i kidnapped a kid today... kind of. a few days a week nicole watches a girl (maria) from emma's class after school. well i was on pickup duty today. nicole didn't mention anything about picking up maria - just emma. however, when i picked up emma, maria started to get her stuff together to come with us. now, maria is french - she doesn't speak english. i had to think french fast. i asked her if she was coming to emma's house today. "oui." i asked her if she was sure because emma's mommy didn't tell me she was coming over. "oui. je suis sur." after a few minutes (and no sign of her mom) we started walk back. i asked again, clarifying that today is thursday in case she had her days mixed up (i certainly don't know what days she comes over!). her answer was the same.


i returned to the apartment with the two girls. "nicole, was i supposed to pick up maria?" "no. why?" "oh, because i have her with me. she told me she was supposed to come today." whoops... fortunately, the teachers told maria's mom that the [stupid american] girl who is helping with the feria's picked up emma and maria. she wasn't too worried and took the extra time to do errands anyways. oh well.