Sunday, March 02, 2008

Ten House Down From My House

(March 2/08)

Rupert’s little brother lived ten house down from my house and seven houses away from the outdoor rink. Rupert’s little brother’s name was Cecil. Cecil had one tiny arm with three tinier fingers and a brace on his leg. Rupert’s mama got sick when she was carrying his little brother so the doctor gave her these medium-size pills to take away the nausea and cramps she had all the time in her belly. She thought maybe her kidneys were getting crushed up against Cecil’s head, or that she was too small, so she took the medium-size pills the doctor gave her. The pills the doctor gave Rupert’s mama took the cramps and nausea away, that and the dizziness in her head, but in the end Cecil got born with one tiny arm with three tinier fingers and a bent leg. Rupert lived a few houses down from the little girl with the hearing-box strapped round her chest.

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