[⚠️Contains Mild Physical Dicipline⚠️]
"Leigh-Anne, we're not doing this again," Amina told her fourteen-year-old. It's been two years and now it is time to start high school in person. It's Leigh-Anne's second year and Sairahs fourth.
"Please. Please I like online"
"Daddy Is waiting for you. Go ahead."
"Noooo. Please I can't. I'm afraid. Mommy, please. They're going to take me. You'll never see me again. Is that what you want?" She cried crocodile, tears rolling down her cheeks. She didn't change a bit, the only thing that changed was her age.
Amina got out of the car going around the car to Leigh-Anne's side of the car.
"Stop it, cut it out now. You're too big for this." She told her wiping her face with a baby wipe.
"It's a few hours. We're not going to forget about you, we will be right back at 3:30"
"I can't mommy."
"You can let's go"
Leigh-Anne didn't move. She didn't want to go.
"Babe. Come help me, please. I have work." Amina called for her husband.
"Come on now, Mimma." Leigh-Anne began to cry, now her parents were upset with her.
"You will be just fine. We do this every year that you go to school. There is no need. If anything sissy is here with you. You're not alone."
Leigh-Anne sniffled. She developed a close relationship with her parents and she didn't want to leave them. Was that a crime?
Leigh-Anne let her father carry her to her first-period class. Classes had already begun and Jamie wanted to get her in as soon as possible.
" I love you bambina." He kissed her forehead.
"Please don't make me go, papa. Please"
"You have to go to school Leigh-Anne"
"Okay"
Jamie watched her walk over to her classroom before bolting off. He followed her but stopped when she ran into the girls' bathroom.
"Can you go get your daughter?"
Amina sighed going into the bathroom.
"Leigh-Anne"
"I'm not going!"
"I don't know who you're raising your voice at, I know you're not talking to me like that, You have class, and you're going. End of discussion. Let us go."
"Leigh-Anne, Nitahesabu hadi tatu"
(I will count to three)Amina got to two and a half and Leigh-Anne unlocked the door. She begged her mother but Amina wasn't hearing it. She grabbed her hand pulling her out of the bathroom and walking to her classroom.
A middle-aged man opened the door.
"Here's our new student. Why don't you introduce yourself" Leigh-Anne shook her head.
"That okay"
"Jitambulishe" Amina bent down to whisper in her daughter's ear.
(Introduce yourself)"Hi, im Leigh-Anne Giordano-Simiyu"
"Tell us something about yourself, Leigh-Anne"
"I hate school"
The class laughed and the teacher instructed her to have a seat.
She hugged her parents.
"We love you, Bambina. Have a good day, we don't want any phone calls or you're going to be in some trouble. No bad reports. "
