I knew where Bookie’s Dream slept. He had a pillow and a blanket stored in a cupboard in the teacher’s lounge next to my classroom. I was tempted to buy some lice and fleas and infest the couch, but teachers sat there too.
I complained about Bookie’s Dream to one of the VPs, but the situation continued for months until Bookie’s Dream was promoted to day-supervisor over custodians that worked.
The boss got tired of my complaints, so the problem was solved by promoting the slacker.
As much as I wanted to sabotage Bookie’s Deam, I didn’t. Maybe I should have bought some coyote urine and sprayed it on his pillow.
It was a tempting thought.
You should have seen the hallways and sidewalks–a minefield of goo. The district eventually bought a steam-cleaning machine to blast the outside walking surfaces clean of gum. Did you know that Vandalism Costs Tax Payers Money?
Continued in Bookie’s Dream, Old Faithful and Chewing Gum – Part 4 or return to Part 2
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Lloyd Lofthouse is the award-winning author of the concubine saga, My Splendid Concubine & Our Hart. When you love a Chinese woman, you marry her family and culture too.
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