BRNO’S BEST #2
Hájek
matchday. breakfast until nine thirty. walk at eleven. pre-match meal at one. bus at four fifteen. phones off by three unless your mother is calling
Novotny
my mother is ALWAYS calling
Hájek
then three ten
?íma
morning items, semifinal edition
item one. the forecast. hot. Georgia files it under normal and physics files it under hostile. hydrate like it is your life
item two. section one fourteen is fully staffed as of last night. the horn has been cleared for entry. the stadium has no idea what is coming
Hájek
the horn is my mother’s. respect the horn
Novotny
if I score I am pointing at the horn
?íma
noted for the record. the horn will point back
Horak
what do I do during the anthem. where do I look
Polá?ek
at the flag. or the camera finds you and you become content again
Horak
that happened ONE time
?íma
item three. for the kid. tonight the crosses arrive already knowing your name. let the gloves work and let the anthem look after itself
Horak
let the gloves work. copy
Novotny
what is the plan if they score first
Hájek
then we are losing early with the whole match left to fix it. that is the plan. eat your breakfast
Polá?ek
the families have organized. forty-one relatives in one section and a shared flag the size of a tram. customs has questions. the flag is not answering
?íma
item four. the record has nothing to add this morning. it will be on the bus at four fifteen with everybody else. play the match, gentlemen. the rest is filing
Hájek
four fifteen. eat real food. see everyone on the other side of the whistle