Friday, 30 November 2012
One particular
incident from the game, blind man’s buff, still rankled my mind especially when
I comes across the expressions, ‘Once Bitten Twice Shy’. It was Friday evening
and…
“Kak Na, can I… I…
play with you… and your… friends? Please let me.. I will give you some of my
lollipops.” I pleaded with him with a toothy grin. Nana and her friends were
talking and generally kidding arund while waiting for Husna who was, as usual,
late. I was a simple-minded boy who liked to trail Nana around. They always
managed to appease me by making me look after their things while they played.
“All right and you
can start by being blindfolded,” Nana said with a laugh. The others looked
surprise for a second and so do I. They give their silent consent. The
handkerchief was tied around my eyes and then they turned me round the angsana
tree three times. Then the girls started yelling, “Over here, ca! Over here!”
Everyone was laughing and I could heared that Nabila went up as possible to me
to entice her. It was pretty good fun!
Nana teased me and
lured me to the clumps of bougainvillea with outstretched hands and a coaxing
voice. I happily followed him while the others stood by in tense silence. As I neared
the bushes, I turned away and fell flat on the bushes. “Ouch! Kak Na, help!”
Nana pulled me up and then rolled on the ground with laughter. The others
helped to brush off the leaves and checked my cuts. “Aaaaaa, I want to back
home! This is more than enough for all of you to make me ashamed!”
Nana still asked me
whether I still wanted to play. I turned on him and replied haughtily, “Kak Na,
I may not smart but I know thay you were playing a trick on me. No thanks, I
don’t ever want to play with you. Once bitten twice shy.” That was the last
time I saw of Nana.
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Friday, 30 November 2012
One particular
incident from the game, blind man’s buff, still rankled my mind especially when
I comes across the expressions, ‘Once Bitten Twice Shy’. It was Friday evening
and…
“Kak Na, can I… I…
play with you… and your… friends? Please let me.. I will give you some of my
lollipops.” I pleaded with him with a toothy grin. Nana and her friends were
talking and generally kidding arund while waiting for Husna who was, as usual,
late. I was a simple-minded boy who liked to trail Nana around. They always
managed to appease me by making me look after their things while they played.
“All right and you
can start by being blindfolded,” Nana said with a laugh. The others looked
surprise for a second and so do I. They give their silent consent. The
handkerchief was tied around my eyes and then they turned me round the angsana
tree three times. Then the girls started yelling, “Over here, ca! Over here!”
Everyone was laughing and I could heared that Nabila went up as possible to me
to entice her. It was pretty good fun!
Nana teased me and
lured me to the clumps of bougainvillea with outstretched hands and a coaxing
voice. I happily followed him while the others stood by in tense silence. As I neared
the bushes, I turned away and fell flat on the bushes. “Ouch! Kak Na, help!”
Nana pulled me up and then rolled on the ground with laughter. The others
helped to brush off the leaves and checked my cuts. “Aaaaaa, I want to back
home! This is more than enough for all of you to make me ashamed!”
Nana still asked me
whether I still wanted to play. I turned on him and replied haughtily, “Kak Na,
I may not smart but I know thay you were playing a trick on me. No thanks, I
don’t ever want to play with you. Once bitten twice shy.” That was the last
time I saw of Nana.
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