Present and Accounted For

The school bell rang, and classmates settled into their desk chairs. It was time for roll call. Names were called alphabetically by our teacher while I waited to hear mine.‘Pamela Ford’… Raising my right hand high, I answered. ‘Present.’I was present and accounted for. The teacher could continue taking class attendance. Repeated present responses echoed throughout the cl...

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