We rounded off a few hours later, at exactly 2:00pm, and I headed back to my office.
A text message from Ruth was waiting on my phone.
I opened it.
‘Can we see today?’
My eyes lit up as I typed in a reply.
An hour later, I clocked out for the day and headed to the children's school, watching them wave at their new friends before racing to the car.
Throughout the ride home, they lectured me about how fun their new school was.
“Auntie Ruth!!” the children squealed.
She stood on the grand terrace, beaming, as we pulled up in the driveway.
The children rushed down from the car, straight into her waiting arms. Their laughter rippled through the place.
“Hello, my three favorite muffins. How was school today?” she asked.
“School was fine, Auntie Ruth,” they chorused.
“We missed you,”
