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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Aug 18, 2006 10:49:56 GMT 10
Loved it!
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Post by hollygirl on Aug 18, 2006 11:34:41 GMT 10
Today was Charley's interview with the Morgan Park Academy. Luka was coming with them....for Abby, she was so nervous for Charley. She wanted him to get into this school. Luka had been teaching him Croatian and he could have a pretty good conversation in it. Abby and Luka had been out a few more times, shared a few more kisses...Charley walked out of his room wearing a green polo and khaki pants. He was very excited about today and couldn't wait to go. "Baby, come here..put your coat on."
"Hurry up mommy." Charley said pulling on her coat. "I'm coming....I'm coming." Luka grabbed Abby's hand and picked up Charley with his free arm. He put Charley in his car seat and then climbed into the drivers seat and started the car.
They pulled up to a large building, and got out of the car. Abby picked up Charley and set him down. She squatted down by him, and fixed his hair, made sure his face was clean and then he ran up the steps. "Come on mommy!" Charley called from the top of the steps. Abby looked at Luka and then they both walked up the steps and walked inside.
"May I help you?"
"Um, yeah...My son is here, for an interview.."
"Name?"
"Abby Lockhart."
"And his name?"
"Charley!" he yelled stepping in front of Abby.
"ok, right this way."
They followed the young woman to a large classroom where an older woman sat at a small desk. When they stepped inside, she stood up and walked over to Abby. "I'm Mrs. Lunz...you must be Mr. and Mrs. Lockhart...and this must be Charley."
"Um..no...were not married....this isn't Charley's father." Abby said looking from Luka to the teacher.
"oh..I'm sorry."
"its ok...And please just call me Abby."
"Ok.. Well, why don't we sit down..and you can tell me about Charley. I'm..sorry sir, I didn't get your name." She said looking at Luka.
"Luka."
"Ok, well, Luka..maybe you can take Charley over to that table..and he can draw a picture for me...so I can see his creativity." Luka led Charley to a small table and they sat down. Abby smiled at the sight of Luka sitting on the tiny stool . It was perfect size for charley..and he was about 10 times smaller than Luka.
Abby sat down in front of Mrs. Lunz's desk and they started talking about Charley. Here it says he can speak Croatian...that is very impressive."
"Well..he can't speak it perfectly..but Luka has taught him quite a bit....they can have a whole conversation...it amazes me really how fast he learns."
"Well...how you've described him and what this application says, I think he will have a good chance getting in here. This is probably the best preschool in the state of Illinois...I'd actually like to spend some time with Charley...a small private interview....although it isn't really private..you can watch through a two-way mirror."
She led Abby and Luka into a small room and then they watched her walk over to Charley sitting at the small table. She sat down and they saw him show her his picture that he had been drawing. "What did he draw?" Abby asked resting her head on Luka's shoulder. "I'm pretty sure it was a bear."
"You looked ridiculous sitting on that stool."
"I bet...I thought I was going to break it."
Luka kissed the top of her head and she closed her eyes and breathed in, taking Luka's scent in. She opened them again and watched as the teachers eyes widened. She guessed he was telling her the Croatian words he knew. People usually made that expression when they heard him say something in it. even if it was something simple.
Mrs. Lunz started showing flash cards with different pictures of different things on them and Charley had to name them. When she would show a new card he would say an answer immediately. Abby and Luka watched them for about half an hour and then saw Mrs. Lunz motion them to come back in. They walked in and Charley ran over to Abby. She picked him up and then passed him to Luka. As she walked with Mrs. Lunz out of the class room, she could hear Charley telling Luka how he taught the teacher how to say things in Croatian.
"Your son amazed me. He is a very bright, and I think he will do very well here. only 20 children will be enrolled this spring, and I'm pretty sure Charley will be one of them. After interviews are over we will send you a letter to confirm his enrollment." Abby nodded and then her, Luka and Charley all got back in the car. Luka dropped them off at the apartment and then went over to his to get ready for work. When Abby and Charley were inside, she sat on the couch and turned on the TV. Charley climbed into her lap and rested his head on her chest.
"Mommy?"
"Yeah sweetie?" Abby asked rubbing the back of his head.
"Am I going to that school?"
"I think so...did you like it?"
"Yeah...that lady is nice."
"Well..thats good."
"I love you mommy." Charley said sleepily. Abby smiled, kissed the top of his head, and then turned her face so her cheek was resting on his head. Her arms were wrapped around him, holding him tight. "I love you too."
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Post by ninabrasil (Marina) on Aug 18, 2006 11:43:56 GMT 10
Great update!! I love your story!! Please update soon
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Post by Tannii on Aug 18, 2006 11:45:15 GMT 10
Great update !
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Post by Lubyfanatic316 on Aug 18, 2006 12:41:18 GMT 10
Great Update!
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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Aug 18, 2006 13:05:11 GMT 10
Awesome update!
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Post by rorygilmore on Aug 18, 2006 16:20:46 GMT 10
They went on a date!!!! ...and they kissed ...and Charley will go to that preeschool!!! LUV IT!!!!
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Post by Maryna on Aug 18, 2006 17:46:43 GMT 10
great updates! again soon!
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Post by strizzy on Aug 18, 2006 21:21:13 GMT 10
Great update!!!
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Post by lubyfan on Aug 18, 2006 22:38:52 GMT 10
Great update!
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Post by *Natalie* on Aug 19, 2006 4:50:08 GMT 10
Fab update!
more soon
natalie x
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Post by hollygirl on Aug 19, 2006 7:49:21 GMT 10
a few weeks later....
"Come on Charley..daddy is here." Abby called from the living room. Richard was standing by the door waiting impatiently for Charley to come out of his room. For some reason he did not want to leave Abby's side today. When she told him he was staying at daddy's he ran in his room and hid under his bed. Abby walked into his room and came out holding his hand.
"No mommy! I don't wanna gooooo!" He cried. " I wanna stay here with youuuu!!" Richard took Charley's hand and he pulled away running back to Abby and grabbing hold of her legs.
"Please! please mommy! I wanna stay here with youuu! I love you mommy! please...dint make me go!" Charley said through sobs. Abby looked at him, and wanted to cry herself. He had never acted this way before.
"Baby..whats the matter? You love going with daddy..he takes you to fun places...."
"I just dont want to! I want to stay with you!"
"Come on Charley.." Richard said picking him up. Charley started kicking his legs and reaching his arms out toward Abby. She was going to tell Richard to forget it..but, this was his only free weekend...and He hadn't seen him in a while.
"I love you sweetie..I'll see you soon." Abby said through Charley's cries. As Richard walked out of the apartment and down the hall, Abby could here Charley screaming. "Mommmmy! Mommmmmmmyyyy!" She felt terrible, for making him go. He never throws tantrums like that..and he wouldn't even tell her what was wrong. She almost ran down the steps to take him into her arms and bring him inside, but she didn't. She was working the night shift so she thought she would just relax for the rest of the day.
Luka ran out into the ambulance bay, when he saw Pratt and Susan run out to meet an ambulance. "What we have?"
"Kid hit by a car." Susan said looking over at him, as they pulled the stretcher from the ambulance. Luka looked down and his heart stopped. "Oh shit!" he exclaimed, as they started rolling it inside. "Get him into trauma 3 and somebody find Abby now!"
"Shes not on."
"See that guy over there, go ask him if he has called Abby yet..if he says no, call her immediately and tell her to get here! do you understand!?"
"Yeah man...whats going on?"
"This is Abby's son!"
Pratt ran over to Richard..who was being told to fill out paper work. "Hey..you call Abby?" Pratt asked..Richard looked at him and shook his head. "No..not yet." Pratt ran over to the admit desk and pulled the phone from Jerry's hand. "What the hell, I'm on the phone!"
"Not anymore!" Pratt yelled disconnecting the call and dialing Abby's number. "Hello?"
"Hey, Abby its Pratt, get to the hospital now!"
"Whats going on?" She asked with concern in her voice.
"Just get here!"
"TELL ME WHATS GOING ON!" She demanded.
"....its your son." Abby heard that and her heart stopped. She slammed the phone down and ran out of the apartment. As she got into her car, tears were streaming down her cheeks and she felt like she couldn't breath..her hands were shaking. She pulled up into the ambulance bay, and ran out of the car. As she ran through the doors she saw Richard pacing back and forth.
"What happened!?" She screamed at him. "I turned around for a minute."
"You always turn around for a minute!" She yelled turning away from him. "Where is he?"
"Trauma 3." She breathed in and ran through the doors.
"Time of...." Luka started. "don't say it..Luka...please don't say it." He took a deep breath and looked to the clock. "Time of death...3:28"
"No...no...no...no..." Abby said through her tears. She slowly walked up to the gurney and looked at her son. His chest was cracked open...his face pale...he was covered in blood...this could not be happening..."You can't stop..please..you have to keep trying..." Everyone in the room looked away and Luka walked over to her and place a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry Abby, he's gone....hes been down for almost 40 minutes....his heart stopped in the ambulance..and they barley got it going again." Abby was crying so hard she couldn't breathe....the sight of her son was blurred by tears.
"He was just a baby...my baby...."
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Post by maggie on Aug 19, 2006 8:24:33 GMT 10
oh my god! no!
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Post by steffi1986 on Aug 19, 2006 8:26:17 GMT 10
ahhh no no this must be a nightmare, this can't happen you have to update by now!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Maryna on Aug 19, 2006 8:59:57 GMT 10
nooooooooooo! you have to update this NOW!!!
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