Page 132 - Where the Dream Ends ebook
P. 132
Marc Erdrich
“So, nothing. I always think about them when I make this.
There’s something exotic about a junk.”
“And now you can afford to buy your own. You can buy
an ocean liner. An air liner. A whole fleet of boats and planes.
Anything you want is yours for the asking. You can be Presi-
dent if you want. You can buy power.” He said this last slowly.
“Power, eh?” Larry said, intrigued. “What kind of power?”
“Power to shape the world,” Joey exclaimed.
“You want to see power?” Larry asked, looking at Joey in-
tensely, “raw unbridled power?”
Joey didn’t respond.
“This is power,” Larry said, holding the Junk high in his
outstretched hand. “This is real power.”
With that said, Larry clenched his fist, crushing the junk.
Joey grabbed his arm, powerfully.
“No, you asshole!”
Larry tightened his grip on the ticket.
“You’ve gotta stop this shit, man!” Joey screamed. “This is
too crazy.” His face was flushed.
“It’s too late,” Larry said. “You said it. This is about power.
Well, I’m deciding now this insanity has got to stop. Do you
realize how many people who really need this money the gov-
ernment can distribute it to if I don’t collect the winnings?”
“And how many who don’t need it?” Joey asked, tightening
his grip on Larry’s arm.
130
