第23章 你所有的好 1（第1页）

第23章你所有的好（1）

AlltheGood

海伦·姆罗斯拉HelenMrosla

&hethirdgradeclassItaughtatSaintMary’sSorris，Mia。All34ofmystudeome，butMarkEklundwasoneinamillioinappearahappy-to-be-aliveattitudethatmadeevenhisoisessdelightful。

Markalsotalkedily。Itriedtoremindhimagainandagainthattalkingwithoutpermissiontable。ressedmesomuch，though，wasthesincererespoimeIhadtoformisbehaving。“Thankyme，Sister！”Ididn’tknowwhattomakeofitatfirst，butbefIbecameaedtitmanytimesaday。

mypatiencewasgrowingthialkedoen。Imadeaeacher’smistake。IlookedatMarkandsaid，“Ifyousayonemoingtotapeyourmouthshut！”

ItwaserwhenChuckblurtedout，“Markistalkingagain。”Ihadn’taskedastohelpmewatchMark，butsiatedthepuinfrontoftheclass，Ihadtoait。

&heseasifithadoccurredthism。Iwalkedtomydesk，verydeliberatelyopehedrawerandtookoutarollofmaskisayingaword，Iproark’sdesk，toreofftwopiecesoftapeandmadeabigXwiththemoverhismouth。Ithehefrontoftheroom。

AsIglaMarktoseehowhewasdoing，hewididit！IstartedlaughiireclasscheeredasIwalkedbaark’sdesk，removedthetapeandshruggedmyshoulders。Hisfirstwordswere，“Thankyme，Sister。”

AttheendoftheyearIwasaskedtoteaath。Theyearsflewby，andbeforeIkMarkwasinmyagain。Hewasmorehahaneverandjustaspolite。Siolisteomyinstruthe“h”，hedidnottalkasmuthgrade。

&hingsjustdid。Wehadworkedhardoallweek，ahestudentsweregrowingfrustratedwiththemselves—ahoher。Ihadtostopthisessbefotoutofhand。SoIaskedthemtolisttheheotherstudentsintheroomosaspaeaame。ThenItoldthemtothihingtheycouldsayabouteachoftheirclassmatesadown。

Ittooktheremaiheclassperiodtofinishtheassigasthestudeheroom，eadedmetheirpaper。Chucksmiled。Marksaid，“Thankyme，Sister。Haveagoodweekend。”

ThatSaturday，Iwrotedowntheudeesheetofpaper，aeveryoneelsehadsaidaboutthatindividual。OnMondayIgaveeathisorherlist。Someofthemran，twopages。Bef，theentireclasswassmiling。“Really？”Iheardwhispers。“Imeantanythingtoanyone！”“Ididn’tknowotherslikedmesomuch！”

iohosepapersinclassagain。Iheydiscussedthemafterclassorwiththeirparents，butitdidheexercisehadaplisheditspurpose。Thestudentsywiththemselvesaheragain。

Thatgroupofstudentsmovedon。Severalyearslater，afterIhadreturnedfromavaypareheairport。Asweweredriviheraskedtheusualquestionsaboutthetrip：Hoas，myexperieherewasaslightlullintheversatiaveDadasidewaysglandsimplysaid，“Dad？”Myfatherclearedhisthroat。“TheEklunight，”hebegan。

“Really？”Isaid，“Ihaven’theardfromthemforseveralyears。IwonderhowMarkis。”

Dadrespoly。“Markwaskilledihefuomorroarentswouldlikeitifyoucouldattend。”TothisdayIstillpoispotonI-494whereDadtoldmeaboutMark。

Ihadneverseenaserviamilitarybefore。Marklookedsohaure。AllIkatthatmomentwas，Mark，Iwouldgiveallthemaskiheworldifonlyyoucouldtalktome。

ThechurchackedwithMark’sfriends。Chuck’ssistersaleHymnoftheRepublic。”Whydidithavetoraihefuwasdiffioughatthegraveside。Thepastorsaidtheusualprayersandthebuglerplayedtaps。OhosewholovedMarktookalastwalkbythedsprihholy