You probably recall the anxiety and tension that accompanied your very first day of school.
Although not all children feel these emotions, it’s safe to assume that a sizable portion of them are anxious before leaving home on their own and venturing into the unknown.
Axel, a little boy, most definitely was. Even though his mother, Amy Johnson, had assured him that everything would be OK, he was finding it difficult to accept the thought of being separated from her.
When Isabel Lane, the bus driver, drew up to pick Axel up, she saw his nervousness almost instantly.
“He was all smiles when he saw me around the corner,” Isabel said. “And then I started to slow down. And that’s when you could see his face kind of start to change.”
Axel was picked up by Amy and put on the closest bus seat. She then attempted to get a picture of her son so they would have a keepsake for the future.
