“I found it!”
Minerva sighed. She never did do well on conveyances. “Found what?” she mouthed, careful to not move her head.
“The perfect place!”
Minerva attempted to open her eyes, but the world whizzing by, combined with her daughter’s bouncing on the seat while turned in the opposite direction to the train’s travel, was too much. She clamped her eyes shut and groaned.
“Mom! Just look! We’ll pass it!”
One eye. A blur. Space under an overhang. Speeding rails.
“For what?”
“For the ball!” Swinging arms. “Can’t you just see us waltzing?!”
The bag! Where was the barf bag?!!!
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Photo prompt: © J Hardy Carroll
Na'ama Yehuda 
All that motion isn’t for everyone
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Truth, that! 🙂
(Thank goodness for Anti-vert and other potions against the sickness of mismatched motion …)
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Just what she didn’t need
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Waltz? Perhaps a tango? 😉
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Minerva’s daughter is a dreamer. I’ve never taken a train trip but am guessing sitting backwards on one could wreak havoc with the vestibular system.
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With those who get motion sickness … yeah! With those who don’t … they don’t care … 😉
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Let’s just say I can only feel bad for those who suffer from motion sickness – and I know quite a few. As I’ve gotten older, I no longer can enjoy the rides that spin at amusement parks – amazing how that changed. Thankfully, boats and cars and trains, etc. are not an issue.
Excellent capture of one who suffers – based on personal experience?
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Yeah, I’m one … 😉 I am fine as long as I look out the window (or am the one driving) but I cannot read or look at my phone in the car or a bus. Fine on trains, though! Go figure!
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I figured… Like I said, a few I know are like that. If they drive, they are okay, if they sit in the middle able to see in front, they’re okay…
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Yeah, I’m not THAT bad that I can’t enjoy the trip, but I am also not one of those who can navigate for the driver while peering at their phone during the ride … Fortunately I am also not one of those who needs a barf bag, but I don’t like the feeling of queasiness that can accompany trying to read/write/watch a screen while in the car. So I don’t. 🙂
I know people who get VERY carsick, to the extent described in the little story, but I’m not that miserable. Also, trains and subways are cool with my vestibular system, and I’ve done fine on planes overall. So, can’t REALLY claim full on misery. 😀
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Yeah. Good idea not to do anything on purpose that can cause you grief.
No, maybe not… but still! 🙂
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LOL … I feel a little Dale version of the NYNF coming up … 😉
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😉
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Such a fitting description of motion sickness.
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Thank you, Sandra! 🙂 I should know … (though fortunately, I don’t suffer quite as badly as Minerva).
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Na’ama Y’karah,
I feel for Minerva. Although I’ve never been one to suffer motion sickness…at least not very often. I can usually read or draw in a moving vehicle. The most memorable case I had was at Cony Island in 1999 after riding the Tilt A Whirl for 20 minutes…maybe it was 10 😉 But a long one. The operator wanted to give everyone their money’s worth. It used to be my favorite amusement park ride. Emphasis on “used to be.”
Enough of my all-about-me comment. Your story is vivid and well constructed as always.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle! 🙂 My motion sickness isn’t debilitating for the most part (though I know some people for whom it can be), but there are some things that make me feel icky and I figure, no reason to feel icky when there’s perfectly good view outside the window … Or someone interesting to talk to. Or music to listen to. Or a nap to catch. I just can’t read or write or look at a screen while en route. Trains and planes are fine, for some reason. Go figure!
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Nauseating! – as one who suffers motion sickness I felt queasy reading this. Well done!
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So sorry! (well, a LITTLE sorry … but also gratified … And … I know what you speak of … I am fortunately not the worst afflicted (though I know some who are), but I do tend to get queasy if I try to read or look at a screen in a moving car/bus … so, yeah … 😉
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No need to be sorry. You did a wonderful job.
Looking at a screen or book in a vehicle is a really bad idea lol
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😀 Thank you … I was just a LITTLE sorry … 😉
And, yeah, I didn’t mean looking at a screen while DRIVING … (actually, no motion sickness while driving, not an iota) … but as the passenger. I am NOT the navigator. I’m the talk-your-ear-off-passenger. 😉
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Isn;t it funny how you don’t get motion sick while driving but get it in the passengers seat?
As the passenger talking to the driver is great keeps them awake!
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Yep. I’m known for being … um … verbose … Nowadays my siblings may call me from overseas if they are driving home very late (time differences help, so it may be very late there but not very late here), and we chat on the phone as to keep them awake and alert. We get to reconnect and they get home safe. Win-win. 🙂
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I love that. You’re like a drivers angel looking after them like that.
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🙂 Not quite an angel (and not planning on becoming a literal one for a LONG LONG time … 😉 ), but happy to catch up with my sibs. It’s a win-win. 🙂
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My daughter used to suffer from car sickness until we discovered the homeopathic remedy Nux Vomica. Worked a treat.
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Yes, there are good remedies – not everything works the same for everyone, but there are things one can do, either to prevent or minimize or mitigate. 🙂
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Been there! Last time we flew, child 2 and I were practicing deep breathing to control our stomachs, child 1 was in between with a constant stream of questions and movement.
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Been there! Last time we flew, child 2 and I were practicing deep breathing to control our stomachs, child 1 was in between with a constant stream of questions and movement.
Well described lurching!
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Thank you! Well, sometimes all one can do is ginger, breathe, meditate, and anti-vert … 😉
(Much harder with kids, though!)
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I was riding in a 1954 train today, it is was good. It is sad to think that for some this would be nauseating .
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It can be for some, but fortunately not for most! 🙂
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I used to get terrible motion sickness when I was little, especially if I was facing the wrong way 😦
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Oy, Yeah, I know how that works. My sister would hurl almost every trip when she was little. One of her kids is the same. I am not quite that sensitive but I can get queasy still if I travel facing back, especially if I try to turn around too much.
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Oh, poor Minerva. I admit, I laughed. The description was so realistic. I have trouble in cars on the backseat and in buses sometimes. So far, not on the train, though.
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Yeah, I’m fine on trains, too. Fine in cars and buses, too, but only as long as I don’t attempt to read or look at screens or or or … 😉 Poor Minerva indeed!
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Poor Minerva… but the entire situation was kinda cute 🙂 Nicely done.
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Thank you, Sheena. Yes, poor Minerva … 😉 Glad you enjoyed!
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a barf bag comes handy on long trip whether on land, air, and sea. don’t ever leave home without it. 🙂
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LOL. So you’re one of us?
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Nicely told, Na’ama.
We had a friend who had to drive or she got sick. I often (jokingly) accused her of needing to be in charge. Looking back now, I think I was right.
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It may well be an and/and situation … 😉
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Probably so.
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Oh no. Poor Minerva. Motion sickness is difficult to deal with
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🙂 Yes, poor Minerva! I hope she takes some ginger candy with her next time … or something …
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Oh yes!
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🙂
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