No one ever mentioned those pieces of paper in class again.I never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents.
Several years later,after I returned from vacation,my parents met me at the airport.Mother gave Dad a side-ways glance and simply said?”My father cleared his throat as he usually did before saying something important.“The Eklunds called last night?”I said.“I haven't heard from them in years.I wonder how Mark is.”Dad responded quietly.“Mark was killed in the Vietnam War(葬礼) is tomorrowparents would like it if you could attend.”
I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before.Mark looked so handsome,so mature.
After the funeral,Mark's mother and father found me.“We want to show you something,”his father said.“They found this on Mark when he was killed.We thought you might recognize it.”Opening a billfold,he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped,folded and refolded many times.I knew without looking that the pieces of paper were the ones on which I had listed all the good things that Mark's classmates had said about him.“Thank you so much for doing that.”Mark's mother said.“As you can see,Mark behaved better and better at school.It's all because of you and your list.”
Mark's classmates started to gather around us.Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said,“I still have my list.It's in the top drawer of my desk at home.”Chuck's wife said,“Chuck asked me to put this in our wedding album,”“I have mine too,”Marilyn said.“It's in my diary.”Then Vicki,another classmate,reached into her pocketbook,took out her wallet and showed her worn list to the group,“I carry this with me at all times,”Vicki said without batting an eyelash.“I think we all saved our lists.”
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