Hellmerica!!!
I don’t need to have an explanation for the two-month gap, do I? After all, it’s my blog. I run this ish.
So let me get right into the heart of this entry. It’s about an ugly day on the US calendar that is celebrated year after year by absolute hooligans.
I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but when I was in second grade, I was still trying to figure out what these Americans were celebrating. I couldn’t understand it. I swear. I had only been in the states nearly two years, and was still learning the intricacies of the language and customs. I remember the holiday very well, all too well. I remember the fear I had. I was a scrawny little brown boy back then. Now, I’m still a scrawny little brown boy. Guess, not much has changed. Nevertheless, I was far more naive and delicate back then. Yah. I was sensitive – OK. And something about the day striked fear in me. I couldn’t place it quite well. But something was not right about this holiday.
I recall looking up the word in the English dictionary during class. The definition didn’t do justice to what would occur later that day. It gave several meanings, all of which left an incomplete understanding in my eyes.
1. behavior that casuses annoyance in another
2. one that causes minor trouble or disturbance
3. etc, etc.
The day was cold. I had on my favourite shirt. It was yellow with some funky design. Now that I think back, it was pretty ugly. John P. and Irving were two of my friends. They had planned to partake in the holiday starting in the schoolyard and eventually working their way to the park and possibly to Monica’s place. Monica L. was this really-really cute (substitute “cute” with HOT) girl in my class. Yes – I had a crush on this chick. Not all second-graders thought girls were yucky! In fact, there was nothing innocent about the thoughts that ran through my head during second grade, especially concering Monica. Monica was having other friends over that day, namely Patricia. The others don’t matter much for this blog entry.
So there I was, consumed by this eerie formidable mindset telling me to go home as fast as possible. The world was not safe. But then again, I thought to myself: I must act American now, so I should probably go hang with my American friends. They will teach me all the wonderful things I don’t know about this holiday. And as an extra-added bonus, I would get to see Monica afterwards.
3:00pm struck and the bell rung. It was still cold outside and much darker than usual at this time. It was late October. John, Irving, and I asked other departing kids what their plans were for the after-school celebrations. They had none. Most wanted to get home as quick as possible. I guess they weren’t brave like me. I would face the day with chin up. The activity in the schoolyard quickly began to fade. Like three hooligans, we roamed the streets and ended up at the park, just as intended. There we took turns standing on the swing to see who could get the highest. I lost! Irving was much better at that acrobatic nonsense than me. But of course, one can swing only for so long. So we decided to head over to Monica’s place. She lived in these tenements which had a small cement-fenced backyard. We would go there and play “wallsies.” This game has several names, but just think back to tossing the ball against the wall, and anytime a person dropped/missed the ball, he would have to run to the wall for safety because the other players had the right to hit him with the tennis ball. That’s “wallsies.” I remember we all had bruises on our back from playing that game.
We yelled up to Monica and she told us she would be right down to come play with us. And she was! Minutes later, she came down to the backyard with Patricia. I recall they had a silly look on their faces as they stood under the exit sign by the door. They were smiling. And then, it’s as if someone turned off the lights. And long behold, white dots were flying at us. I didn’t know what they were. But they were coming from the direction of the girls. Through the corner of my eyes, I noticed John and Irving had swiftly climbed onto the cement fence and hurled over to the other side. How fast they were! As if they too were trying to avoid these white dots aimed at their heads. I heard crackling behind me against the wall. I was flat-footed. And then….then….I felt one hit me on the side of my shoulder. I was hit! And it hurt like a bad “charlie-horse.” The ooze splattered disgustingly over my yellow shirt. My favourite shirt! I realized the white dots were eggs. And I was hit! Trying to avoid the onslaught of more brownboy-seeking dots, I ran….and I ran…and I kept running. I got myself out of there!
Six blocks away, I found myself crying. I didn’t know why, but I couldn’t stop. What had just happened? My shirt was ruined! It reeked. And I had lost my friends in all the commotion. I was alone. And now I was lost too. I didn’t realize what direction I ran off to. South…maybe West. I didn’t know. Nothing looked familiar to me anymore. And my shirt was ruined!!!!! I was defamed by egg splatter. I cried and I cried. The tears wouldn’t stop. I wanted them to stop, but it was out of my control. The occurrence had already left a scar inside of me. What type of holiday was this? Dang Americans!!!! This was no celebration. The dictionary made no mention of having to dodge eggs thrown by your friends. Let alone some chicks! Oh God! I was hit by an egg thrown by a CHICK. Say it ain’t so!!! Say it ain’t so!!! This is no holiday! October 30th – Mischief Night is EVIL – and that would be the very last time I chose to celebrate such an holiday!!!!!!
P.S. The egg splatter still hasn’t come off my yellow shirt. Any suggestions?
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my dear charlie brOwn…
please let go of your second grade shirt.
thank you for updating. i was wondering where you’ve been, considering returning phones calls are SUPER over-rated
miss ya!
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