The Taking 02: Hover
“Some sit on their porches like me, while others play some game in the street. I watch the game, curious how they keep track of who’s winning because to me all it looks like is a bunch of people kicking and hitting a ball to each other, never letting it touch the ground. I’m trying so hard to figure out the game, that I don’t notice Vill until he’s sitting next to me. “Interested in playing?” he asks, then laughs at the look I give him in response. “Didn’t think so.”
“I just don’t understand it.... How do they keep score? I mean, what’s the point? I can’t even tell who is on what team.”
Vill props his elbows on his knees and his chin in his hands. He looks like a child sometimes, and I find myself wishing I could ask him how old he is. “You’re thinking about it all wrong. The game isn’t meant as a competition between two groups, where one beats the other. They’re supposed to work as a team, so if the ball comes to you and you let it fall, you’re out. The goal is to keep it going, to work as though you are one.MoreLess
“I just don’t understand it.... How do they keep score? I mean, what’s the point? I can’t even tell who is on what team.”
Vill props his elbows on his knees and his chin in his hands. He looks like a child sometimes, and I find myself wishing I could ask him how old he is. “You’re thinking about it all wrong. The game isn’t meant as a competition between two groups, where one beats the other. They’re supposed to work as a team, so if the ball comes to you and you let it fall, you’re out. The goal is to keep it going, to work as though you are one.MoreLess
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