He thought about her all the time.
Myron threw a red ball to Dameon. It bounced off his face.
"Huh?" said Dameon.
"Why didn't you catch the ball?" asked Myron.
"What ball?" asked Dameon.
"The one that hit you in the face," said Myron.
90
"Did a ball hit me in the face?" asked Dameon.
"Yes," said Myron.
"Oh, good," said Dameon. "I was wondering why my nose hurt."
He had been thinking about the girl he loved.
He was in love with Mrs. Jewls.
That was why he was always doing things for her, like passing out papers. He thought she was very pretty and nice. He thought she was smart, too. In fact, he thought she was one of the smartest people in the class.
After recess1 he hurried back up the stairs.
"Hello, Dameon," said Mrs. Jewls.
"Hello, Mrs. Jewls," he said.
"You're always the first one here, aren't you?" asked Mrs. Jewls.
Dameon blushed2 and shrugged3 his shoulders. "Do you need any papers passed out or anything?" he asked.
"It's so nice of you to ask," said Mrs. Jewls.
"I think you're nice too," said Dameon.
Mrs. Jewls gave him a stack of workbooks to hand out. Then she gave him a Tootsie Roll Pop from the coffee can on her desk for being so helpful. "But don't eat it until after lunch," she said.
"I won't," he assured her.
He ate lunch with Myron and D.J. He saved his Tootsie Roll Pop for last.
91
Joy and Maurecia came up behind him.
"Hi, Dameon," said Joy. "How's your girlfriend?"
"What?" asked Dameon. He turned red. "Who are you talking about? I don't have a girlfriend!"
"You're in love with Mrs. Jewls!" accused Maurecia.
"You better watch out," said Joy. "Mister Jewls might come after you."
The two girls laughed.
"I don't know what you're talking about," said Dameon. "I'm not in love with Mrs. Jewls!" He looked to his friends for support.
Myron shrugged.
D.J. smiled.
"Prove it!" said Joy. "Prove you're not in love with her."
"That's stupid," said Dameon. "How can I prove I'm not in love with Mrs. Jewls?"
"Give her this," said Joy. She handed Dameon a paper bag.
"Your lunch?" asked Dameon.
"Look inside," said Maurecia.
Inside the paper bag was a dead rat.
Dameon knew Mrs. Jewls hated dead rats more than anything in the world.
"Put it in her desk," said Joy.
"If you don't, it means you love her," said Maurecia.
"I'm not in love with her," said Dameon.
92
"Prove it," said Joy.
"Okay, I will!" said Dameon.
The girls left.
"You don't have to put the dead rat in her desk," said D. J.
"We don't care," said Myron.
"You think I'm in love with her too, don't you?" asked Dameon.
Myron shrugged.
D.J. smiled.
"Some friends you are!" said Dameon. "Ill show you!"
After lunch he was the first one back in class. He carried Joy's paper sack.
"Hello, Dameon," said Mrs. Jewls. "Did you have a nice lunch?"
"It was all right," he muttered4.
"Oh, would you mind getting the construction paper from the closet and putting it on my desk?" asked Mrs. Jewls. "Thank you."
Dameon went to the closet and got the construction paper. He put it on her desk. Then, when she wasn't looking he opened her desk drawer and dumped the dead rat into it. He shut the drawer.
"Thank you, Dameon," said Mrs. Jewls. "You're always so helpful. It's such a pleasure to have you in my class."
Dameon felt awful.
93
Mrs. Jewls read a story to the class.
Dameon couldn't pay attention. He kept wondering when she'd open her drawer.
After the story they had art. Everyone was supposed to make snowflakes.
Dameon folded his piece of construction paper in half.
Mrs. Jewls screamed.
"What's wrong, Mrs. Jewls?" asked Joy.
"Somebody put a dead rat in my desk," said Mrs. Jewls.
"I did!" declared Dameon.
"Dameon?" Mrs. Jewls said with great surprise. "Why?"
"Because I hate you!" said Dameon. "You're always making me do things for you."
"Oh, I see," said Mrs. Jewls.
"Should I write my name on the board under DISCIPLINE?" he asked.
"No, that won't be necessary," said Mrs. Jewls.
That made him feel even worse. Why did I have to prove myself to Joy? he wondered. I don't like Joy. I like Mrs. Jewls. He felt rotten.
When the bell rang, Dameon waited for all the other kids to leave. Then he walked to Mrs. Jewls's desk.
She was grading papers. "Yes, Dameon?"
"Do you want me to erase5 the board for you?" he asked.
94
"That's all right," said Mrs. Jewls. "Ill do it myself."
Dameon sadly walked out of the room and down the stairs. When he reached the bottom, he turned and ran all the way back up to Mrs. Jewls's room.
She was just putting on her coat.
"I love you, Mrs. Jewls!" Dameon declared. "I'm sorry I put the dead rat in your desk. I did it because I didn't want everyone to know I loved you. I'm sorry."
"I love you, too, Dameon," said Mrs. Jewls.
"You do? But what about Mister Jewls?"
"Just because I love Mister Jewls, it doesn't mean I can't also love you. Love is different from most things." She picked up a piece of chalk. "If I gave my piece of chalk to someone, then I wouldn't have it anymore. But when I give my love to someone, I end up with more love than I started with. The more love you give away, the more you have left."
Dameon smiled. "I love you, Mrs. Jewls," he said. He felt his heart fill up with more love.
"I love you, Dameon," said Mrs. Jewls.
"This is getting disgusting!" said the dead rat. It climbed out of Mrs. Jewls's desk and walked out of the room.
点击
收听单词发音
收听单词发音 |
1
recess
|
|
| n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处） | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
2
Blushed
|
|
| n. 脸红，外观 vi. 泛红，羞愧 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
3
shrugged
|
|
| vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式） | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
4
muttered
|
|
| 轻声低语，咕哝地抱怨( mutter的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
5
erase
|
|
| v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
| 欢迎访问英文小说网 |