Essay About The Game

“What are you playing” Naomi asked. The boredom of the flight had seemed to get to her as she looked over at Jason’s iPad. “I’m playing a chess app” he continued to stare intently at the screen. Naomi stared watching and a buzzer came on. A stewardess said something in Spanish and then they began to repeat it in English over the intercom. Snacks will be offered to the passengers shortly. A fat Hispanic man sat snoring profusely in their row and has he shifted sleep position with his face leaning against Naomi’s headrest. Naomi leaned farther into view of the iPad as to escape the man’s snotty breathing. “is it like checkers?” asked Naomi. Jason looked at her a with tint of confusion. “You don’t know what chess is?” “I know what chess is, I …show more content…

if it makes it to the end, then it becomes a queen.” “If you make it to the end then you are in a good position right.” She looked away from the screen for confirmation from Jason “Not necessarily because the pawns are usually the first to get picked out of the game, they don’t last long.” “Unless they’re a clever little shit huh?” she said jokingly. Jason smiled a bit and said “Yeah, unless they’re clever” “Honestly, I give up on chess, you lost me at the horses” Jason shrugged and went about doing his own thing. One in a half hours ETA until touchdown in Caracas. The fat man woke up in a panic then calmed down again. He looked over at Naomi’s trail mix. “You all didn’t wake me for some snacks” the man said. “You can have the rest of mine if you trade me seats so I can take pictures out of the window.” The man agreed and quickly finished off the trail mix. Naomi sat awkwardly with her knees in the seat taking photos of the outside even though it was just clouds. “Where are you all from” the man asked “New York” Jason replied. “So am I. My mom’s sides from Venezuela though, awesome place. You ever been to Caracas before.” “No, I I’ve never been south of the border” “Well you’re going to love Venezuela, although it’s pretty rough out there right now so be careful man.” “That’s why we’re here were both reporters.” Jason said signaling to Naomi who had her head in the clouds in both senses. “You guys are important than, huh?” Jason thought