That Parts That Stick With You

I unearthed a book of short stories that I had from a writing class. I no longer remember which class it was. I decided to read through the stories, since we only read a handful of them at school. 

I so far recognize one of them, but only from a single phrase. I remember the teacher pointing it out in class, and I elaborated on it. It's strange that one line should stay with me when nothing else about that book has. Not the teacher, or the school, or the class. We'll see if any more stories catch my memory like this one did.