Miracle happens
<p>"<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="room">room</span>," <span word="my">my</span> <span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>, <span word="hurrying">hurrying</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span>. "<span word="Name">Name</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Stop">Stop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="later">later</span>."</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span> <span word="andglanced">andglanced</span> <span word="down">down</span>(匆匆阅读)<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="packs">packs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pink">pink</span>, <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jars">jars</span> <span word="ofpaste">ofpaste</span>(糊状物)<span word="and">and</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scissors">scissors</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>. "<span word="Fine">Fine</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="valentine">valentine</span> <span word="envelopes">envelopes</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="getacquainted">getacquainted</span>(使了解)."</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="graders">graders</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> (<span word="now">now</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="away">away</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="desks">desks</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="chatting">chatting</span> <span word="cheerfully">cheerfully</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>. <span word="Humming">Humming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="folded">folded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lap">lap</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="light">light</span>-<span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="caressing">caressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="softly">softly</span> <span word="shadowed">shadowed</span> <span word="cheeks">cheeks</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Welcome">Welcome</span>, <span word="Mary">Mary</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="valentines">valentines</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>."</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="response">response</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="me">me</span>?</p><p>"<span word="Mary">Mary</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="froze">froze</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="chill">chill</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="motionless">motionless</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="little">little</span>-<span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="strangely">strangely</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> - <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blinds">blinds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="belonged">belonged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inmate">inmate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span>. "<span word="She">She</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="lifeunendurable">lifeunendurable</span>(无法忍受的)," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residentpsychiatrist">residentpsychiatrist</span>(精神病学家)<span word="had">had</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>, "<span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="retreated">retreated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>." <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insane">insane</span> <span word="jealousy">jealousy</span>.</p>
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