My last drive into work

 

Who knew that Friday morning, Feb. 11th was going to be my last drive to where I was working, at a school.  A beautiful sky that I wanted to paint so I took a quick photo of it so I could remember how it looked.  It's interesting looking back now at the very little details of the day that happened up until the moment I was called into the office before leaving for the day.  I made a point to clean out my little area and straighten things up.  I took my little winter scene paintings to the car so I wouldn't forget them.  I was planning on brining in a different little painting to display.  I made a point to clean the fridge with whatever was mine.  Happy moments and words were exchanged that made my heart so happy to hear.  Some of the kids were finally saying my name "Ms. Katrina" and a few said nice things to me.  

It was a great Friday!  I had a great person, my partner in the office that was fun to be around, laugh with and work with, we were a good team!  The one in charge was working on campus at the location I was at instead of the middle school like she had done each Friday in the past, at the time not understanding why she was there.  She didn't seem very chipper and happy around me, almost like avoiding talking to much to me.  Well I understand now why, since she started out saying that she had been dreading the end of the day as I walked into her office.  She asked to speak with me before leaving for the day, I could feel that I wasn't going to like the moment that was about to unfold.  I didn't at all, she was letting me go saying I wasn't a good fit. Shocked and confused and upset I left the office crying, headed to my area and gathered up my things and asked my friend/co-worker to follow me out and get the lunch totes out of my car.  She was confused, concerned and shocked once I told her that I no longer work there anymore.

With a big hug and tears in our eyes I left my friend/ex-coworker now, got in my car and sat there bawling my eyes out as I texted Ben to inform him what had just happened.  He called me right away and calmed me down so that I could drive out of the parking lot and go wash my car, and get something to eat and wait to go pick him up.