Brooklyn:
"Babe!",I yell," have you seen my keys?"
She walked into the room. " You left them on the dresser last night. "
" Amber what would I do without you", I said and gave her a kiss.
She pulled away. " You better get going, You'll be late for class."
I grabbed my over the shoulder bag and my keys. I slipped on Ambers white and black vans and went to the kitchen. I looked at the clock. 8:20. I grabbed a bag of gummy bears for breakfast.
" Love you babe!" I yell. I see the twins over on the couch." Love you guys behave for momma today."
" Ok love you momma" Jackson and Asa said and gave me a hug.
I ran out the door in such a hurry. I stopped by McDonald's and got a large mango/pineapple smoothie. When I made it to my class I was the first one there. Like always. So I sat there and read today's chapter. In about 10 minutes, when I'm almost done with the chapter I here the door shut.
"Mrs. Ray are you reading ahead again." My professor asked.
" Yes" I replied " and taking notes." I put down my pencil and closed my textbook and notebook.
" Why are you always so early?" She asked," Can you not do this at home?"
" I'm only 15 minutes early every day. And no I can't work on stuff like this at home. I have two four year old boys. They aren't the most pleasant people to study with." I replied.
" I understand. Please continue being a great mom and student. I know what it's like to be in college and have a child. I lost my son because I wouldn't pay attention to him while I was at home." She said.
" That's why I come in 15 minutes early to take note and read, then after all my classes I go to Pali to do my homework and I make it home by 5 o'clock." I said. Pali is the cafe right down the street from my house. It's really peaceful in the afternoons so I go there from 3:15 to 4:45 every day after class.
The door opens and 13 other people come in. Amarie comes and sits next to me. Amarie has been my best friend since freshman year of college.
"How do you do it?" She said.
"Do what?" I asked.
" You have already taken notes and read the chapter, make great grades, do all your homework, and make it to class early every morning and yet you have two kids. Also when do you have time to go to McDonald's?" She said pointing to my smoothie.
" I don't know. I'm really good at time management." I said and started laughing.
" You know instead of getting here early, you could go get real food." She added pointing out my gummy bears," And how do you stay so fit if you eat gummy bears for breakfast almost every day?"
" It's called working out." I say sarcastically.
" Ok please turn to page 103. Today we will be learning about behavioral disorders." Our Professor said.
A bunch of the class groaned and flipped there book to the page. As class went on more people started dowsing off. At the end she gave us an assignment to work on. We had to research a behavioral disorder.
" Mrs. Ray, please stay back so I can have a word with you." The Professor said as she dismissed the rest of the class.
After everyone left Professor Merlo came up to my desk where I was sitting working on my assignment. " You're pushing yourself to hard" She said.
" What do you mean?" I asked, " I'm doing the same amount as everyone else."
" You come in early and read ahead and take notes, and then when class starts you read with us and write more notes. I want you to be careful."
" I'll be fine I promise" I said.
" Go home and get some rest and instead of coming in early tomorrow I want you to be here when everyone else gets here." She said.
"But..."
" No buts"
"Yes ma'am" I say and start packing all my stuff up. As I'm leaving I bump into Amarie. Just what I need right now.
" What was that about?" She asked.
"She told me I'm pushing myself to hard.", I replied," I'll see you tomorrow!"
