Greentext · 2 minI Fear Injections

>i fear injections

>i hide behind anyone

>in 6th class i get a back pain

>they take an x-ray

>doctor writes a neurobion injection

>red medicine

>it hurts a lot

>just the colour of it makes my back hurt more

>in the evening the compounder comes from the hospital on his cycle

>the moment i hear his cycle bell, i hide

>behind ammamma

>i pull her saree end over my head

>my legs are still outside

>nanna says "see whose back she is behind"

>amma brings me out from behind ammamma

>they give the injection

>i cry

>still crying, i say "nobody should say the word neurobion again"

>

>my little brother seshu

>a dog bites him

>doctor writes an injection

>the same cycle bell again

>the compounder comes to give it

>seshu is nowhere

>nanna asks "where is he?"

>two small feet are showing from behind the cot in the kitchen

>i bring him out and stand him in front of nanna

>i hand over my own brother

>nanna holds him and gets the injection done

>after the injection, seshu is the first one to sit down for dinner

>

>then my little sister gets a bad fever

>doctor writes an injection

>the compounder comes to give it

>this time he does not ring the bell, he stops his cycle at the gate

>still my sister is nowhere

>they ask nanna where she is

>nanna does not know

>seshu says "she is in the neighbours' house"

>amma goes and brings her back

>the biscuit the neighbour aunty gave her is still in her hand

>my sister walks in saying "my fever is gone"

>the compounder gives the injection

>getting on his cycle to leave, he laughs and says

>"your children are very good, sir"

>"the elder girl hides behind people"

>"the boy hides behind things"

>"the little one went up to the neighbours' house"

>"in your house, hiding is a bigger game than the injection"