At noon.
Ella called Principal Lee to ask how Cherline was doing at school.
Principal Lee spoke highly of Cherline, saying the child was well-behaved, sensible, and self-sufficient; she was no trouble at all.
Ella also took a heart-stabilizing pill.
Feeling assured that her baby was living well in the school...
...
After lunch.
Ella went to Yolanda's house as they had arranged, to get together there with Tercy.
At this time.
Tercy had not yet arrived.
Yolanda had already prepared a cup of aromatic coffee, which she placed on the coffee table in front of Ella.
They nestled on the couch.
Flipping through fashion magazines, they chatted idly.
"Ella, why were you so eager to send your little mosquito off to school?" Yolanda asked, a bit surprised.
"Ah, well, it can only be said that Arthur acted faster than expected..." Ella was also somewhat surprised.
They had just discussed it in bed last night, and today the baby was already sent off to school.
