Naia's POV
As soon as the dismissal bell went, I packed up my stuff and sprinted towards Firehouse 51.
"Whoa, whoa, Naia, you're supposed to be taking it easy." Gabby said when she saw me run in.
"Did you run al the way here?" Brett asked, concerned.
I looked down and nodded. I felt bad but I really wanted to get here and plus, I liked run.
"Sweetie, take it easy. That's what the doctors said. No running or anything exerting, got it?" Gabby said.
I nodded again and hen looked up, unsure of where to go.
"Come here." Gabby said and opened her arms to me.
I went over and she wrapped me in a hug.
"So how was school today?" She asked. I shrugged. School went okay but I got a ton of homework.
Sylvie looked over at my huge backpack. "Got a lot of homework?"
I nodded and pulled my backpack over. I unzipped the first pocket and a flood of stuff came out.
"Boy, does that make me glad I'm not in school anymore."
I looked up to see Matt walk in. I gave him a smile.
"How was your day, kiddo?" Matt asked as he took a seat at the table across from us.
I nodded just like I had with Gabby and then proceeded to pull out the homework.
Suddenly, the bells went off, signalling an emergency.
Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambo 61, building fire at 674 Linford Lane
"Duty calls," Matt said as he gave me a kiss on the forehead.
"We'll be back." Sylvie said and Gabby gave me a kiss on the top of my head before they ran off.
There was a lot of commotion going on as everybody got ready. The trucks and the ambulance turned on their sirens and then they were off.
By time everybody had gotten back to the firehouse, I made a pretty good dent in my homework.
"Working hard?" Herrmann said as he plopped down on the couch.
I nodded as Sylvie and Gabby took their previous seats next to me.
"Yeesh, that's a lot of homework." Kelly said as he went to the fridge.
I wanted to say that it wasn't that bad, that this was mostly review, but no words came out of my mouth.
"Are you hungry?" Kelly asked me. I shook my head but at the same time, my stomach growled.
Everybody laughed at the coincidence.
"I'll take that as a yes. Do you want an apple?" Kelly asked. I nodded and resumed my homework. By time I finished the math work sheet I was doing, Kelly had a plate of apple slices for me.
I opened my mouth to say thank you and the room went silent. I begged the words to jump out, but they refused.
Instead, I smiled at him and then quickly looked down.