Mrs. West was getting ready to close up the classroom for the day. She taught first graders at the public elementary school in town. It had been a long day. First graders can be so rude sometimes. One little girl in particular had been picked on quite a bit by a much larger boy in class. She had called a meeting with the boy's mother and surprisingly enough, she was late. Mrs. West figured Katrina had forgotten about their meeting and she, herself was going home as well.
Just as she turned off the lights and headed to the door, a soft voice came from the doorway. Mrs. West looked up to find Katrina standing there in the doorway. "I'm so sorry I'm late. Traffic was horrible and I seemed to hit ever red light on the way here. So, what has Danny been doing?" She promptly asked, knowing Mrs. West had already been waiting.
"Well, he's really been bothering Laney lately with some very rude comments. He likes to make fun of her name, which most kids do at this age. He likes to also tug on her hair in class as he walks by. Now, I have tried to move seats so that he doesn't have to walk past her and somehow he still manages to find his way there."
"I'm sorry, Mrs. West, but can you demonstrate this act for me? You see, my husband and I do this sometimes as a playful, kind of, in the mood type thing. We didn't realize maybe he would pick up on this. This is really kind of embarrassing if this is what it is and that I had to admit this."
Mrs. West kindly got up from her chair and walked behind Katrina, gently tugging on her hair. Katrina made an ever so slight sigh as Mrs. West did this, as if she enjoyed it. "Yes, I'm sorry Mrs. West, but this is what he's doing. You see, my husband and I, when we are in the mood, we will do this as a sign to get the kids ready for bed so that we can have some alone time. Danny has often called one of us back in the room asking why we are giggling and laughing when he goes to bed. We just tell him it is because Mommy and Daddy like each other. I'm afraid he is linking the two together in hopes that Laney will like him."
Mrs. West looked up to meet Katrina's eyes. Mrs. West was a little turned on by the little story she had just heard. "Wow," she said. "I mean, I'm so sorry, I just, I, well, how do I put this?" she questioned herself. "Well, it seems so long since I've had any kind of passion that you have explained." She looked ashamed.
"Oh, don't be ashamed, it is a great thing to have passion and sometimes it just takes a little practice to get you there." Katrina smiled.