本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛不知道当年被我们欺负的外号叫“拐弯灯”的女生，现在过得如何~~~~
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As a young teenager, I was an extremely shy person of below-average height, with glasses, neither popular nor the school nerd (although being in the all boy’s chorus didn’t help my social status). I had anger over my parents’ divorce, but otherwise was even-tempered, kind and dutiful in school: An A- student. A teacher’s pet.
Someone in the all-girls’ chorus liked me. Elise was nice, but six inches taller, 50 pounds overweight and had bad skin. After smiling my way for weeks, she sent me a love note.
I never replied. Instead, with the urging of a buddy, I bought a canister of SlimFast, the weight-loss powder. I gift-wrapped it. And with the note “From Sam,” I had it delivered via one of her girlfriends. Standing 30 feet away, in an outdoor school hallway, I watched as she opened it.
Her friends reacted first, gasping and looking for someone to kill. But her: She smiled my way. It was a weak smile. I looked down. I never apologized. We never spoke again.
I had punched Elise in the face. And although no one had a cell phone camera to capture it, I’ll never forget her look. In that instant, I saw the “fat kid” for what she was: a person.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
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As a young teenager, I was an extremely shy person of below-average height, with glasses, neither popular nor the school nerd (although being in the all boy’s chorus didn’t help my social status). I had anger over my parents’ divorce, but otherwise was even-tempered, kind and dutiful in school: An A- student. A teacher’s pet.
Someone in the all-girls’ chorus liked me. Elise was nice, but six inches taller, 50 pounds overweight and had bad skin. After smiling my way for weeks, she sent me a love note.
I never replied. Instead, with the urging of a buddy, I bought a canister of SlimFast, the weight-loss powder. I gift-wrapped it. And with the note “From Sam,” I had it delivered via one of her girlfriends. Standing 30 feet away, in an outdoor school hallway, I watched as she opened it.
Her friends reacted first, gasping and looking for someone to kill. But her: She smiled my way. It was a weak smile. I looked down. I never apologized. We never spoke again.
I had punched Elise in the face. And although no one had a cell phone camera to capture it, I’ll never forget her look. In that instant, I saw the “fat kid” for what she was: a person.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net