Class Stories

Final tinkling of the piano. Then "Moon River" ends and they start moving around the floor. Some chatting, some sitting on the floor and removing slippers."Come in. Here, wedge it open." The door is letting people in and out."Hi, Larry. You alright?""Yes, I'm good. I see you don't have a brace on, Paige.""Just can't leave the ground. No jumps or leaps. So, everyone here?"Taking our chosen spots."Okay, first position... pr...

Chapter One I sit on my front steps waiting for my sister, Maggie, to pick me up for school. She has to pick me up because she stayed at a friend's house finishing off a school project. I am so cold that my hands start to feel numb. I dig around in my backpack until I find my black school gloves and quickly pull them on. I'm just pulling out my copy of the giver to read before my afternoon English class, when Maggie shows...