A/N: Hey guys! I'm glad that everyone is liking this story! To answer the
burning questions, I promise you will find out who the mother of Lucy is
and who the father of Emma is, very shortly! I have the story all planned
out and I promise you will not be disappointed, just bear with me! In the
meantime, please continue reading and reviewing! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone but Emma and Lucy!
Two Roads Diverged
Chapter 3: Cubbie Buddies
"Ok boys and girls!" called a teacher's voice over the noisy classroom. "Please come sit on the round rug!"
With that, 20 five year olds bolted over to the blue rug in the corner of the classroom. The sat down and listened intently to the red head teacher that sat in the rocking chair before them.
"Good morning boys and girls, I'm Miss Bennett. Welcome to kindergarten!" She smiled at them. "I want us all to go around the circle and introduce ourselves, so we can get to know one another. When we get to you, tell us your name, how old you are, and one thing about yourself. Does everyone understand?"
20 heads bobbed up and down.
"Good." Miss Bennett smiled again. "I'll start. My name is Miss Bennett, I'm 25 years old, and I have a puppy named Winnie! Your turn!" she told the little boy sitting next to her.
"I'm Chris, I'm 5 and 3 quarters and I have no pets." Replied the little boy.
The class continued, and got through Ryan F, Jamie, Hannah, Hayley, Ryan H, Kayla, Kyle, and Brian before it was Emma's turn. She took a deep breath and began. "Hi, I'm Emma McGuire. I'm 5 years old, and I just moved here from California."
A cascade of ohs and ahs filled the room.
"Well that's very exciting!" Miss Bennett exclaimed. "OK, your turn." She told Lucy.
"Hello." Lucy started. "I'm Lucy. I'm 5." She thought for a moment. "Oh! And I have a parakeet named Raspberry!"
"Great!" Miss Bennett remarked.
The game went on for a while, until they reached the last student, Maggie. Then Miss Bennett explained a few of the classroom rules. "No running, no yelling, no speaking out of turn, and no fighting. We always share, and if we have a problem with someone, we use our words. We listen to me for directions, and we do as we are told. This lets us all have fun and be safe at the same time. Any questions?"
20 heads shook "no".
"Ok." Continued Miss Bennett. "You guys are here for the whole day, so we have 2 recesses, 1 lunch period, and a nap time. Your nap mats are stored in this cabinet." She explained, opening a cabinet. "Each mat has a name on it, and I'll show you how to find yours after lunch."
Miss Bennett crossed the room to a counter area that was built on top of smaller cabinets. "These are your cubbies. This is where we keep our backpacks, lunches, jackets, and other things we bring into school. We don't have enough for everyone to have their own, so I will assign cubbie buddies. You and your cubbie buddy will also be partners on field trips, and other things that require partners throughout the year. I'm sure you'll all become great friends!"
Miss Bennett took out a list and began reading names. "I'm going to tell you who your cubbie buddies will be. First up, we have Hayley and Maggie."
A red headed girl with freckles, and a shorter girl with brown hair got up and Miss Bennett showed them their cubbie. It had a picture of a duck on it.
"Next, Ryan F. and Kyle." Two little boys got up and examined their cubbie, which had a truck on it.
"Ok," Miss Bennett continued. "Lets have Emma and."
Emma crossed her fingers for a good cubbie buddy. Not an icky boy, and not some snobby girl that would be mean to her.
".Lucy. Emma and Lucy will be cubbie buddies." Miss Bennett decided.
Emma was thrilled. She and Lucy had already promised to be friends. Now they would be cubbie buddies too.
Lucy got up and followed Emma and Miss Bennett to their new cubbie. She was very glad to be buddies with Emma. She was really nice.
"Your cubbie has a picture of a butterfly on it." Miss Bennett told them. "Can you remember that?"
Both girls nodded. Miss Bennett smiled and returned to her list. Emma looked over at Lucy and smiled. Lucy smiled back.
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After a busy morning, and a restful afternoon, 3:00 rolled around very quickly. Before the girls knew it, it was time to go home! Emma and Lucy stood next to each other, waiting to be picked up.
"I'm glad you're my cubbie buddy." Emma remarked.
"Me too." Lucy agreed. "Maybe sometime we can play?"
"That'd be cool!" Emma exclaimed.
Before the girls could make any plans, Miss Bennett was calling Lucy. "Lucy! Time to go!"
Emma watched as Lucy walked off with tall woman with short brown hair. A few seconds later, her mom appeared.
"Emma!" Miss Bennett called. "Your mom is here!" Emma bolted across the room. "Mommy!" she exclaimed.
"Hey sweetie!" Lizzie greeted, as she picked Emma up. "Did you have a good day?"
"Uh huh!" Emma replied, as they walked out the front door. She grasped her mother's hand. "I sat on the round rug, and took a nap, and I made a friend!"
"You did?" Lizzie asked. "That's great!"
"Yep." Emma agreed. "Her name is Lucy, and we're cubbie buddies, and.oh! That's her right there! See that girl in the purple dress, and that must be her Mommy!" Emma remarked excitedly.
"Bye Lucy!" she yelled across the lawn.
At the sound of her name, Lucy spun around, and waved. "Bye Emma!" she called back, and continued along.
"She looks nice!" remarked Lizzie, glancing at the curly haired little girl.
"Maybe can she come over for a play date?" Emma asked anxiously. "Huh? Huh? Can she Mommy?"
"We'll see." Lizzie replied. "After we get the apartment set up, maybe she can come play."
"Yay!" Emma exclaimed.
Lizzie and Emma continued home, and Emma babbled on and on about her day. "I really like kindergarten Mommy." She announced.
"I guess so!" Lizzie exclaimed.
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TBC!
Review!
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone but Emma and Lucy!
Two Roads Diverged
Chapter 3: Cubbie Buddies
"Ok boys and girls!" called a teacher's voice over the noisy classroom. "Please come sit on the round rug!"
With that, 20 five year olds bolted over to the blue rug in the corner of the classroom. The sat down and listened intently to the red head teacher that sat in the rocking chair before them.
"Good morning boys and girls, I'm Miss Bennett. Welcome to kindergarten!" She smiled at them. "I want us all to go around the circle and introduce ourselves, so we can get to know one another. When we get to you, tell us your name, how old you are, and one thing about yourself. Does everyone understand?"
20 heads bobbed up and down.
"Good." Miss Bennett smiled again. "I'll start. My name is Miss Bennett, I'm 25 years old, and I have a puppy named Winnie! Your turn!" she told the little boy sitting next to her.
"I'm Chris, I'm 5 and 3 quarters and I have no pets." Replied the little boy.
The class continued, and got through Ryan F, Jamie, Hannah, Hayley, Ryan H, Kayla, Kyle, and Brian before it was Emma's turn. She took a deep breath and began. "Hi, I'm Emma McGuire. I'm 5 years old, and I just moved here from California."
A cascade of ohs and ahs filled the room.
"Well that's very exciting!" Miss Bennett exclaimed. "OK, your turn." She told Lucy.
"Hello." Lucy started. "I'm Lucy. I'm 5." She thought for a moment. "Oh! And I have a parakeet named Raspberry!"
"Great!" Miss Bennett remarked.
The game went on for a while, until they reached the last student, Maggie. Then Miss Bennett explained a few of the classroom rules. "No running, no yelling, no speaking out of turn, and no fighting. We always share, and if we have a problem with someone, we use our words. We listen to me for directions, and we do as we are told. This lets us all have fun and be safe at the same time. Any questions?"
20 heads shook "no".
"Ok." Continued Miss Bennett. "You guys are here for the whole day, so we have 2 recesses, 1 lunch period, and a nap time. Your nap mats are stored in this cabinet." She explained, opening a cabinet. "Each mat has a name on it, and I'll show you how to find yours after lunch."
Miss Bennett crossed the room to a counter area that was built on top of smaller cabinets. "These are your cubbies. This is where we keep our backpacks, lunches, jackets, and other things we bring into school. We don't have enough for everyone to have their own, so I will assign cubbie buddies. You and your cubbie buddy will also be partners on field trips, and other things that require partners throughout the year. I'm sure you'll all become great friends!"
Miss Bennett took out a list and began reading names. "I'm going to tell you who your cubbie buddies will be. First up, we have Hayley and Maggie."
A red headed girl with freckles, and a shorter girl with brown hair got up and Miss Bennett showed them their cubbie. It had a picture of a duck on it.
"Next, Ryan F. and Kyle." Two little boys got up and examined their cubbie, which had a truck on it.
"Ok," Miss Bennett continued. "Lets have Emma and."
Emma crossed her fingers for a good cubbie buddy. Not an icky boy, and not some snobby girl that would be mean to her.
".Lucy. Emma and Lucy will be cubbie buddies." Miss Bennett decided.
Emma was thrilled. She and Lucy had already promised to be friends. Now they would be cubbie buddies too.
Lucy got up and followed Emma and Miss Bennett to their new cubbie. She was very glad to be buddies with Emma. She was really nice.
"Your cubbie has a picture of a butterfly on it." Miss Bennett told them. "Can you remember that?"
Both girls nodded. Miss Bennett smiled and returned to her list. Emma looked over at Lucy and smiled. Lucy smiled back.
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After a busy morning, and a restful afternoon, 3:00 rolled around very quickly. Before the girls knew it, it was time to go home! Emma and Lucy stood next to each other, waiting to be picked up.
"I'm glad you're my cubbie buddy." Emma remarked.
"Me too." Lucy agreed. "Maybe sometime we can play?"
"That'd be cool!" Emma exclaimed.
Before the girls could make any plans, Miss Bennett was calling Lucy. "Lucy! Time to go!"
Emma watched as Lucy walked off with tall woman with short brown hair. A few seconds later, her mom appeared.
"Emma!" Miss Bennett called. "Your mom is here!" Emma bolted across the room. "Mommy!" she exclaimed.
"Hey sweetie!" Lizzie greeted, as she picked Emma up. "Did you have a good day?"
"Uh huh!" Emma replied, as they walked out the front door. She grasped her mother's hand. "I sat on the round rug, and took a nap, and I made a friend!"
"You did?" Lizzie asked. "That's great!"
"Yep." Emma agreed. "Her name is Lucy, and we're cubbie buddies, and.oh! That's her right there! See that girl in the purple dress, and that must be her Mommy!" Emma remarked excitedly.
"Bye Lucy!" she yelled across the lawn.
At the sound of her name, Lucy spun around, and waved. "Bye Emma!" she called back, and continued along.
"She looks nice!" remarked Lizzie, glancing at the curly haired little girl.
"Maybe can she come over for a play date?" Emma asked anxiously. "Huh? Huh? Can she Mommy?"
"We'll see." Lizzie replied. "After we get the apartment set up, maybe she can come play."
"Yay!" Emma exclaimed.
Lizzie and Emma continued home, and Emma babbled on and on about her day. "I really like kindergarten Mommy." She announced.
"I guess so!" Lizzie exclaimed.
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TBC!
Review!