moms

This story is called First Day Back, written and read by Ryan Aoto. This is a LibraryCall recording. On the last night of summer break, Jaiden sat at the dinner table with his mom. Normally, he was very talkative. He didn’t get to have dinner with his mom often. She worked all the time. That night, however, he sat silent, poking at his food. “What’s wrong Sweetie,” his mother asked. Jaiden shrugged. “Are you sad that summer’s over?” Jaiden shrugged again. “You’ll have a great time tomorrow,” she said with a smile. “You’re going to be in Ms. Chen’s class, like you wanted.