The Huggins Buy an Extra Ticket for Their Ride Back to Texas Heba El Sahn
On April 11th at around 4 o’clock in the morning, a taxi cab went up the Schutz driveway. Just as soon as Mr. Clay Huggins and Mrs. Susannah Huggins were securely inside, the taxi turned around and zoomed off to Alex Sydney Kiel Hospital. It was by noon that the school was informed that Mrs. Huggins had safely given birth to a beautiful baby girl named Evelyn Amal Huggins.
Mr. Huggins is the Upper School Science teacher and Susannah is Schutz’s Art teacher for the past three years. The couple has recently introduced the latest addition to our family. She is also the third result of the Schutz Baby Boom (after Malcolm Collins and Talia Abbas). Evelyn is named after her grandmother, from her father’s side. Her middle name, Amal, has a special story that goes along with it. Mr. Huggin’s best friend back in Texas is an Egyptian called Ashraf. Ashraf’s mother has been very helpful to the couple throughout their stay in Egypt. This was especially so after Mr. Huggins was attacked by Abdel Rahman Taher in Cairo. It is in the honor of this kind woman, and the fact that the birth took place in Alexandria, that Evelyn’s middle name came to be Amal.
It saddens people around the school when they realize that they are will not enjoy the Huggins’ company for long. The couple has decided it is for the best that they return to Houston, Texas, to be close to their family. Besides, Mrs. Huggins wants to spend time off work so that she can take care of her daughter. She plans to stay at home for a few years, and right now her classes are taught by Ms. Mai Merdan. Mr. Huggins will luckily be able to work in the same school district where he taught before coming to Schutz.
The couple plans to work overseas again after baby Evelyn is old enough to attend school. When asked whether or not they have an idea of where they would like to work next, they answered they would like to come back to Egypt or try someplace different in the Middle East. Both of them love the culture and weather in this part of the world. Mrs. Huggins joked on how one can see that Evelyn was born in Alexandria since she hates getting cold. Also, the Huggins have studied Arabic for quite some time now and would hate to forget the language. That is why they will ask their friends back home to tutor them.
So, in the end, the Schutz community should comfort themselves by believing that they will not part with the Huggins forever. There is a good chance that the family will return to visit again. As for now, they should wish them the best of luck and send their kind regards as the couple, along with baby Evie, fly back home.
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