Stella
“sang our school choir at the beginning of the hour of remembrance. Then Principal Block went over to the podium, which was surrounded by wreaths. He walked slowly, hardly glancing at the crowded hall, and stopped in front of Stella’s photograph on its wooden easel. He straightened up, or seemed to do so, and then bowed very low.While he stayed in that position, Stella, in front of your photo, which had a black, ribbed silk ribbon running diagonally across it, a mourning ribbon in your memory, w...hile he stood there bowing, I looked at your face. It wore the thoughtful smile so familiar to the oldest students—that was us—from your English classes. I looked at the short black hair I’d caressed, the bright eyes I’d kissed on the beach of Bird Island. I couldn’t help thinking of that, and I remembered how you encouraged me to guess your age. Principal Block spoke to your photograph, glancing down at it, he called you our beloved and highly esteemed Stella Petersen, he went on to say that you had been on the Lessing High School teaching staff for five years, that you were greatly valued by your colleagues and popular with the students.MoreLess
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