A Different Way To Finding Each Other

An Early Christmas

All the Advanced Elementary Students got to school for their field trip to the Zoo. But they weren't going to the Zoo. It was a surprise for the all of the Advanced Elementary Students, but they would find out later.

"Where are you all going?" Jack asked as he eyed them waiting for the buses.

"The Zoo!" Callie replied as Jack bit his lip. He wanted to go and was super mad and jealous as he saw his older siblings and his younger ones. Callie felt bad after she told him, but she wasn't about to keep stuff from him either.

"Not fair!" he cried out. "Not fair!"

"Jack class please," his mama reminded him. She knew he was upset. 

"But mama?" he asked in a whine. "I want to go to. It's not fair!"

"Jackson Bailey!" Lena said. He rolled his eyes and left, but Lena decided to follow him to his class to see if he really went. He was known to not go to class and would leave early and neither his mama or mommy could trust him.

He started to cry and it broke Lena's heart. He continued to cry and she spoke in his ear as he cried more and she smacked his hands and they walked to his class.

The rest of the Adams Foster children felt bad for Jack, but he wasn't in the advanced classes as the buses rolled in and parked as the kids cheered. The four buses took the kids and they each climbed in and sat two to a seat. Callie and Lexi sat together like they always do.

Lena ran to one of the buses and got on as she sat next to Timothy. "How's Jack?" he asked concerned. Lena sighed. "He's fine, but he needs to understand he can't go just because his siblings are going."

"He took the advanced test and it was graded," Timothy added.

"And?" Lena asked.

"Sorry Lena, but he failed it," he added. "It's too difficult for him."

"I will let Stef know," Lena replied. "And we need to tell Jack. He only wants to be in the advanced classes to be with his siblings."

He nodded. "So did they let you know about this trip?"

"No. Why?" she asked.

"We aren't going to the Zoo. We are going to the Hilton Hotel," he added.

Lena eyed him confused. "The kids going to take a nap? While we take a swim?"

"Um no," Timothy replied. "It's a surprise for the kids in the advanced classes."

"Who put this together?" Lena asked.

"Andreas Fuller," Timothy said. "Our benefactor for the advanced classes."

"Oh," Lena said as she wondered what Andy did.

"KIDS!" Um we aren't going to the Zoo," Lena replied.

"What?" Callie cried out hurt. "Why not?" she asked sad and hurt. She loved the Zoo and she was lied too as well.

"Where are we going then?" Caleb asked.

"The Hilton Hotel," Timothy replied. "The other buses too."

"A surprise," Lena said.

All four buses, pulled into the Hilton Hotel as the kids eyes went wide. Lena remembered the Hilton Hotel since this was where she and Robert had their wedding reception party as she smiled at the good memories and it was where she and Robert made love for the first time an hour after they got married after coming late to their own wedding reception. The bus came to a complete stop as she came back to reality.

The twelve teachers got off the buses and the students followed. All the kids got in single file line and waited and they were paired off by their grade level and all the twelve different classes came into the Hilton Hotel.