第2章食袜蚁AntBites
Chapter1YouAreMyOerSunshine你是我的一米阳光
当我的天空灰暗时,
你把快乐带来,
你是我的阳光,
我唯一的阳光,
亲爱的,你永远都不会懂,
我有多么爱你,
请,别让我的阳光离开……
埃玛丽·里尼克EmmarieLehnick
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“It'sstillstingingme。”IcriedasthecircleofopenedforMissBell。
“Whichfootisit?”sheasked。
Istuckupmyrightfootasshestoopedovertoi。Justthen,feeliing,Iyelpedinpain。
&'stakeoffyourshoe。”instructedMissBell,squattingdowheshoe。
Theheholesinmysocks。Welfareso'tlastlong。HolesinsockswereaonthingforourfamilyintheyearsfollowiDepressiofreshpaperiurdaytocovertheholesintheirsoles。Butsockswithholeswerejustaccepted。Sockswithholesipulleddownsotheholeos;tshow。Wheretherewasahole,therewouldsooer。Everyweekasshewashedourawouldsay,“Evenifoorandourclothesareworillbe。”
&othepaininmyfoot,butIrefusedtoletMissBelltakeoffmyshoe。Iotbearforheraoseetheholeinmyfadedredsock。
&he'sgoiheoffice。”
AtrailradersfollowedafterusuntilMissBelltoldthemtostayontheplayground。Ididmybesttocurbmytears。Yet,eachtimethethingiungme,Iwouldletoutaloud,“Oh,oh,oh!”Tearsraytortedface。
Mr。Sterincipal,rushedintohisoffice。
“?”heasked。
&hingisstifoot,butshewillakeoffhershoe。”saidMissBell。
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“os;tyouletustakeoffyourshoe?”Mr。StewartaskedashelookedfrommetoMissBellandbackatmei。
MissWomble,thefifth-gradeteacher,totheoffiIhelp?Iknowhershelivesome。”
“Isuspetsareiingingthelivingdaylightsoutofher,butsheos;tletustakeoffhershoes。”relatedMissBell。
MissWomblewasagreatneighbor。ShehadevenplayedAhusono。Sheputbothhandsonmyshakingshouldersaomydistressed,redeyes。