Day 6/366

A huge sigh built up in Leslie's chest, but she refused to give in.  Her mother was a 'sigh-er' when she was unhappy but wasn't free to express herself.  No, Leslie would use her words to get her point across.

Just as she finally felt motivated to head upstairs to check on her two kids, the house phone rang.  She was tempted to ignore it, but Peter only called the house number, and he was due to touch base.  "Only a few more weeks," she mumbled under her breath, hunting for the cordless receiver.

Not on the base.  Not on the sofa.  "Where is the phone?!" she exclaimed, not expecting a response in return.  Fourth ring, and the answering machine kicked on.  Leslie growled as she threw couch cushions on the carpeted floor.

Beep!  "Mrs. Majorski, this is the principal at Grace Elementary.  We have a situation with your daughter Regan, and I'd like to invite you to meet with me as soon as possible.  I'm sure we can resolve this without any repercussions, but we need to act quickly.  Please call me as soon as you receive this message."

Falling onto the sofa cushions, Leslie covered her eyes with her forearm and swallowed the emotion welling up inside.  She refused to be weak, and tears were a weakness.  Every time her mother broke down she heard her father berate the woman, until one day Mom just stopped crying.

And stopped pretty much everything else as well.

But Ellie was her dream child.  Never fussed as a baby, always happy.  Content to play by herself and very easy going.  In fact, Ellie was the reason Peter had been able to talk her into just one more baby.  Ellie had just turned 12 a few weeks ago, so she had awhile before the teen angst made its appearance...

...didn't she?

"You can do this, LJ," she whispered, an attempt to rally her tough spirit.  "Only a month before Peter can come home on leave, and you can hold it together for that long.  Don't be weak.  Hold strong."  Gritting her teeth, she pulled herself up to continue her search for the phone, possible scenarios involving her middle child running in the background of her mind.

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What in the world had Ellie gotten involved in?  Why does the principal want to meet asap?  And act fast or...what??

Hmmmmm....have to wait and see!

Creatively Yours,
Deena

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