The shoes were unlike any I'd ever had. I gently placed them on the windowsill next to the bunk bed, turning them slightly to the right so the sunlight would fall on them and create a shadow. We didn't have curtains on any of the windows. Privacy was to be avoided at all times, but I didn't give that much thought back then. I had the bed on the bottom. I'd wanted a top bunk but had been afraid to ask for one. A little girl named Marguerite was above me. She didn't say much, just pushed the … [Read more...]