May 30, 2006

Crushed to dust

An unhappy The Pearl left the venue that night.

He watched as the Black Window pocket the final two balls with precision to win the doubles match 3-1. The Pearl and his partner were clearly outmatched in this game since all of those racks were technically half run-outs; his team pocketing only one to two balls per rack.

He knows that their team wasn't even worthy of that one rack, that one coming from a crazy kick shot knocking in the 8 ball in the opposite corner, and making the nine at the side at the same time.

Imprinted in his mind were all of his team members falling one-by-one in a blowout fashion to the other team, and his doubles match yielded a similar result. Their opponents were unforgiving; their laughter grating the minds and hearts of his team.

It was done, and all that's left is a heart reflecting the darkness of the outside as he plodded home alone.

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