They sat one behind the other, with the boy in back and the girl in front. Whenever he fell asleep in class, he would quietly slump down behind her, convinced he could evade the teacher's watchful eyes. But the teacher always caught him in the act. The girl was the top student in their class, and aside from discussing schoolwork, she barely spoke to him. Later, the boy's grades gradually improved, and he asked her more and more questions. She explained things in greater and greater detail, and sometimes, when she caught him sleeping, she would cover for him. Then, on graduation day, she found an exquisite postcard in her desk...
