-Americans, they can publish such books and learn from them. Here we pretend that never happened. They do not teach such things at your school, do they?
-Never heard of that.
He made a sweeping gesture.
-Forget about it, kid. Sorry for my outburst. You be happy.
He left and took the sunshine with him.
7. Sobbing in front of the mirror
Something wasn’t right. The book did not go back to the shelf. I carried it in my school sack for a while. Then I lost it and found it again. It followed me. Something was still in the open.
I took the book and went to the school librarian.
-Why did you say to Kolya that book was not for him?-I asked.
The elderly woman took the book turned some pages, then said,
-That is because it was not for him.
-For whom then?
-School day is over. Come with me to the office. Want some tea?
In the office she poured me tea and started rummaging in the desk. She produced out our school yearbook.
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