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_clairemarieking11 I like me better when I'm with you
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1 month later, August 10th
Claire's POV
Today, Zealand starts PreK! I've decided I was only doing 1 year of Prek and then he will start Kindergarten... I can't believe my little boy is starting PreK. He's supposed to stay a baby forever... Where did the time go?
I got Zealand dressed in a nice black t shirt and jeans. I put his backpack on him that had a dinosaur on it and he put his shoes on. I brushed his hair and teared up. He was growing up so fast. I wanted to hold him in my arms like I did when he was a baby.
Eileen met me at the preschool and I got Zealand out of the car and he hugged Neo. I bent down to Zealand and put my hands on his arms
"You're going to have so much fun" I told him and he nodded
"I know Mommy" he says and hugs me and tries to follow Neo in, but I hold on his backpack
"Would you like me to walk you in?" I ask, truth is I couldn't let go of my baby. He laughs
"Mommy, I'm going with Neo" he smiles at me and I smile back
"I know, Z, but I think I should show you around and..." I ramble, but Eileen puts a hand on my shoulder
"Claire, let him go" she says in a neutral voice and I stand up
"Ok, have fun baby" I blow him a kiss and he waves and goes inside the school. I sigh and Eileen sighs too "its harder than I thought" I tell her and she nods
"Just wait until kindergarten" she giggles and I look at her
"Don't remind me" I say and she laughs, making me laugh. We walk back to our cars
"We're gonna ball at their graduations" she jokes and I groan
"I won't be able to pull it together" I laugh and she laughs too. I get into my car and see haven in the back "at least I have you" I say and I hear Eileen in the car next to me
"Let's have a girls day, just me, you and Haven" she says and I nod
"Ok" I tell her and she smiles
"We can go get some lunch, then go shopping, and then maybe take Miss Haven to the park" she plans and I smile
"Sounds good" I agree and we drive off. We stop at McDonald's and get some cheeseburgers and I get Haven some French fries when she wakes up and we sit outside and chat... We mostly talk about Nolan and Marcus.
We leave McDonald's and go to Target. We get some coffee at the indoor Starbucks and I get Haven a cake pop and put her in the cart. We walk around Target and I get a few outfits for Zealand and Haven and a few outfits for me too. Eileen gets things for her and Neo too.
After we shop till we drop. We drive over to the playground and let Haven explore and play. We don't come to the playground often, so she really liked the slides and swings. I pushed her on the swing and she laughed when she came close to my face and tried to kick me... She is such a goober.
It was almost time to pick Zealand and Neo up. So we got back in the car and drove over to the school. There were already a lot of parents there. It looked like they were all judging us because we looked like teenagers... Well we were, but still. I looked around and saw alot of mom's and dad's and I started missing Ezra again. Poor Zealand should have his mommy and daddy here to pick him up, but he doesnt.
I saw a lot of kids leaving the school and eventually saw my baby running out of the school. He ran to me and have me a big hug
"Hi baby, did you have a good day?" I ask him and he nods
"I had so much fun" he said "me and Neo played a lot of games and made new friends" he tells me and I smile
"That's great" I say and he nods. He looks around and waves to one of his new friends. Then he sees his new friend hugging his dad. He puts his hand down and just stares. He had no emotion on his face and I look at him "are you ok baby?" I ask him and he looks at me and I see a tear
"No Mommy, it's not fair" he starts crying and I hug him. Eileen puts Neo in the car and I hear Neo ask if Zealand was ok. She shushes him gently and says not right now. I start tearing up too
"I know baby" I tell him and he cries into my shoulder
"Why does everyone else have a daddy and I don't?" He asks and I shake my head
"I don't know baby" I say and I turn him to face me and see his face very red and tears streaming down "you've still got me" I tell him "so people don't have a mommy" I say and he wipes his tears
"Really?" He asks and I nod
"Yes, I miss daddy too, but we'll get through this, it's ok" I tell him and he nods
"We will?" He asks and I nod
"Like we did before" I say and he smiles "daddy wants us to be brave"
"How can I be brave when he's not here?" He asks. His eyes were tense and I could see he was trying to hold back tears
"I don't know baby, but we have to try, ok?" I say with a smile and he smiles
"Ok Mommy" he says. His eyes were normal again and I wrap him in a hug.
