“In advisory Mister Pope decided to explain the significance of Valentine’s Day with the story of wayward bird. Rarely did Mister Pope spend any real amount of time in front of the advisory class, but that week, a few days before the Valentine’s Day dance he told a slightly familiar Valentine’s Day story. “Okay, imagine you are a bird. You love being a bird. I mean, it’s a pretty good life. You wake. You hunt for food. You sleep. You wake up. You eat some more. That’s your life until you become old enough to start having urges.” Pope paused. The boys elbowed each other. The girls shook their heads. “Hold on, here’s my Valentine’s Day problem. Imagine you are this bird, with urges, and you find yourself the only species of your kind suddenly somewhere else. Things are familiar because there are cliffs and fish and food and other birds, but no one that looks like you. You may have been thinking you were imagining things and then you realize something is wrong.” Mister Pope clicked a button and, on the screen, flashed a bird flying along the cliffside. It immediately looked like a seagull, but at the[…]” Excerpt From JUST ONE MO Mark T. Sneed This material may be protected by copyright.” InspirationalLost LoveWaywardValentinesdayValaentine Day Book:Just One Mo Source: Just One Mo
“Mister Pope continued, “Now there are cliffs on both coasts. There’s an ocean on either coast. I mean, you are a bird. You aren’t the smartest creature on earth. Now, you, silly bird, find yourself the only bird like you on the west coast. No Valentine’s Day for you.” Hands went up. “How did it get here?” Sidney Tucker asked from behind her oversized glasses. “No one knows,” Mister Pope smiled. “How come no one knows,” Kevin Abbott asked. “Well, there are a bunch of theories, but no one can be certain,” Mister Pope said. “So, there’s only one of these birds on the west coast right now,” Wendy Henderson asked.” Excerpt From JUST ONE MO Mark T. Sneed This material may be protected by copyright.” Young AdultYoung Adult FictionValentineValentines DayWayward Book:Just One Mo Source: Just One Mo