Wall of Glass
“Then he smiled, straightened up, and tossed the knife casually to the floor. From the way he shrugged, he might’ve been making a comment on the weather. “Otra vez,” he said. Another time.
I nodded. “Otra vez.”
Bookend Number Two was out for the count, slumped in a fetal ball on the floor, but Number One was pulling himself to his feet, and from the anger in his face I knew he was going to try a rush at me.
I said to Headband, “Tell him to lie down. Face to the ground.”
“Calma te,” Headband told... him. Bookend hesitated, and Headband snapped, “Acostado de suelo.” Bookend lay down.
I heard the floorboards creak behind me, on the other side of the bar. Still watching Headband, I called out in Spanish over my shoulder, “Do not even think about it, Jose. I will shoot your friend and then I will shoot you. Does your insurance cover such situations?”
Silence.
I said, “Come out here, José.”
After a moment, he shuffled around the bar, his hands wringing at his apron.MoreLess
I nodded. “Otra vez.”
Bookend Number Two was out for the count, slumped in a fetal ball on the floor, but Number One was pulling himself to his feet, and from the anger in his face I knew he was going to try a rush at me.
I said to Headband, “Tell him to lie down. Face to the ground.”
“Calma te,” Headband told... him. Bookend hesitated, and Headband snapped, “Acostado de suelo.” Bookend lay down.
I heard the floorboards creak behind me, on the other side of the bar. Still watching Headband, I called out in Spanish over my shoulder, “Do not even think about it, Jose. I will shoot your friend and then I will shoot you. Does your insurance cover such situations?”
Silence.
I said, “Come out here, José.”
After a moment, he shuffled around the bar, his hands wringing at his apron.MoreLess
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