SoonTommy’sparentswhohadrecentlyseparatedwouldarriveforaconferenceonhisfailingschoolworkandbadbehavior.NeitherparentknewthatIhadcalledtheother.
Tommyanonlychildhadalwaysbeenhappycooperativeandanexcellentstudent.HowcouldIconvincehisfatherandmotherthathisrecentfailinggradesrepresentedabroken-heartedchild’sreactiontohisparents’separationandpending(即将发生的)divorce?
Tommy’smotherenteredandtookoneofthechairs.Soonthefatherarrived.Good!Atleasttheywereconcernedenoughtobehereintime.Theyignoredeachother.
AsIgaveadetailedaccountofTommy’sbehaviorandschoolworkIprayedfortherightwordstobringthesetwotogethertohelpthemseewhattheyweredoingtotheirson.Butsomehowthewordswouldn’tcome.Perhapsiftheysawoneofhisdirtycarelesslydonepapers?
Ifoundasheetinthebackofhisdesk.Writingcoveredbothsides:nottheassignmentbutasinglesentencescribbled(潦草地写)overandover.
SilentlyIgaveittoTommy’smother.Shereaditandthenhandedittoherhusband.Thenhisfacesoftened.
Atlasthefoldedthepapercarefullyplaceditinhispocketandreachedforhiswife’shand.Shewipedthetearsfromhereyesandsmiledupathim.Hehelpedherwithhercoatandtheylefttogether.
InhisownwayGodhadgivenmethewordstoreunitethatfamily.Hehadguidedmetothesheetofyellowcopypapercoveredwiththepainoutpouringofasmallboy’stroubledheart.
Thewordsare“DearMom…DearDaddy…Iloveyou…”
小题1:TheauthorcalledTommy’sparentsinorderto________.
