Karen,JudyandIwerethelastonesbacktotheclassroomafterlunch.Allourclassmateswereplayingoutside.
"LookatwhatIfoundinMs.Lee'soffice."Karen(36)___asmallboxfilledwithpiecesofchalkineverycoloroftherainbow.
"Wow!Whatfunitwouldbetowriteonthe(37)___"Judy'seyesshonewithjoy."ButMs.Leedoesn'tletusdoso,"Iresponded."Don'tbe(38)___,Janet.Noonewilleverknow,"saidKaren,(39)___intotheboxanddrawingoutsomechalk.I(40)___joinedmyfriendsintheartwork.However,IfounditwasfuniNextwewere(41)___theclockallthetimeincase(42)___ walkedin.
ThenitstruckJudythatweshould(43)___eachothertowritingnameswithourlefthands.Pickinguptheirchalk,theystarted.Ichoseawhitepiece.My(44)___wasabitshaky,butnoonewould(45)___thatitsaid"Janet".
"Bettergetthisboardcleanedoffnow,"saidJudy,erasingourhandwork.Everything(46)___…butmyname!In(47)___IwassweatingandIfeltmyknees(48)___ Itwasn'tchalkatall,butawhitepieceofcrayononcloser(49)___Momhadasaying:"Fools'namesandfacesalways(50)___inpublic."Ineverunderstood(51)___whatitmeantbefore.NowIdid!
IrushedtothetoilettogetacanofcleanserwhileJudytriedwith(52)___papertowels.Afterrubbinghard,mynamewasgone,butanabrasion(磨损处)remainedontheboard.
Hearingfootstepscoming,we(53)___theareaasmuchaswecouldtoremoveeverytell-taletraceofwetness.Wewerejustslippingintoourdesks(54)___theteacherwalkedin.PerhapsMs.Leenevernoticedtheabrasion.ButIdid.
NowIstillrememberthelessonIlearnedthatday."Noonewilleverknow"isnever(55)___.Tome,livingwithaguiltyconscienceispunishmentenough.