*&+My Teacher Wasn't
in school the other day, but she came in the next day. I asked her
[why she wasn't in school the other day]
she looked at me and said, 'My mother passed away, and yesterday
was her funeral.' I was shocked and sorry for her, but I said 'How can you go
through the whole day without getting so much as tears in your eyes?' She just
*[(blinked at me and said,)]*
'I A m A *W o m a n*
and thats what women do. They keep a fake face on and never let
anyone know, ever know, that at that moment
t h e y c o u l d b r e a k a t a n y t i m e a t a l l .'