At the rift of memories
At the rift of memories First confrontation with the illness – the game ends With year, memories become clumsy, but what stays in the physical feeling of the taste of Milka chocolate, quenching of thirst with Ora and playing “mini basketball”. Lowered baskets, children laughing, torn sneakers, monumental pride of striking three points, worshiping Aco – Trica and a female coach, for which we gladly rubbed our knees until they bled. Šola košarke - Slivnica Sunny spring Sunday. Basketball tournament of mini baskets and great expectations. Flags, new sports uniforms, hundreds of young hands and a whistle at time-out. Bowed heads on the bench, we take in the harsh words of a young female coach. The pole with the Yugoslav flag falls. My knees touch the harsh surface of concrete floor. My hands on my face, blood running through fingers. With the ball I enter the darkness … the game ends. Torn and stitched scalp, mesh, this time on the skull, RTG does now show injur...