Chapter 18 Take Valerie To And From School

• Reese and Reyna were standing in the room. They both looked at each other but could not utter a word. “I’ll see if there’s any room here tomorrow…” For Valerie. Before Reese could finish, Reyna glared at him and went off to wash with her nightgown. She didn’t want to talk to him right now. She thought, “If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have been looked at by Valerie like that tonight. And he sent Valerie to school just like that. He didn’t even ask for my opinion.” Reyna curled her lips again, aggrieved, and began to cry as she washed up.
• Meanwhile, Valerie in the storage room looked at her full exercise book with satisfaction and went to sleep after washing up. The next day, Valerie got up at 6:00 a.m. She grabbed her schoolbag and left home. Shortly after she left, Reyna hurried to the kitchen in her pajamas. “Mrs. Horton? Are you going out with Ms. Zoe today?” Jayvion, who was cleaning the plates, was a little surprised that Reyna got up so early. Reyna usually only got up this early when she was going out with Zoe. “Where’s Valerie?”
• Reyna looked around the dining room, looking for Valerie. “Ms. Valerie has gone to school. You want to see her, Mrs. Horton?” “To school already? At 6:40 a.m.?” Reyna said in a loud voice, not hoarse at all. “Yes, Mrs. Horton. Ms. Valerie always goes to school at this hour.” Reyna dropped her shoulders in frustration, and now she couldn’t go back to sleep. “Jayvion, get me some coffee and breakfast.” “Yes, Mrs. Horton. Just a minute.” Jayvion smiled and nodded at her, beginning to make her breakfast. Reese got up almost every day at 5:00 a.m. to read the newspaper, have coffee, and eat breakfast. Then he did morning exercises around the house.