'I think Leah either wants to say something or ask a question.' Daddy
grinned. 'Shall we give her the floor for a moment?'
'Very well,' Mother said.
The questions tumbled out of Leah. 'When will I start? What will I
learn about? What's the teacher's name? Will I get new clothes for
school? What about....?'
'Wait a minute. Wait a minute.' Daddy laughed. 'Let's take them one at
a time. We can answer a few of your questions, and the teacher of your
class will answer others.'
Mother turned Leah to face her.
'You start school in three days,' she said. 'They know you are coming,
just as they know of the others who will be with you. What you learn
will depend on your teachers and on you.'
Suddenly Leah's face drooped.
'What about Sarah?' Her face clouded, and her voice changed to a
whisper.
Mother and Daddy glanced at each other. Daddy picked Leah up, placed
her on his lap so that they faced each other. Their eyes met.
'Tell me, Leah,' Daddy said as he drew her close and gave her a full all-
round hug, 'When we have a change in our lives in which you will be at
school every day, where do you think Sarah will be while you are gone?'
'Sarah will always be my friend,' Leah's voice was a whisper as she
leaned her head on her Daddy's chest.
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