Calamity Falls

Chapter 3

"I have to go pick the kids" I said getting up as Lizzy followed suit. She left my office as I packed up my things. Ever since I gave birth to Lee it has been really stressful to juggle work with home. So I held a meeting with my workers and they decided it would be better if I opened a branch somewhere else and that I did

Currently, this is the headquarters while I have another branch in Georgia. Stephanie is now my manager and the one in charge; she helps take care of the affairs happening here and the other branch

I'm still here, being the owner and all, but I don't appear as often as before. I have a family to take care of and plus, I know Steph will do a great job. Fortunately, we don't work 24 hours like before. We open around 9am and close 10pm.

I hoped in my car, driving straight for Daniel's and Lee's school. I parked in the parking lot of the school. Getting down, I walked in and went down to Lee's class. "Mommy!" he shouted, immediately he saw me approach him before running into my arms

"Hey there Lee" I kissed his forehead kissed his forehead as I lifted him up in my arms.

"Hi Mom. Where's dad?" He pouted.

"Dad is at home. Let's go home so you can see him" I said smiling at him. He nodded, getting down from my arms to fetch his bag and lunch box

I grabbed it from him then walked out of his class, before heading straight for Daniel's class. "LEE!" Daniel yelled once we entered his class.

"DAN" Lee yelled back, walking over to him only to tackle him in a bone crushing hug. Well as tight as he could squeeze someone with his tiny arms

"What am I? Gas?" I mumbled, walking over to collect his things.

"Oh hey Mom. Didn't see you there" Daniel said but immediately began talking with Lee. I rolled my eyes playfully as we walked out of the class and the school as well

We got in the car and I drove us to Mary's school. We all got down but stayed beside the car, hopefully she'll see us.

After about 5 minutes, "Hey Mom" I heard someone call out. I turned to find Mary walking over with three of her friends.

"Hey honey, how was school?" I asked.

"Cool. Can we have a sleepover tonight mom? Please?" she asked almost immediately

I giggled "Of course".

"YES! You guys heard that. Tonight, my place, don't forget anything" she said to her friends

"Ok Mary. Bye" her friends hugged her before leaving. We hopped into the car and I drove us home. Throughout the ride, Daniel and Lee kept bugging Mary about her male friend who hugged her longer than her other friends did

We arrived home and almost instantly smoke filled up in my nose as I opened the front door. Everywhere looked foggy and misty making it slightly hard to see. "What's going on?" Lee coughed up covering his nose and mouth like the rest of us.

I ran to the kitchen to find Jace struggling to put out the fire he had created. I laughed gaining his attention "Oh, I didn't know you were back" he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment

"How's lunch?" I snickered which earned a glare from him to me. His brown orbs looked at me as if they were ready to kill