“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen
I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing
I had made the decision to be a writer. I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my fear when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if nobody likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did
Tears filled my eyes. Refusal ( 拒 绝 ) and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem anymore. Even if I never
In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky
I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling sorry, I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it’s Cody who I really
A.easily | B.carefully | C.proudly | D.naturally |
A.strange | B.special | C.important | D.interesting |
A.hear | B.accept | C.expect | D.believe |
A.life | B.dream | C.stories | D.choices |
A.returned | B.sold | C.cared | D.chose |
A.pen | B.toy | C.dog | D.gift |
A.found | B.kept | C.threw | D.changed |
A.respect | B.praise | C.serve | D.treasure |
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