On the Wings of Heroes (2010)
On the Wings of Heroes
“. .
. . . and Miss Titus called out, “Scooter Tomlinson? How are you in arithmetic?” The wisp of scant hair atop her head seemed to form a question mark.
“A grade or two ahead,” Scooter estimated.
So she put him and Hoyt Albers behind her desk, to take our money and issue the War Stamps, which they liked.
We were all used to returning to our desks by way of Doreen’s row, to drop our dimes on her. But today Miss Titus was standing right over her. The first one down her aisle, Darryl Dillman, was... ready with his dime. But there was Miss Titus, standing guard, all eyes. Doreen held her palm out, below the corner of her desk. But Miss Titus could see around corners.
“What’s that dime for?” she demanded, loud enough for all.
“He . . . owes it to me,” Doreen said in an all-new, mousy voice.
“What for?”
“. . . For about a week,” Doreen mumbled into her grubby shirtfront.
“Move on,” Miss Titus told Darryl, and the line of dime-droppers behind him melted away.
“Nobody owes you a red cent, sister,”MoreLess
. . . and Miss Titus called out, “Scooter Tomlinson? How are you in arithmetic?” The wisp of scant hair atop her head seemed to form a question mark.
“A grade or two ahead,” Scooter estimated.
So she put him and Hoyt Albers behind her desk, to take our money and issue the War Stamps, which they liked.
We were all used to returning to our desks by way of Doreen’s row, to drop our dimes on her. But today Miss Titus was standing right over her. The first one down her aisle, Darryl Dillman, was... ready with his dime. But there was Miss Titus, standing guard, all eyes. Doreen held her palm out, below the corner of her desk. But Miss Titus could see around corners.
“What’s that dime for?” she demanded, loud enough for all.
“He . . . owes it to me,” Doreen said in an all-new, mousy voice.
“What for?”
“. . . For about a week,” Doreen mumbled into her grubby shirtfront.
“Move on,” Miss Titus told Darryl, and the line of dime-droppers behind him melted away.
“Nobody owes you a red cent, sister,”MoreLess
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