Unlocking Adeline (Skeleton Key) by Hollyfield J.D. & Skeleton Key

Author:Hollyfield, J.D. & Skeleton Key [Hollyfield, J.D.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Skeleton Key Book
Publisher: J.D. Hollyfield
Published: 2016-06-15T04:00:00+00:00

I’m beyond shocked at this turn of events! I mean my brain is complete mush at even trying to figure this out. This big oaf of a man, who has been tormenting me since I got here, now has a soft side!?!? A huge one actually! He didn’t address the little girl’s question any further. She gave him a hug and whispered something in his ear as he smiled and nodded. Then it was time to get back to class. Maria was amazing with the kids, as well. I sat and admired how she weaved in and out of the rows of children, helping them with their math. Next was spelling, and as I saw a younger little boy struggle, I went and kneeled down next to him asking if he needed help.

“Want some help?”

“I want to. I weally want to spell me name, but I can’t.” The boy frowns, putting his pencil down in defeat. I offer him a gentle smile, pulling up a chair next to him. “What is your name?”

“Tis Ewan.”

“Well hello, Ewan, my name is Addie. I would love to help you spell your name. And we can make it fun, so you will never forget.” I smile, and as he sees the promise in my eyes, he nods and picks up his pencil.

“Alright Ewan. Let’s start with the E. First off, can you pronounce the letter ‘E’?” The little boy, with all his might, pronounces the vowel. “Great! That’s great. Now, can you tell me anything that starts with the letter ‘E’?”

“Me! I do.” At that, I laugh. “You sure do, kiddo. Alright, well let’s get started. If I was a stick, and I needed to stand super tall, what would I look like?” He seems puzzled, but shortly figures it out.

“I would be a line. Like this.” He draws a straight vertical line for the base.

“Fantastic! Now, an E has three branches. It needs one on the bottom to hold the tree up. One in the middle to balance, and one on top so if anyone wants to climb up, they will be so so tall! So where would the branches on your E-Tree go?”

His eagerness warms me. He starts at the bottom, just as I said, drawing a line. He makes it to the middle and once he is done with the top branch, he has a perfect uppercase E. “You did it Ewan! You drew an E. Now whenever you think about the first letter in your name, you will think of the tree.” I smile. His eyes light up and he turns to me. Then he tackles me off my chair.

We are both now laying on the floor, laughing as little Ewan thanks me over and over. “Oh my goodness, is everything okay?” I peek over the boy to see Maria and Locke standing over us, a look of concern covering both their faces.

“Ms. Maria, Addie taught me how to spell E! She did it! I can do it now!” The little boy squeals as he hugs me tighter.

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