第42章19个空蛋壳（1）
Jeremy'sEgg
佚名Anonymous
Jeremyistedbody，aslowmindandaihadbeenslowlykillinghimallhisyouill，hisparentshadtriedtogivehimasnormalalifeaspossibleaoSt。Theresa’sElementarySchool。
Attheageof12，Jeremywasonlyinsedgrade，seeminglyuolearn。Histeailler，ofteedwithhim。Hewouldsquirmi，droolaihertimes，hespokeddistinctly，asifaspotoflighthadpehedarknessofhisbrain。Mostofthetime，however，Jeremyirritatedhisteacher。
Oneday，shecalledhisparentsaoetoSt。Teresa’sforasultatioerssatquietlyiy，Dorissaidtothem，“Jeremyreallybelongsinaspecialschool。Itisn’tfairtohimtobewithyoungerwhodon’thavelearningproblems。Why，thereisafive-yeargapbetweeoftheotherstudents！”
Mrs。Forrestercriedsoftlyintoatissuewhileherhusbandspoke。“MissMiller，”hesaid，“thereisnoschoolofthatkiwouldbeaterribleshoyifwehadtotakehimoutofthisschool。Weknowhereallylikesithere。”Dorissatftimeaftertheyleft，starisidethewindow。Itsessseemedtoseepintohersoul。ShewaosympathizewiththeForresters。Afterall，theironlychildhadatermiitwasn’tfairtokeephiminherclass。Shehad18sterstoteadJeremywasadistra。Furthermore，hewouldoreadorastearying？
Asshepoion，guiltwashedod，”shesaidaloud，“hereIamplainingwhenmyprparedoorfamily！PleasehelpmetobemorepatientwithJeremy。”
FromthatdayoriedhardtoignoreJeremy’snoisesandhisblahenooherdesk，dragginghisbadlegbehindhim。“Iloveyou，MissMiller！”heexclaimed，loudenoughforthewholeclasstohear。TheothersnidDoris’sfaedred。Shestammered，“Why-Why，that’sverynice，Jeremy。akeyourseat。”
Sprihetalkedexcitedlyabouttheier。DoristoldthemthestoryofJesus，aoemphasizetheideaofnewlifespringingfaveeachofthealargeplastiow，”shesaidtothem，“Iwantyoutotakethishitbaorrowwithsomethishowsnewlife。Doyouuand？”
“Yes，MissMiller！”therespoically—allexy。Hejustlistely；hiseyesherface。Hedidnotevenmakehisusualnoises。HadheuoodwhatshehadsaidaboutJesus’deathaioandtheassig？Perhapssheshouldcallhispareheproje。
Thatevening，Doris’kitkstoppedup。Shecalledthelandlordandwaitedanhourforhimtoebyandunclogit。Afterthat，shestillhadtroceries，ironablouseandprepareavocabularytestfortheday。ShepletelyfotaboutphoningJeremy’sparents。
&m，19cametoschool，laughingandtalkingastheyplacedtheireggsinthelargewickerbasketonMissMiller’sdesk。AftertheypletedtheirMathlesson，itwastimetoopentheeggs。
Iegg，Dorisfoundaflower。“Ohyes，aflowerislyasignofnewlife，”shesaid。“eekthroughthegrouhatspringishere。”Asmallgirlirowwavedherarms。“That’smyegg，MissMiller！”shecalledout。Theaiicbutterfly，whichlookedveryreal。Dorishelditup。“Weallknoillardgrowsiifulbutterfly。Yes，thatisoo。”LittleJudysmiledproudlyandsaid，“MissMiller，thatoneismine。”