Wondering who the note was from, Sindy began staying after class to chat with Mr. Anderson. In the silence of the empty classroom, they’d talk about various topics. “You make history feel alive,” Sindy told him, completely captivated by his storytelling.
One day, Mr. Anderson handed Sindy a book on family roots. “Our past shapes us, Sindy,” he said, his eyes telling a story about unknown stories. Each word, each look, was hiding a secret, pulling Sindy closer to a truth neither of them were ready to uncover.