A Story about the Spiritual Journey by Sharon Garlough Brown

Author:Sharon Garlough Brown [Brown, Sharon Garlough]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2012-11-28T05:00:00+00:00

Mara

The cafeteria at Roosevelt Junior High School buzzed with conversation. Mara trudged through the lunch line, holding tightly to her tray, avoiding eye contact with the other students. Choosing her usual table in the far back corner, she sat down by herself. At least she had remembered to bring a book to lunch. She didn’t read it. She simply stared at the pages as she ate. The book was a poor shield against her loneliness and isolation, but it was the only thing she had.

She listened as Kristie Van Buren and some other girls laughed together at a nearby table. At one point Mara thought she heard her name, and she looked up just as one of them was staring in her direction. “Such a freak,” the girl said. “I heard she missed school last week because of lice.”

“I know. It’s totally gross,” another added. “I’ve never even seen her shower after gym.”

“Well, have you seen where she lives?” the first girl asked.

Kristie answered, “Yeah! My mom never let me go over there in elementary school. She came over to my house once because my mom felt sorry for her. But she was so dirty, she wasn’t allowed to come over again.”

Bitter tears welled up as Mara continued to stare at the page, and all the words blurred together.

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