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Chapter One<\/span><\/p>\n

Q<\/b><\/span>uiet hung in the air inside the one-room schoolhouse as the children waited on Lena\u2019s next action. The curiosity she loved to stir in her scholars now filled their minds in ways she wished she could erase. The hush wasn\u2019t out of respect or desk work or learning. <\/span><\/p>\n

Staring into defiant eyes, she stood. \u201cReturn to your seat, Peter.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

With his back to the other students, he leaned across her oak desk. \u201cMake me.\u201d The threat in his voice was undeniable. She\u2019d spoken to his parents about his behavior, but they\u2019d believed that their son was only kidding and that she was taking his words and actions all wrong. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing about the conduct of this six-foot man-child hinted at humor. He wasn\u2019t teasing, but he was toying with her\u2014like her barn cats did with field mice before killing their prey. <\/span><\/p>\n

Feeling as unsightly as a wounded rodent was part of daily life for her. It even slipped into her dreams on a regular basis. But Lena was no mouse. When dealing with Peter, her will battled with her emotions. The teacher in her wanted to find a way to reach inside him, to get beyond the prejudices and surliness and find something of value. The rest of her simply wished he\u2019d never moved to Dry Lake. <\/span><\/p>\n

Still, she believed that most people had hidden wealth, good things within that made them more worthy than they appeared on the outside. For reasons that had nothing to do with Peter, she had to hold on to that belief. <\/span><\/p>\n

She offered a teacher-friendly smile. \u201cThe assignment stands, and it\u2019s due tomorrow. Take your seat, please.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He slid her well-organized papers onto the floor and crawled onto her desk and sat. At fifteen he was the oldest student she\u2019d ever taught\u2014or tried<\/i> to teach. He should have graduated sixteen months ago from an Amish school in Ohio, where he\u2019d lived before moving to Dry Lake. Although she had no idea what happened to put him so far behind in his studies, he seemed to think she<\/i> was the problem. <\/span><\/p>\n

It would be easier to tap into his better self, or at least better behavior, if there was someone to send him to when he got this bad. During her rumschpringe,<\/i> her running-around years, she\u2019d used her freedoms to attend public high school. When her public school teachers faced a difficult student like Peter, they sent him to another teacher, a counselor, or a principal. If there was another adult nearby, Peter probably wouldn\u2019t consider it a game to try to take control of her class. Maybe she needed to talk about this situation with her Englischer friend Samantha. Surely with her degree in psychology and her working this year as a school counselor, she would know some helpful tips. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt your desk, Peter.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not doing the work, and I better not get a zero.\u201d
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