妈妈的小甜饼
<p><span word="Forgotten">Forgotten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Forgiven">Forgiven</span></p><p>那天下午，我坐在学校二楼的窗沿上，看着一辆辆过往的汽车，心不断地往下沉。我们班的年终派对将在那天举行，我已经盼了好几个星期了。那个星期，老师还在黑板上弄了个倒计时牌。当这个&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;派对星期五到来的时候，我们一班九岁大的孩子兴奋得炸开了锅。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="perched">perched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="schoolhouse">schoolhouse</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>: <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Pace">Pace</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span>, <span word="end">end</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Pace">Pace</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="countdown">countdown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blackboard">blackboard</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bordered">bordered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="insurrection">insurrection</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> "<span word="party">party</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>" <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Pace">Pace</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span>. <span word="Mom">Mom</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="reigned">reigned</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="block">block</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="classmates">classmates</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="o">o</span>'<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>, <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crackers">crackers</span>, <span word="chips">chips</span>, <span word="cupcakes">cupcakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brownies">brownies</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="action">action</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>, <span word="Robbie">Robbie</span>, <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>," <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Pace">Pace</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gazed">gazed</span> <span word="forlornly">forlornly</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noisy">noisy</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="raged">raged</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="budge">budge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="post">post</span>. <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Pace">Pace</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coax">coax</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="rightfully">rightfully</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tin">tin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="tucked">tucked</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>.</p>
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