Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Sweet Satisfaction
Today we went to play Putt Putt Golf. I sucked... I knew I would..I always do. I cheated on the score card and still lost! But then it was time to earn some credibility..in the world of pre-pubescent boys and single dads...the arcade games! Left Harry on the kiddie games and made my way to the big boys games, oh after a few rounds of the basketball hoops thing, just to show off.
It was after the Daytona race with the single dads that I spotted the big challenge... Time Crisis 4. There was eleven year olds loitering and I knew this would be the game where I would either be idolised or jeered. My turn arrived and they laughed and told me "you dont know what to do" in a voice only an eleven year old can muster... you know what I mean... pre-dropped. The coins went in and the gun went up. For a non-violent person I loved the way that gun felt in my hands... such power... So my first competition got shot before I did..five lives each.. then I got hit. They all laughed! But not for much longer. It was time for the machine gun to come out and kick some biological insects butt. Two lives down..him not me..then three, four and yes five.
I kicked his arse and it felt good. Sure he was eleven but I didn't care. I beat the next kid too. It was a small victory but a good one. I was cool again...
Then I put the gun down walked over to Harry wiped his nose with a tissue I had in my bag, told him to be careful and tripped over an electrical cable.
It was only for a fleeting moment that I was cool , but it was oh so sweet!
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