Monday, September 30, 2019

so high that the sharp edges couldn’t touch them

September 24: It was so hot that no classroom turned on their lights today so they wouldn’t add any extra degrees. At recess, I had the spray bottle and they surrounded me. I felt like I was fending off a hoard of zombies with nothing but a sawed off shotgun. It got a little easier when I told them they had to compliment me in order to get sprayed. “You’re pretty!” Nancy yelled. “You’re the best teacher in the school!” Allisson added. “I know where you live!” L’madja yelled.

September 25: It was hotter than yesterday and Ana turned the hose on the children. They loved it, and when they were soaked, they surrounded me and group hugged me until I was just as drenched as they were. The more I shouted at how slimy they all felt, the tighter they hugged me.

September 26: Allisson came to visit me in the bungalow during snack again. She brought in some artwork to show to me. She drew Trump’s wall, a mass of bricks with curled barbed wire stretched across the top. Above it all, she drew a dozen of butterflied flying free, so high that the sharp edges couldn’t touch them.

September 27: Jai’von has been drawing portraits of people in his class. When we were waiting for his mom, he showed me his illustrations of Luna, Umali, and Milo. I jokingly asked him when he was goin to draw me. He answered that he hadn’t done that yet because he doesn’t know how to draw pimples.

September 28: Every time I think about the holiday season coming up, I fill with dread knowing that it means I will need to interact with his family. That’s how bad this situation has gotten. I’m literally scared of holidays.

September 29: I’m only a few months into 30 and I’m already having back problems. I think I have a pinched nerve. It feels fine when I’m not doing much, but if I turn, a wave of pain shoots through my entire spine. It woke me up multiple times last night and has succeeded in convincing me that I might actually have a spinal injury and that in the morning, I might wake up and find my body paralyzed from the neck down.

September 30: Edwin dropped our program and I have another new student. Her name is Cynthia and she moved here this week. Her teacher assured me she will be a great addition to my program, which I’m sure she is, but I’m having trouble keeping up with how much my class roster keeps changing.




much love,
hedgie

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