CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Don't You Want To Know?

It had been a busy weekend for Zara. While her son's birthday party was going to be held next Saturday, she made all the major preparations at home before Monday came along.

Although she was kind of tired this morning, she didn't fail to drive her son to school as always. She wanted to meet his friend and also invite him officially to Jayden's birthday.

"Pooh bear, you said that Tommy comes to school early too because his father drops him off, right?" Zara asked, glancing at the baby car monitor to see her son who was in his car seat.

The little boy nodded with bright eyes. "Sometimes, we play before classes start."

"You like playing, huh?" Zara couldn't help laughing. She could still remember how unwilling Jayden had been after his first day at school. "Mommy, I don't want to go back there. Can't I stay with you every day?" he had said with a pout.

For a second, she had considered homeschooling him. But when she remembered that she couldn't shield him from the outside world forever,