School Daze
"I'm sorry, Mrs. MacManus, but the boys need to be in separate class rooms," Headmaster MacVey said and Annabelle sighed. Six-year-old Connor and Murphy walked side-by-side while they headed down the hallway and Murphy adjusted the straps of the backpack on his back.
"I understand, but they've never been apart a day in their lives," Annabelle explained.
"Which is why the school councilor thought, for their emotional and social development, it would be best for them to be in separate classrooms."
"I hope you're ready for what comes next. Those two can be stubborn as mules when they put their minds t'summat."
They stopped in front of the doors which led to the classrooms assigned to Murphy and Connor and the twins turned to look at her.
"Right," Annabelle said as she knelt down and she looked her sons in the eyes. "Connor, yer classroom is over here and, Murphy, yer classroom is right across the hall."
The twins looked from one doorway to the other when they locked eyes and she wondered what they were saying. She knew they "talked" this way from time to time and she stood up, waiting for Murphy to breakdown and cry.
"See you at lunch, Con," Murphy said when he walked to the doorway to his classroom and he smiled at his new teacher.
"What…? What jus' happened?" Annabelle said and Connor snorted a laugh.
"Ma…," Connor said with a small eyeroll. "We heard you talkin' on th'phone. Murph didn't like th'idea at first, but once I explained I was gonna be jus' across th'hall, he was fine."
"An' you're alright with him being across th'hall?"
"Aye," he said with a nod. She hugged him as he kissed her cheek, moved back and he went into the classroom.
"Well, that went well," MacVey said and she nodded. They headed down the hallway when she heard Murphy calling out to her and she turned. Murphy ran to her as she knelt down and she held her son. He wasn't shaking or crying as he hugged her and she kissed the side of his head.
"Are you sure you're ok?" she whispered.
"Aye," Murphy whispered as he moved back, gave her a wave then she stood up after he went back into the classroom. Smiling, she walked down the hallway and she lightly shook her head.