38. Waiting

This child (not my own) was at a three-hour long educational event jammed packed with activities that I took my girls to. Her father dropped her off at 9:30 AM like he did most Saturdays, and came back at 12:30 PM when the class ended. The event was not intended as childcare or camp, but the organizer of it didn't seem to mind and it worked for the father, so its a win-win right?

I watched her for sometime stare out the window clueless to the wondrous crafts, events, and activities that were happening around her. I asked her a few questions and she didn't seem unhappy or depressed, but was just waiting until her father came to get her. She entertained herself with a small blue plastic gem  by placing it in the sunlight and watching it make rainbows on the floors. She was positive it was a real diamond.

She may not have been sad, but I sure felt down after three hours of watching her stare out the window.