasha rubbing her eyes. May spoke up, "You're up earlier than usual."

Natasha shrugged and sat down, "Yeah well, don't tell yourself that it'll be fine if you finish your homework in the morning. I've been up since five."

She heard Phil laugh, "Did you finish it?"

Natasha threw him a dirty look, "Yeah, but at what cost dad?" Her sister looked around, "Can I have some coffee?"

Phil stood up and grabbed his empty plate, "Yeah, grab yourself some decaf."

Nattie groaned, "Dad, come on." She followed him into the kitchen and Skye could hear her bugging him about coffee.

Skye couldn't help but grin as she looked up. May smiled down at her at stood up with Skye in her arms, "We have to get dressed if we're going to get to school early." Skye nodded and she watched as May turned to the kitchen, "Phil!"

She heard him shout back, "Yeah I know!"

May led her upstairs and she got dressed. She put on her new boots because they made her feel tough and like she could be brave today. May put Skye's hair into two braids and helped her get her backpack ready before sending her back downstairs so that she could go get ready. Skye hung out with Natasha who was sitting on the couch, aggressively flipping through a notebook, "What're you doing?"

Natasha didn't look up from her notes, "Math test today. My teacher is a sadist."

Skye scrunched up her face, "What does that mean?"

Nattie kept flipping through her notes, "What?"

"What does sadist mean?"

Natasha finally looked up, "Oh. Um, just know that it isn't a good thing. Don't tell mom I said it around you."

Skye nodded and sat back to watch her sister frantically flip through her notes. Nat was working through a problem when she sighed deeply, shut her notebook, and shoved it into her backpack, "This is useless." She looked over to Skye, "You excited about going back to school?"

Skye shrugged.

Nattie scooted closer to her, "You get to see your friends again. That should be fun."

Skye nodded, "Yeah, I missed them."

Natasha put an arm around her shoulders, "Just focus on having fun today at school. When you get home, we can play on your new playground together."

Skye nodded and leaned into her sister. She would focus on having fun at school. She was excited to see her friends again but she wasn't excited to be so far away from May and Phil.

Her parents finally came downstairs and they all said goodbye to Natasha before getting into the car and heading to school. Skye nervously sang along to the songs in the car and stared out the window. Phil and May were talking softly in the front seat and Skye couldn't really hear what they were saying.

They parked in the school parking lot and Phil helped her get out of her booster seat. She slid out of the car, stood between her parents, and grabbed onto their hands. They made their way into the school and Skye gripped their hands tighter. She kind of expected the school to seem scary, especially after what happened here, but it was the same as it always was. It was brightly lit and had art on the hallway walls and didn't look scary at all.

They walked into Ms. Hill's room and saw her leaning over her desk. She looked up when they walked in and hastily stood up, "Hey guys, good morning."

May and Phil said hello and Skye waved. Ms. Hill made her way over to them and she looked kind of nervous. She kept wringing her hands and brushing her hair away from her face. Her teacher stopped in front of her and crouched down a little, "Hey Skye."

"Hi, Ms. Hill."

Ms. Hill breathed in deeply before standing up and smiling, "Why don't you set your stuff down on your desk?"

Skye nodded and went to put her stuff away. When she came back, she heard May say, "I promise Maria, we don't blame you. You couldn't have known that the one time you had a meeting, something bad would happen."

Ms. Hill nodded and Skye walked up to May and grabbed her hand again. Her teacher motioned for them to sit down in front of her desk and they all did so. Instead of sitting in the empty seat to the right of May, she clambered into her lap, grabbed her mom's hands, and wrapped them around her waist.

Ms. Hill situated herself in front of them and looked at her, "I'm happy you're back Skye. We've all missed you in class."

Skye nodded. She had missed class too.

Ms. Hill grinned, "It's a good day today too because we're teaming up with the cafeteria workers and are going to be making green eggs and ham, like it the storybook."

Skye perked up, "How do you make eggs green?"

Ms. Hill leaned forward, "We'll have to find out in class now won't we?"

She felt her lips tug up into a small smile and leaned back against May. Ms. Hill sat back as well, glanced at her parents, and then looked back to her, "Do you have any questions?"

She did have one question. She grabbed her moon pendant and looked up at May. Her mom nodded encouragingly at her so she took a deep breath before turning back to her teacher, "Um… Can I… Can I stay with you at recess?"

Ms. Hill gave her a gentle smile, "Of course you can. We'll figure out something fun to do."

Skye let out a sigh of relief and nodded. She saw Phil sit up straight out of the corner of her eye, "We just want to know that if Skye needs us, she'll be able to contact us."

May combed a hand through her hair, "Yeah, she's been doing very well but in case something happens, we would like to know as soon as possible."

Ms. Hill was nodding along to what they were saying, "Of course. If Skye needs you, she'll be able to get to you. I have a phone here in the class as well as my cell phone. She'll be able to reach you."

May kept stroking her hair, "Hear that? If you need us, just ask Ms. Hill alright?"

She nodded and Ms. Hill handed Phil some papers, "Here are some worksheets that Skye should complete at home. We went through two more letters this past week and worked on our subtraction."

Phil turned to her, "Piece of cake. I'm great at subtraction. We can work through this together."

Skye scrunched up her nose. She hated homework.

Phil reached forward and brushed her bangs out of her eyes, "Sorry sweetie, you gotta do your homework so you can be smart and become a super secret spy."

She blew her hair out of her face, "I don't want to be a spy daddy, I want to be queen of the whole world."

Phil laughed, "Well you have to be smart to be queen of the world too."

That made sense, so she gave a sigh of defeat and pressed herself closer to May. Ms. Hill smiled at her, "Kids should start walking in in about ten minutes, so maybe you should start saying goodbye. I'll wait outside."

Her teacher stood up, smiled at all of them, and walked outside. She kept the door open and she heard her start talking to the teacher across the hall.

May set her on the ground and she and Phil both stood up. She latched onto May's leg, "Don't leave me."

May put a hand on the top of her head, "I'm sorry baby but we can't stay."

Skye felt her eyes well up with tears and she held on tighter, "I don't want you to go."

She felt May shift and suddenly she was being hauled up and into her arms. May held her so that they were face to face and she saw Phil move over and put a hand on her back.

May looked at her seriously and Skye focused on looking into her eyes because that was what you did when someone was having a serious conversation with you, "Skye, I know that it's a little scary to come back here, but you're very safe. You're going to have a lot of fun with your friends today. And you get to make green eggs and ham! I'm kind of jealous."

Skye wrapped her arms around May's neck, "You can stay and make it with me."

May leaned in and pressed a kiss to her forehead, "That's a very nice offer but we can't sweetie, you know that."

Skye did know that. That didn't mean she liked it one bit.

The tears that had been welling up in her eyes finally spilled over, "But I don't want to stay here! Can't we go home? I want to go home."

She watched as May gave Phil a helpless look and he stepped closer so that his face was in her line of sight, "You need to stay in school sweetheart. You like school remember? All your friends are here and you love hanging out with them." He held a palm against her cheek, "If you need us, you tell Ms. Hill alright?"

Skye sniffled and nodded. May shifted her so that she could wipe away Skye's tears and press a kiss to her damp cheek, "You'll be fine baby. And remember, I love you to the moon and back-"

Skye finished for her, "More than all the stars in the sky."

May nodded and smiled at her, "Forever."

Skye leaned in and hugged her tight. May squeezed her tightly and Skye shut her eyes for a couple of seconds and breathed in her flowery scent. She leaned back and felt a little better. She reached over to Phil and made grabby hands. He plucked her out of May's arms and held her close for a hug. He smoothed a hand over her hair and whispered, "You'll be fine sweetheart, I know you will."

Skye nodded and took a deep breath. She was going to be fine, everyone kept saying so. She told herself to be brave, leaned back, and tried to smile at him. He kissed her forehead and set her down. She straightened out her clothes and let out a breath.

Her parents smiled at her and leaned down for one more hug before making their way out the door. They paused at the doorway and turned back to her. May blew her a kiss and said, "Have a wonderful day sweetheart. We'll see you at pickup time."

Skye nodded and waved at them. She watched them disappear out the door and down the hallway. She would be fine. She kept repeating that in her head and hoped that it would be true.

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