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The Shy Girl
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Cat
By Laura Andrade Somewhere along the way, we must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others.
~Martin Luther King, Jr. To say that I was shy when I was ten is an understatement — I was basically afraid of people. Kids, adults, pretty much everyone made me nervous. I was also what most teachers and parents would call a “good kid.” I followed the rules, got good grades in school and rarely questioned authority. But then one day, one single ride on a school bus changed all that. The school bus that day was crowded, hot, humid and smelly. The windows were all rolled up — bus driver’s orders — it was simply raining too hard to have them down. Only a few of my classmates were looking through the windows at the torrents of water filling the street, overflowing the curbs and drains; most of the other kids were engaged in animated conversations, arguments and games. I sat alone as usual, speaking to no one. (Keep reading) | 