I dreaded it, expecting to be ridiculed and berated. Everyone except me had brought his new red Pioneer scarf from home, and the students stood in a long row in front of the school principal, the teachers, and senior class members.
Visi, izņemot mani, no mājām bija paņēmuši līdzi sarkanos pionieru kaklautus, un mēs stāvējām līnijā skolas direktora, skolotāju un vecāko klašu skolnieku priekšā.