杨晓东的雨伞在上个星期被风吹坏了——那是一把从小学用到现在的折叠伞,伞骨断了两根,撑开来歪歪扭扭的,下雨的时候水从豁口灌进来,淋得半边肩膀都是湿的。他妈说要给他买一把新的,他说不用,浪费钱。他每天淋着雨骑车上学,到了教室浑身湿透,校服贴在身上,头发滴着水,整个人像一只被从水里捞出来的落汤鸡。他就用纸巾擦一擦脸,翻开课本开始早读。读的是英语——“I have a dream”,“where there is a will there is a way”——那些顾老师写在黑板上的例句,他全都背下来了。
“My best friend is a girl. Her name is Wang Yaya. She is very kind. She helped me when I was in trouble. Now she studies in another school. I miss her very much. I hope we can study in the same school again. I will work hard for that day.”