That Monday, Alexa prepared Rachael for school. The fire incident had been cleared and so the children could return.
Usually, she let Rachael go by bus but since she had no morning appointments, she decided to drive her there.
Rachael was usually excited about going to school but this time, while driving her over, she didn't say a single word and kept her gaze outside the window.
This distant look of hers got Alexa worried.
"Rachael?" She called and Rachael looked away from the window.
"Yes, mummy?"
"Aren't you excited to return back to school?" She asked but Rachael took a minute to respond.
As if ready to read the lines out of a script, Rachael's lips curled up in a smile and she said,
"Of course, mummy. Why wouldn't I be excited? I'm going back to school."
Alexa wanted to be reassured by the answer she got but she couldn't be too sure. Rachael was too good of an actress to be easily believed.
