to prove I deserved respect. I had only needed the freedom to stand, the courage to tell the truth, and someone willing to say what they had seen. I didn’t know what tomorrow would bring. But I knew one thing. When I stepped onto that school bus again, I would remember the younger boy standing near the front. I would remember his shaking voice. And I would remember that even in a bus full of frightened, silent people, one person speaking honestly could change everything.
THE END.