two roses

Yesterday afternoon, as I was lying sick in bed, I heard a faint knocking at the door. I had to miss school because of a fever and stomach flu and did not have the energy to get up. But the knocking continued, so I willed myself out of bed. As I opened the large tin door, and to my surprise I found two of my students, Reina and Bessy standing there. Still dressed in their uniforms from school, they were each holding a pink rose and held out their arms for a hug. They had come to check on me. The roses were to make me feel better and the hugs were certainly the best medicine I had all day. They quickly filled me in on who was behaving that day, who fell in the hallway, what they ate for lunch, you know the important stuff. As we stood, embracing in my doorway, I thought about how lucky I was. I had been in bed all day and the visit of two 6-year olds managed to make me feel like I had never even been sick.