Chapter 10

• Chapter Ten
• Tasha laughingly watched DJ high-five his fellow classmates then wave at his teacher before he turned to her. She had been standing there for five minutes already watching her son laugh and smile with the others. Tom never liked them to linger, but she couldn’t interrupt him. For the first time since—well the year she could remember, DJ wasn’t pouting hunched over rushing to the car. He was happy and he finally had friends! She couldn’t ruin that for him. He came running to her, arms wide open and the biggest smile on his face. She crouched down and he launched himself at her and she caught him, standing and spinning him around. She stopped and hugged him tight peppering his face with kisses. Instead of grumbling and turning his face away, he was actually giggling and letting her kiss his little face to her heart's content.
• She pulled away and smiled up at him. “So kiddo, how was your day?” she could already guess but she still wanted to hear it all.