Ms. Carter thought she was just stopping by to sign some paperwork. After months of undergoing cancer treatment, she hadn’t planned on returning to the school where she had once poured her heart into teaching. The halls felt like memories she wasn’t ready to face. But when the school secretary asked her to swing by after lunch, something in her heart said yes.
What she didn’t expect was what greeted her. Dozens of former students lined the hallway—some holding handmade signs, others carrying flowers. A large banner stretched above them: Welcome Home, Ms. Carter. One student brought her favorite tea. Another quietly sang a song from an old school play. Overwhelmed, Ms. Carter fell to her knees, not in sadness—but in love.