THE LAST DAY of school is a hundred thousand hours…
AFTER SCHOOL I’ve taken to stopping at the redbrick church…
AFTER DINNER I get my fishing pole and hurry out…
ALL DAY I WORK hard moving bricks at St. Mary’s,…
THE NEXT DAY I have one of my nightmares. The…
THE NEXT DAY at work my head is still dizzy…
I TOSS AND TURN all night. When morning finally comes,…
IT’S HARD TO KEEP my mind on my work. When…
I WALK INTO OUR HOUSE, but I don’t. The boy…
I THINK ABOUT THE BOY who wrote the letter to…
I CAN’T TAKE IT all in. It’s like being served…
HERR SCHAFER DOESN’T FORGET the invitation. Later that week I…
THE NEXT NIGHT Hans and Kurt are at the door…
I LONG TO TELL Herr Schafer about our adventure, but…