Chapter 229: Late

Chance, Theresa Johnson just called. She has the twins in Rye’s class. Isn’t she Cookie’s sister? – Jordan

It was six-thirty and most of the kids had already been picked up. Rye still had two children in her class. Four-year-old identical twins Gavin and Graham. Chubby cheeks, mahogany brown eyes, dark chocolate skin and black curly hair. They both wore blue jeans, gray t-shirts with smiling cars and black tennis shoes.

Rye sat at the short table coloring with the boys. Their chubby little hands wrapped around the fat crayons. Two of the coloring pages of the letter A had multicolored scribbles on the pages. The third had the bubble letter colored purple with green grass. Rye was coloring the sky when Chance entered the room.

“Why don’t you go ahead and go?” Chance suggested to Rye.

“I still have kids.” Her smile was bright and her voice cheery. But her eyes were cold and filled with hate.

“Theresa just called, she’s on her way. I know you want to get to your