This one is on time and my train is finally moving. Poor little Joy from “yesterday” was seen to by Miss Sweeney.
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Joy stood sniffling in the corner while her classmates browsed the library. It was mostly from the embarrassment, at her age. With her hands on her head, her skirt lifted up just enough to show the dozen stripes down the backs of each of her legs from Miss Sweeney’s ruler.
She didn’t return a single book late again.
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—M