'Rise Above'

........Rise above! That was the in-house mantra. The kids mimicked Amal time and time again, lifting their chubby arms up slowly as they had seen their mother do so many times. Can't finish your homework?...Riiiise above. Angry cos brother grabbed your water colours?.....Riiiiise above. My,my! Oprah would be proud. She loved watching them. Even when they were doing nothing, no sight was more pleasing to her eyes.
As she drew the curtain on him in her heart, she couldn't help but wonder what his thoughts were.
She put on her glasses and began to google beach hotels in Ghana, her mind set on having a swell time with her children.