James Bergstad — The Monarch Review

Late and Lost – James Bergstad

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:45 — 1 Comment

Like everything in life, the hangover beat Ray Martelli into the fucking ground. Rain-bred traffic had him running behind. He missed a call as he arrived forty-five minutes late and knew what he faced; another Sal Bonafazio tirade. The VP of Operations loved to jerk Martelli’s chain. Opening the terminal office late gave  Bonafazio one more link to jerk. At eight-fifty-eight the phone trilled again and Bonafazio’s face popped into his throbbing head. Martelli glanced at the vodka bottle, winking reflections of fluorescent lighting like some plastic bowling trophy. He grabbed it. Pushed it between his legs. “Merchants Intermodal. Ray […]