The final Escape In the City

Chapter 2

School Fees.

it is Monday early in the morning, a brand new day for everyone around the city as they prepare themselves in order to go to work while others goes to perform other duties and activities to earn a living. Isabella and Rachel are at the sitting room, waiting for Eden to finish up preparing himself in order to take them to school since they are running late and also fears to miss classes. 

As the time passes while Isabella and Rachel are waiting for Eden to arrive at the sitting room, then they starts losing patient and gets worried about being late to school as they both checks at the time on the sitting room clock while wondering why Eden is taking so long to prepare himself. 

"Eden. We are going to be late for school. Why are you taking so long to prepare yourself?." Isabella calls Eden in a louder voice.

"I will be there in a short while. Just give me a few seconds.", Eden replies to Isabella with a shouting voice.

After Eden's reply, Rachel and Isabella continue waiting for their brother to finish up preparing himself so that they can go to school while holding their bags since he is the one in charge of taking them to school today.

When Eden finishes preparing himself, he then leaves his room and goes straight to the sitting room in order to take his sisters straight to school. "Okay my little sisters. Now take your bags quickly because it is time to go to school.", Eden speaks.

Rachel and Isabella stands up from their seats and wears they school bags behind their back in preparation of going to school.  When Rachel and Isabella looks at their brother's face, They immediately notices sadness on Eden's face by the look of his facial expressions and the sound of his tone.

"Are you okay Eden?. You look kinda sad today." Rachel asks with curiosity.

Eden nods and replies, "I'm alright Rachel. Don't worry about me."

"But you don't look alright from what I can see.", Isabella intervenes and speaks.

 "It is just i didn't get enough sleep yesterday that's all. Don’t worry about me let’s just go to school."

"Okay as you say so.", Rachel replies.

Isabella scans around the sitting room looking for her mother but she seems nowhere to be found,"Have you talked to mom this morning?.", Isabella asks Eden.

Eden shakes his head in disagreement, "No I think she is still in her room sleeping. Let's not bother her today Okay?."

Isabella nods, "Okay."

Eden and his sisters decides to leave the house, heading on their way to school as they are on their way towards the house front door. But before Eden and his sister's leaves the house, Joyce comes out of her room in a rush and stops Eden immediately.

"Eden wait a minute. You forgot to pick up something." Joyce exclaims at Eden. 

Eden and his sisters stops walking immediately after hearing their mother's voice from behind and then returns back to the sitting room. When Joyce arrives at the sitting room, she then goes straight to the kitchen and picks up two lunch boxes for Rachel and Isabella and then returns back to the sitting room. Joyce gives Rachel and Isabella their lunch boxes, and when they both receives their lunch boxes, Isabella and Rachel opens up their bags and puts their lunch boxes inside their bags.

"Good morning son." Joyce greets Eden while looking at him with a smile.

"Good morning." Eden replies to his mother.

"Eden. What is the problem you don't look good today?."

"It's nothing mom. I'm just so exhausted today that's all."