Dandelion Summer by Mary Ellen Bramwell

Author:Mary Ellen Bramwell [Bramwell, Mary Ellen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781684332793
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: 2019-06-05T23:00:00+00:00

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It wasn’t clear whose argument won her over, but every one of them begged Mom to let Mrs. Burnham sit down with her for a few minutes. In the end, it was probably simply a desperate attempt to get them to leave her alone. Her capitulation, however, came with a stipulation. “Fine, but this is it. I won’t speak with another teacher after this.”

Mom, Mrs. Burnham, and for some reason, Jillian, settled in the kitchen with a few books Mrs. Burnham had scooped up on the way out of her house. Daniel settled on the couch while Madelyn took up pacing. Fifteen minutes into it, she realized Mom had played her. Mom truly believed Mrs. Burnham didn’t like her. So, the next logical thought was that she would declare Mom incapable of learning, just as Mrs. Cutler had. That would be the end of it—at least in Mom’s mind. Madelyn could only hope Mrs. Burnham was the ally she hoped she was, and that Mom would cooperate enough to let her be so.

Thirty minutes passed and then an hour. Madelyn poked her head into the kitchen, afraid of what she might find. It seems they had been having a grand old time and hadn’t even bothered to consider those who were waiting for news. They were all smiling and chatting like old friends. Jillian was the first to notice Madelyn and her confused expression. She waved her in.

“What’s going on?” Madelyn said, her brow still knit.

Mom turned to her with shining eyes. “It’s not me! I’m not too stupid after all.”

While Madelyn was glad to hear that, she was also quite skeptical at the transformation in her mom. Scrutinizing the gathering, she waited for a further explanation.

“We figured something out, your mother and I. She’s likely dyslexic. Her mind mixes up b’s and d’s, words like was and saw. She just processes things differently. The school district should be able to test her, and then they can match her with a teacher who can help,” Mrs. Burnham said.

Madelyn turned to Mom for confirmation. She was nodding her head. “Dorothy says I can be taught to read. Once they know the dyslexia exists, they can deal with it and teach me in different ways.” She started to cry. “I’m not too stupid, Madelyn. I’m really not too stupid.”

She couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Madelyn looked around the room at everyone, including Daniel, who had followed her into the kitchen. There was not a dry eye among them.

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