"Hurry UP, Sarra!" Marya cried, dragging her little sister by the hand. "You'll be late!"
"But I don't wanna go!" the small girl whispered. "I don't wanna leave Mama and Lyra!"
"You'll get to see them tonight, now shut up and walk!"

They only lived a block away from the daycare center, but it took ten minutes for Marya to coax Sarra to walk that far. Marya all but dragged Sarra into the small building, waiting for Miss Emily to notice them. Marya wanted to leave so that she could get to school, but Sarra wouldn't let go of her hand; she was absolutely terrified of this.

She noticed Paisley, her best friend Paisley Quinn. She wanted to say something, "hi" maybe, but she didn't want any of the other kids in the class to notice her. She just didn't want to be here.