Just a Little Smile Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of turn fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman . Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy's name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just _ with his girlfriend. They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, then Mark went home. They often saw . each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, ! began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life. "
Who was walking home?
From where?
Who fell?
Did he drop any clothing?
Did he drop a music player?
Did he drop some of his books?
Did he get help picking his stuff up?
Did Bill like any sports?
History?
Who's home did they have a soda at?
How often did they eat together?
How long before they graduated did they talk?
Whose sleeping pills did he steal?
Why?
Who saved whose life?
Mark
 Mark was walking home
school
 Mark was walking home from school
a boy
the boy in front of turn fall over
yes
drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters
yes
drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman
yes
drop all of the books
yes
Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things
yes
Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball
yes
the boy's name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history,
Bill's
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke
once or twice
had lunch together once or twice
three weeks
At last just three weeks before they finished high school
Bill
I had put away some of my mother's sleeping pills
he was going to kill himself
 I was going home to kill myself
Mark saved Bill's life
 Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life