We ate slices of bread for breakfast and headed to school . It was as if spring had come overnight . Warm sweet air . Fluffy clouds . At school , I passed the boy in the hall , his cheek had swelled up and his eye had blackened . He was with his friends and did n't acknowledge me in any way . But as I collected Prim and started for home that afternoon , I found him staring at me from across the school yard . Our eyes met for only a second , then he turned his head away . I dropped my gaze , embarrassed , and that 's when I saw it . The first dandelion of the year . A bell went off in my head . I thought of the hours spent in the woods with my father and I knew how we were going to survive .
Мы съели ломтики хлеба на завтрак и направились в школу. Как будто весна пришла за одну ночь. Теплый сладкий воздух. Пушистые облака. В школе я проходила мимо мальчика в коридоре, у него распухла щека и почернел глаз. Он был со своими друзьями и никак не признал меня. But as I collected Prim and started for home that afternoon, I found him staring at me from across the school yard. Наши взгляды встретились всего на секунду, затем он отвернулся. Я опустил взгляд, смущенный, и тогда я увидел это. Первый одуванчик года. В моей голове прозвенел звонок. Я думал о часах, проведенных в лесу с отцом, и знал, как нам выжить.