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.
girl squealed, clasping her
another said with a bright smile.
one too” a
deeply, then smiled brightly at her. “My mom loves roses. I’m going to give this to
school”
a determined look, she grabbed Yvonne’s soft hand and gave it
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I’ll look out for you at school!”
Anna,” she
and more kids
with envy as they gazed at the delicate, dewy roses.
have a rose too?”
have any more?” another chimed in, glancing
a boy
were already calling her name so naturally as
backpack, but when she felt around, her
look. “I’m sorry,”
make so many friends today,
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their disappointment, she quickly added, “But I have more at home! I’ll
faces lit up.
the child cheered.
best, Yvonne!” another grinned,
of the day became even better. When they played games and learned new words, her classmates
wanted to be her partner.
Yvonne no longer felt like the new kid–she was part
school, another new student was having a very different
teacher led her into the classroom, Marian felt an immediate headache coming on at the sight of
hate children,
introduce herself, she
for shyness, clapped her hands and turned to the class. “Let’s give Marian
barely stopped herself from rolling her eyes. So
also her classmates‘ simple, childlike questions. To
childish.
teacher didn’t push her, simply guiding her
recess, a group
came over, eager to talk to her.
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