Gold Dust
“Colmcille’s for the sense of community.
I squinted. “Community,” I repeated, in a way that was not a question, exactly, but did communicate confusion.
“Catholic community,” he pointed out.
“Catholic,” I said. “So you’re Catholic? Huh. Go figure.”
Napoleon shook his head at me. Already not an unusual reaction. “Yes,” he said, “go figure.”
I should have been getting used to imports of new types to the school by now. Up until my sixth grade year it was nearly unheard of for anybody to come to this... school by any other method besides on foot. Neighborhood school, and all. It was a nice school, comfortable old building, big playground, couple of trees splashed around, Garcia’s Superette, which sold everything smaller than a car, right on the corner. But it was probably not unlike loads of other parochial schools all over the place. Same uniforms, same Pledge of Allegiance, same boring subjects, same Jesus. So there was never any reason for folks to go to any great trouble to send their kids across the city any distance to get here.MoreLess
I squinted. “Community,” I repeated, in a way that was not a question, exactly, but did communicate confusion.
“Catholic community,” he pointed out.
“Catholic,” I said. “So you’re Catholic? Huh. Go figure.”
Napoleon shook his head at me. Already not an unusual reaction. “Yes,” he said, “go figure.”
I should have been getting used to imports of new types to the school by now. Up until my sixth grade year it was nearly unheard of for anybody to come to this... school by any other method besides on foot. Neighborhood school, and all. It was a nice school, comfortable old building, big playground, couple of trees splashed around, Garcia’s Superette, which sold everything smaller than a car, right on the corner. But it was probably not unlike loads of other parochial schools all over the place. Same uniforms, same Pledge of Allegiance, same boring subjects, same Jesus. So there was never any reason for folks to go to any great trouble to send their kids across the city any distance to get here.MoreLess
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