thing.
“You saved these?”
A woman probably my age laughed through tears and told him, “Of course we did.”
At some point, somebody began singing Happy Birthday, and the whole crowd joined in.
It was off-key, loud, and perfect.
He cried through the entire thing.
When the song ended, the principal tried to hand him a microphone, but Mr. Walter shook his head hard.
“No speeches,” he said, and everyone laughed.
But then the crowd parted a little.
Hannah’s Box
The woman Linda had introduced to
