Chapter 36
Chapter 36
The moment Yvonne finished speaking the room erupted into applause.
The teacher beamed: “Yvonne just joined our class. Let’s all be friends with her, okry
“Okay!” the children chimed in unison.
Yvonne’s small hands clenched into fists. Her bright eyes swept over the sea of unfamiliar faces, excitement flickering in
them
The teacher glanced around the room before pointing to an empty seat. “Yvonne, you can sit over there.”
Nodding. Yvonne clutched the straps of her fluffy panda backpack and walked over. As soon as she settled into her chair, the kids around her leaned in, cunosity lighting up their faces.
“Whoa” Your backpack is adorable” a girl beside her gushed.
“Can I touch it another kid asked eagerly.
I want to touch it too” a boy said happily.
“Me toor another boy echoed
Yvonne’s cheeks flushed. She hadn’t expected so many kids to talk to her at once. Still, she nervously held her bag out
“You can touch it” she said softly. “My brother bought it for me. Everyone can touch it.”
A chorus of giggles and excited murmurs filled the air as small hands reached out, stroking the plush panda fabric
It’s so so one of them exchimed.
“Like a real kitten” another chimed in stroking it gently.
I’m going to ask my mom to buy me one too!” a little boy declared excitedly.
The children chattered excitedly, their voices overlapping as they quickly struck up a conversation with Yvonne
Smiling Yvonne reached into her bag again and carefully pulled out a handful of roses
Lillian had trimmed them and removed all the thorns.
Yvonne handed a rose to the girl sitting next to her, then gave one to each child at the desks in front and behind her.
The rich fragrance of roses quickly filled the classroom.
The children who received a rose gasped in awe.
a girl squealed, clasping her hands
another said
too” a boy added, looking hopeful
smiled brightly at her. “My mom loves roses.
school”
gave
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warmed. “Thank you, Anna,” she said sincerely. “You’re so
more and more kids gathered
as they
I have a rose
any more?” another chimed
a boy pleaded.
her name so naturally as if
panda backpack, but when she felt around, her heart
“I’m
friends today, so she hadn’t brought
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have more at home! I’ll
children’s faces
Yay!” the child
Yvonne!” another grinned, hugging
the rest of the day became even better. When they played games and learned new words,
be her
Yvonne no longer felt like the new kid–she
another new student was having a
into the classroom, Marian felt an immediate headache coming on
hate children,
asked her to introduce herself, she simply said,
mistaking her silence for shyness, clapped her hands and turned to the class. “Let’s
herself from rolling her eyes. So childish, she thought.
the teacher’s coaxing tone–it was also her classmates‘ simple, childlike questions.
childish.
guiding her to her seat instead
a group
of kids still came over, eager to talk to her.
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