It was my son's first day of pre k at the local school. They make all the parents come the first day to meet the teacher and make sure the kids are ok. We walk in the classroom and they have seats picked out for us, so we sit down and I start filling out all his paperwork. After 15 mins or so the teacher starts talking. Looking around I see that I'm the only dad in the room. There are a few grandmothers but the rest of the kids are all there with mom. We go through all the rules and guidelines as she explains how she runs her class. They give us a tour of the building and we are done for the day.
Later that week I see a mom dropping her daughter off in my son's room. I don't remember seeing her during orientation. On the drive home I stop to get gas. As I'm leaving the pump, I see the same mom is walking by up the street towards where I live. It's a small town so the school is a little less than half a mile from the edge of town. I go home park the car and go about my day.
Shortly after heading inside the house there is a knock at the door. As I open the door I see it's the fedex driver. I sign for my package and turn to go back inside. At the end of the block is see the mystery mom crossing the street. I hang out on checking the mail box so I can see where she lives without looking like a creeper. She heads inside a house half way up the next block. The rest of the week is more of the same. She'd drop her daughter off then walk home. At pick up she would get daughter at the door and walk home.
Monday rolls around and it's time to go to school. It's raining lightly when we leave. I drop my son off and as I'm walking out the door the mystery mom is walking in. My son called me to get another hug so I quickly went back in to give him one. I asked what he wanted for dinner trying to kill a few moments so I could walk out with the unknown woman. It works. As we leave the classroom I hold the door open for her and she quickly scampers into the hallway. I again held the main door for her to head outside.
"Would you like a ride home? I think you live on the same side of town as I do."
"No thank you. I don't want to be a pain" she replies sheepishly.
"You aren't a pain. I know what a boring walk it is plus it's raining heavier now. Please let me give you a ride."
"Ok fine but only because it's raining." She tells me.
She quickly gets in the car. I extend my hand telling her my name. Surprised at first she looks at my hand extends hers and tells me her name is Taffy.