Wiped the Slate Clean

The final period of the school day was almost over and the clock on the wall held my attention.

I was in the 7th grade and my homeroom teacher had asked two of us to stay after school.

He wanted help cleaning the classroom and assigned chores.

I think one of mine might have been to dust off and clean the large blackboard on the front wall.

The eraser left visible reminders of recent writing; water cle…