Emily still wasn't herself: I had to wake her at 8.30 and she was still quite subdued. After her nap she seemed a little better, and ate a reasonable amount of lunch, so I decided to go ahead with the plan to put her into daycare for the afternoon.
When I got to Pokke they encouraged me to leave quickly, and of course she started crying as I waved goodbye and walked through the door. I steeled myself and headed to the Starbucks close by, where I set up camp in a comfy chair for the duration. I had my Japanese study material with me, and I did manage to keep Emily out of my thoughts most of the time as I looked over it and realised how much I need to learn to keep up with my classmates. It is not enough to put it away on Saturday and only pick it up again the night before the next class. After dragging out two and a half hours over a large coffee and a juice I felt it was time to stretch my legs, so I walked round to the Tamachi Sports Centre on the other side of the station. This is a huge facility and on enquiry it looks as though I should be able to find a daytime fitness class to do while Emily is at Pokke. They also have a pool, but I feel that I don't want to be in the water out of touch for an hour in case they try to call me.
When I returned to pick Emily up she cried a bit when she first saw me. They said she'd cried several times and for quite a long time, but that is probably a combination of being off colour and it being the first time away from me and Nick. She perked upon the way home and seemed her usual self, though she did throw nearly all her tea on the floor - perhaps signalling her displeasure at being left.
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