He used to get
sick to his
stomach riding
in cars.
They called
it car sick
or car sickness
and they would
push the dramamine
tablets
in his mouth.
He also got
sick in class
because two
students from
the same family
would rarely
bathe and also
it was rumoured
that they had
cooties or lice
at least and
that also would
turn his stomach
sour.
Then there was
the sawdust poured
over students who
would puke in class.
That smell always
seemed to linger.
One black and white
dressed frocked nun made
Dex knell in the
corridor where
all the students
went from one
class to the other
just because he
laughed in class.
He was not fond of
that penguin for
the remaining time
in that school.
She also brutally
smashed down on
the tops of his
hands with a yard
ruler and one time
broke the ruler
being she enjoyed
a sadistic session
with the young
boys on a
regular basis.
There wasn't alot
do on a house
boat--sit on the
upper deck,
ring for tea and
cookies or
summon the
servants for
a bath to be
drawn or a
time to prepare
a lunch or
a dinner.
Dex would read a
thick book on
the top deck when
the weather
permitted.
In India that
was usually every day.
Sometimes they would
row him into the
area where the stores
were to buy Coca Cola
or 35 mm film.
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