Keeper
“Clichés dripped from these men with their sweat. But Gato was a different kind of animal altogether. He had described brutish kick-and-rush games in a logging camp in the middle of nowhere, and Faustino had found himself completely absorbed. He was desperate to get Gato to speak about the World Cup final in the same way that he had described those rough clashes. The problem was that Gato had a different agenda. For whatever reason, he had chosen this interview to unload this wild fantasy about ...himself and the Keeper.
Faustino told himself to be patient. Midnight had come and gone, but he had to be patient. He squinted at the digital counter on the tape recorder. Plenty left.
The goalkeeper was speaking again.
“The next week, at the camp, Estevan was comically proud of me, calling passing workers over and introducing me: ‘Hey, you know my boy, El Gato? Best player ever to come out of this stinking jungle. Hey, hey! Wipe your greasy hand before you shake his, man!’ On Thursday morning, the sky had a weird greenish tinge to it.MoreLess
Faustino told himself to be patient. Midnight had come and gone, but he had to be patient. He squinted at the digital counter on the tape recorder. Plenty left.
The goalkeeper was speaking again.
“The next week, at the camp, Estevan was comically proud of me, calling passing workers over and introducing me: ‘Hey, you know my boy, El Gato? Best player ever to come out of this stinking jungle. Hey, hey! Wipe your greasy hand before you shake his, man!’ On Thursday morning, the sky had a weird greenish tinge to it.MoreLess
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