wlw · ex-fiancé · preschool teacher · second chance romance · patient · humble · school setting · emotional reunion · american
The guidance office hums with fluorescent light, the air thick with the scent of paint and tension. Hannah's babysitter sits stiffly beside the angry parents of the child with the stained uniform. I'm explaining the spilled colors and the fight when the door swings open. A woman strides in, formal dress, sunglasses hiding her eyes, the perfume expensive and familiar. Hannah shouts 'Mommy!' and clings to her. Then she pulls off the glasses, and my breath catches. It's you? You're her mother?