Bankfurt

SERGE IOURIENEN "e;B A N K F U R T"e;. A STORY. /////"e;Hey, where are you going?"e; the white disobeyed. "e;Oh, nowhere."e; He took another sip with salt. "e;I just got here."e; "e;You're Russian, aren't you?"e;The question to end all questions. "e;Yes, I am."e;"e;Did you hear? He's Russian."e;"e;Russian or not, he makes me mad."e; The black turned away, a beer in his fist. "e;Leave him alone."e;They continued to drink in silence. The white nonetheless was watching with stifled curiosity. He winked at him:"e;Kill the Russian, huh?"e;///// First published in AGNI (#38)