The Odd Angry Shot

by William Nagle

  ‘Uh, huh.’ And drains his glass.

  ‘So here we are,’ he says.

  ‘So here we are,’ I answer.

  ‘Fuckin’ terrific,’ mutters Harry. Lifts his eyes skyward.

  ‘Fuckin’ terrific.’

  And as he said it the rain started. We would get drenched as we climbed the hill, I thought.

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