Once the snow was no longer piled high enough for Abby to end up waist-deep if she took a wrong step she braved the outdoors more frequently. She had taken a leave of absence from the school with the excuse that Katie needed her.
While this was true it was also true that she didn't want to go outside. But Maeva, one of the teachers, came over for a standard congratulatory visit about a month after Aza was born and told Abby that the children missed her terribly.
She had been getting bored at home anyway so she agreed to come back. The students all tackled her when she walked through the door, letting her know how true Maeva's words were.
Abby was less involved in the curriculum now because Maeva and her assistants Carlene and Vashti had gotten things down to a system at this point. She let them do their thing, helping as needed, and when school was over she headed to the printing office and decided to work on illustrating some children's books.
