A Light for Lena 莉娜心中的温暖光芒.docVIP

A Light for Lena 莉娜心中的温暖光芒 　　The wind whipped1） stinging2） flakes into Lenas face as she went home from school in the December gloom. How she despised3） the snow―and everything else about Pinetree， Wyoming. How she missed Thailand and her best friend， Tor. 　　Tor would be happy here， Lena thought. She would be happy anywhere. Mama says Tor has a heart of light. My heart is as dark as ebony4）. I hate it here！ I want to go home！ 　　Lena pushed open the door to her parents restaurant. She took a small white envelope out of her pocket and frowned at it uncertainly. In it was an invitation to Jennifer Wendells party. Lena didnt want to go. She cringed5） at the thought of being at a party with a bunch of kids she barely knew. 　　Tor would go and have a good time， Lena thought. Im not Tor， but maybe I can pretend to be her for Mama and Papas sake. They are so worried that Im not making any friends. 　　Her mind made up， she went into the kitchen. Hello， Mama， she said. Ive been invited to a party Friday night. 　　Her mother smiled. That is very good！ Now perhaps you will be happy in our new home. 　　Pinetree， Wyoming， is not my home， Lena thought， and I will never be happy until I am in Bangkok again. Out loud， she answered， Perhaps. 　　Friday evening， Papa drove Lena to the party. Be like Tor， be like Tor， she chanted6） to herself. 　　Jennifer met her at the door. Hi， Lena！ Come on in. Were just about to decorate gingerbread7） houses. 　　Lena followed Jennifer into the dining room. Six kids from her class were seated around the table. Lena gave them a friendly， Tor-style greeting and took a chair. So far so good， she thought. 　　She looked curiously at the small brown cookie houses sitting on the table. The other kids began selecting colorful candies and using white icing8） to glue them to the houses. Lena grinned. She loved to make things. For this part of the party， she could be herself. 　　She decided to decorate her cottage like one of the golden temples of Thailand.