Facing the street, I sit in my car and observe the cats
passing through busy traffic as the bell rings; something the students keep
their ears listening for it is time to go home. I wonder where that cat came from. It must be from one of those newly built
houses across the middle school. The houses lined up in rows, manicured lawns
and almost identical, I would be lost sometime if I am drunk. But, no, I don't
drink. I am sober as an angel. The weather is nice but a little warm as summer
starts rolling in. There was no wind and that makes it a little boring to wait
for my student. At least with the wind blowing a little harder, I'd see some
dust going around in circles, like little tornadoes. I really don't want to be
in a tornado, heard it to be scary. Wondering thoughts, too many...
Looking in the front, I see cars parked on the street and
some students standing under trees for shade. On my right, a guy sits on a lawn
chair he brought, got up as the bell rings. He must have been waiting for a
while, I wonder. Is it really worth bringing a chair to sit while waiting when
it only takes a few minutes for his son to get out of the school building? My mind
wanders again while I got out of my car to check on my student. I couldn't see
her from the spot she usually waits for me but she saw me first. She came
running to me then heads back after dropping her backpack. She forgot
something!
Two girls were
heading my way and I happen to know one of them so I smiled. She then told me
that my daughter usually waits over the left side of the campus and told me to go
over there. I said thank you to her and waited. She came back to tell me if I
might be waiting in the wrong spot. Oh, I talk to her already and will wait here.
And she, blushing in embarrassment, walk away with her friend. Then, my daughter
emerges from the gate, running towards me. We're rolling to McDonalds for ice
cream. No more wondering thoughts, my daughter is with me and that 's the most important thing today.
Idle mind entertains too many thoughts. I better focus my
mind with the person I love.
