i was in the Bowls parking lot early morning when this stranger walked up to me in the dark and said “hey, you Kirby?” i said yes. he said “omg, brah, your remember me? you was in my class at Haleiwa Elementary.” i told him “i don’t remember anything when i was that age. it was such a bad time in my life that i totally blocked everything out.” then he said “brah, you and me use to get into trouble all the time, then the teacher use to send us to the Principals office, then your dad Jose Angel use to beat us up.” it was then i remembered everything. yes, i remember being a very bad kid that i use to get sent to the Principals office all the time with another kid. that must have been him. my Step Father was the principal so he use to pull down our pants, bend us over his knee, and spank us in the ass with this BIG paddle! i clearly remember it had holes in it. then i use to go home and get more spankings. this guys name is Kepa and he still lives in Haleiwa. i have absolutely no idea how he remembered me??? that was 2nd grade Elementary so we were 7 years old. how can you remember a guy that you last saw 48 years ago??? crazy! anyway, Kepa sure has a good memory. after all these years, i still wonder if all those spankings really worked or not? i use to get hit so hard that it didn’t hurt anymore. maybe that’s why i’m still numb to pain…
