Rec Center = School

We haven't been here(the rec center) in a month and a half and the first thing Nicholas says is, "Are we going to do school when we get home?"
"No," I say.
"Oh, because I thought that when we come here then we have school."
"We'll start after Labor Day in September."
"Oh, good. I'm ready to start because I want to be a scientist and an artist."
He didn't see my smile nor could he feel the joy that rose inside of me.
This exchange of words is thrilling and rewarding to me because I can't wait for school to start either.