Friday, March 9, 2018

White Dima and Scary Jackson

White Dima and Scary Jackson sit on a black bed. While the snow piles on the night, they crowd around a tv, watching Moscow hockey. Dima knows he is sure to lose his bet, and fears it. Jackson knows too, and smiles. He might as well fish the money out of his pocket right now. He thinks of that blue cred card, ready to pay off his debts to the Finnish. Dima thinks of his children, and which one would be most appetizing to the Finnish: maybe that could buy him some time, and another gamble. Dima breathes in as the hockey puck glides across, inches from victory, seconds from defeat…

And when the aerial finally breaks, and the signal turns to snow, Jackson cries out, and Dima cheers to God.

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