The kids used to call him old man, and that infuriated him. They had since changed and started calling him Uncle Zack, but that made him a little uncomfortable as well. He wanted them to call him dad, but he didn’t know how to make that request.
Maybe I should build a better rapport with them first…
“Come dig in,” said Charlotte. She placed a cup of freshly made coffee in front of Zachary.
“Thank you,” said Zachary before he sipped some coffee. He shifted his gaze to the kids and tested the water by asking, “How about I drive you guys to the kindergarten today?”
“Really?” asked Ellie, who was pleasantly surprised. A cheerful smile lit up on her beautiful face as she added, “That’d be awesome!”
“I think so too,” agreed Jamie excitedly, while having his tiny arm up to cast his vote, “Mommy is usually busy and can’t drop us off at the kindergarten. I’m always so jealous when I see how the other kids have their parents at the kindergarten with them.”
Hearing those words got Charlotte to feel guilty. He’s right. I rarely drop the kids off at school, and I thought that they are okay with it. I never realized that they are envious of the other kids…
“Uncle Zack, won’t that make you late for work?” asked Robbie, who was more considerate.
“Not at all,” replied Zachary before he turned to Ben and ordered, “Go set everything up.”
“Huh?” blurted Ben. He was stunned because he didn’t know what was there to set up. He’s just dropping the kids off at the kindergarten, right? All he has to do is to tell the driver where to go. There’s nothing to set up.
“How many kids are there in your kindergarten?” asked Zachary as he sipped his coffee.
“Huh? That is such a tough question.”
Ellie had a cute ponytail on her head, and her tiny lips pouted as she thought about it. Unfortunately, she still couldn’t figure the answer out.
“All I know is that there are nineteen students in our class,” answered Jamie after he swallowed one of the hot cross bunnies. His tiny lips were oily, and his cheeks were bulging a little when he added, “There used to be twenty students, but Timothy went to another school, so now there’s only nineteen.”
“Oh,” murmured Zachary while nodding.
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