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J [c onora n A NEW-FOUND FRIEND James Crosby The boy sitting opposite Homer was his enemy. The boy ' s name was Leroy. Although Homer had never met him before, he sensed that he was his enemy, but the hated blue and gold leather jacket confirmed his suspicions. Homer associated him with his blue and gold jacket which shrieked, Enemy, Enemy! into Homer ' s face. That ' s a nice rod, Leroy said, while looking at the stub-nosed Colt .45 police pistol that was on the table cdong with three bullets in front of them. Where did ya get it? Leroy asked with a tone of admiration. I stole it off a beaten fuzz about two months ago, Homer answered. Leroy was staring at it. It was beginning to show signs of rust on the shiny blue finish. But it was oiled and in working order. Leroy thought it would fetch twenty bucks easy at ,he local hock shop that he knew too well. Let ' s get on with it, Homer said impatiently. We don ' t want to be here all night. Yea, but before we. . . . There was a long pause, then Leroy continued, Look, I got no bad blood for you. I ' ve never even saw you before. I ' ve never saw you around either. This is just the way the gangs Wcmted it, two of us fight it out without a big street fight with the Law bustin ' it and us. How come I haven ' t seen you around? Homer asked Leroy as the question popped into his head. Are you new around here? Yea, we just moved here two weeks ago from the Bronx. But you got to admit you shouldn ' t have come down on our turf and messed up that guy. J ' ve got to admit nothing. I know you by your green and yellow jacket and you know me by my blue and gold, and that ' s the only thing between us. I just want you to know how I feel about this thing. I understand. Let ' s get on with it, Leroy said, picking up the gun and a bullet. He broke it open and slipped the bullet into the cylinder. He spun it around and around. When it stopped he said, That makes the odds five to one that the bullet will stop in the firing chamber. Dig? Yea. I ' ll go first. Why, Homer asked suspiciously. Do you want to go first? I dunno. Well then, look, I ' m giving you a break. I might blow my head off on the first shot. Why are you giving me a break? Leroy looked at him as though he was going to say something but instead he put the gun to his temple and pulled the trigger with a little hesitation. The click echoed about the basement wall. I didn ' t think I was goin ' to go thro with it, Leroy said. I knew you would, cause you got guts. Yea. 26
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Your turn, Leroy said while he passed the gun to Homer. The basement was cold and Homer had worked a pretty good sweat when he took the gun. He was sure the firing pin would strike the percussion cap and send the bullet whizzing into his brain. He felt like shut- ting his eyes but he couldn ' t because the enemy was watching him. He finally pulled the trigger. Your turn again, Homer said grinning. Leroy took the gun and with a little reluctance pulled the trigger. Click. This is a good way to lose weight, Leroy said, joking. Yea, I should tell my old lady about this. She must weigh about two hundred pounds. Homer took the gun again and went with the same apprehension as he did the first time. He finally pulled the trigger. Click. To speed things up Leroy suggested that they add another bullet to the cylinder. Homer agreed so he broke the gun and added another bullet. After spinning the cylinder and some quick arithmetic, he announced, That makes the odds two to one. That should speed things up. Yea, Homer said. Leroy took the gun and pulled the trigger. Click. He handed the gun to Homer but before he could put it to his head, Leroy asked him, You know your way round yet? Yea, I guess. Ever been to the Central? Leroy asked referring to Central Park. No. Me and my chick go there every Sunday and go rowing. It ' s lot of fun. You should try it. You gotta chick yet? Yea, Homer said. Hey, maybe some day we could get together and. . . . He cut him- self short, put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Click. Let ' s make it an even game, Leroy said, talking about adding another bullet to make the odds even. I ' m game. Let ' s make this the last spin too. I don ' t think the gang will like it if we don ' t settle this thing. You know where the gang can go. Yea, Homer said. We can pick our own . . . the word seemed to stick in his throat and when he said it, it was in a low voice . . . friends. Hey, let ' s get together with our chicks and go rowing at the Central. Yea, that ' s a great idea, Homer said, smiling. I thought this was going to be rough, but we got to talk and we got some fun coming Sunday. Yea, let ' s let this be the last spin too. Leroy took the gun and put it to his head. The explosion rocked the small basement. The force of the bullet almost blew his head off. A shrill cry escaped from Homer ' s throat. He put his own head on the table and cried. 27
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