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They give you a teddy bear. Not the large, soft plush ones, but the ones that seem threadbare before they are even in the hands of the child. The stitching is uneven, and the seems are loose. If I were anywhere else, I would think it was a piece of shit... which it is... but here, for some reason, it is not, and I am grateful that I have something to possess. They also give you a toothbrush and a box of used crayons. These are generic as well. The toothbrush head is too large; the bristles ar...

As the bus pulled up to his home, Michael could see his grandfather, with a book at his side, sitting patiently on the steps to the front porch. "See ya tomorrow, Mikey," a voice called out as Michael made his way to the front of the bus. "Yeah, later Jerry," Michael called as he turned back to wave, and as he took a step forward his foot snagged on the strap of another student’s book bag. The boy braced himself with the backs of the bus seats as he fell to his knees. The fall ignited a canno...