"scratching"

Quietly, she plucked, after "scratching" and deliberately wiped the snot onto another student. He was well aware of this, and immediately brought it to my attention. Sadly, sometimes you categorize people as trustworthy and those who tend to prevaricating. Empirical data lent to the latter and I dismissed it. He went to another adult and through one-on-one interrogation, the truth spilt out.
Ah, the highlights and dreams of first grade. Somehow, these experiences evaded me when I was that age.

-- Dec. 9, 2005