Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read.21his good reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...22Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his23life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,24he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire sh grade was25for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and26to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s27voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he28to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to29the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “ 30one boy, and it breaks my31to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp32. “... The smartest boy in the sh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still33do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,34,that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a35on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to36his paper. With a look of37, Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total38! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the sh grade had just39his first test! From that moment40was the same for Steve.
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