The lunch hour was winding down and the kids started trickling into school.  I was talking with Uncle Jerry near the entrance and giving “high fives” to the kids as they walked by us.  They went to change out of their shoes for their slippers before lining up for class.

One of the newer kids came up to me before joining her classmates in line.  She stretched out her arms and gave me a hug.  I asked her what class she was starting her afternoon in. She said Filipino class with Teacher Cora was her first class.  She asked what I was going to do in the afternoon.  I told her I was going to do work on my computer.  When it was time to line up, she released her hug, gave me a smile, and we said, “see you this afternoon in school” to each other.

Now I sit at my computer, thinking of the things she is learning in class.  One hug from a kid can power a person through a whole week of computer work.