After being lectured on the train, I decided to attend school more frequently even though becoming a doctor didn't interest me. One of the older students used to push me around while Herr Ruka would hit my palms with a ruler for not speaking German. At home, dad insisted that I speak English but all my playmates spoke Spanish. For some this would be ideal for becoming tri-lingual. It made me awkward and gave birth to a serious learning disability. A retarded girl lived on the block. We called her Mila. It was fun making fun of her. Then, without warning, all the kids started to call me "Mila". It wasn't fun being on the other side of being ridiculed. They taunted me without mercy.