第42章 19个空蛋壳 1(第1页)
第42章19个空蛋壳(1)
Jeremy'sEgg
佚名Anonymous
Jeremyistedbody,aslowmindandaihadbeenslowlykillinghimallhisyouill,hisparentshadtriedtogivehimasnormalalifeaspossibleaoSt。Theresa’sElementarySchool。
Attheageof12,Jeremywasonlyinsedgrade,seeminglyuolearn。Histeailler,ofteedwithhim。Hewouldsquirmi,droolaihertimes,hespokeddistinctly,asifaspotoflighthadpehedarknessofhisbrain。Mostofthetime,however,Jeremyirritatedhisteacher。
Oneday,shecalledhisparentsaoetoSt。Teresa’sforasultatioerssatquietlyiy,Dorissaidtothem,“Jeremyreallybelongsinaspecialschool。Itisn’tfairtohimtobewithyoungerwhodon’thavelearningproblems。Why,thereisafive-yeargapbetweeoftheotherstudents!”
Mrs。Forrestercriedsoftlyintoatissuewhileherhusbandspoke。“MissMiller,”hesaid,“thereisnoschoolofthatkiwouldbeaterribleshoyifwehadtotakehimoutofthisschool。Weknowhereallylikesithere。”Dorissatftimeaftertheyleft,starisidethewindow。Itsessseemedtoseepintohersoul。ShewaosympathizewiththeForresters。Afterall,theironlychildhadatermiitwasn’tfairtokeephiminherclass。Shehad18sterstoteadJeremywasadistra。Furthermore,hewouldoreadorastearying?
Asshepoion,guiltwashedod,”shesaidaloud,“hereIamplainingwhenmyprparedoorfamily!PleasehelpmetobemorepatientwithJeremy。”
FromthatdayoriedhardtoignoreJeremy’snoisesandhisblahenooherdesk,dragginghisbadlegbehindhim。“Iloveyou,MissMiller!”heexclaimed,loudenoughforthewholeclasstohear。TheothersnidDoris’sfaedred。Shestammered,“Why-Why,that’sverynice,Jeremy。akeyourseat。”
Sprihetalkedexcitedlyabouttheier。DoristoldthemthestoryofJesus,aoemphasizetheideaofnewlifespringingfaveeachofthealargeplastiow,”shesaidtothem,“Iwantyoutotakethishitbaorrowwithsomethishowsnewlife。Doyouuand?”
“Yes,MissMiller!”therespoically—allexy。Hejustlistely;hiseyesherface。Hedidnotevenmakehisusualnoises。HadheuoodwhatshehadsaidaboutJesus’deathaioandtheassig?Perhapssheshouldcallhispareheproje。
Thatevening,Doris’kitkstoppedup。Shecalledthelandlordandwaitedanhourforhimtoebyandunclogit。Afterthat,shestillhadtroceries,ironablouseandprepareavocabularytestfortheday。ShepletelyfotaboutphoningJeremy’sparents。
&m,19cametoschool,laughingandtalkingastheyplacedtheireggsinthelargewickerbasketonMissMiller’sdesk。AftertheypletedtheirMathlesson,itwastimetoopentheeggs。
Iegg,Dorisfoundaflower。“Ohyes,aflowerislyasignofnewlife,”shesaid。“eekthroughthegrouhatspringishere。”Asmallgirlirowwavedherarms。“That’smyegg,MissMiller!”shecalledout。Theaiicbutterfly,whichlookedveryreal。Dorishelditup。“Weallknoillardgrowsiifulbutterfly。Yes,thatisoo。”LittleJudysmiledproudlyandsaid,“MissMiller,thatoneismine。”