“Marry Christmas bro; I am glad to see you again”
“Thanks Al, I’m also glad to see you”
“Did you have a good year?”
“It was a tough one”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah man”
“Hopefully next one will be better”:
“I am afraid things are not going to get better, do you dig what I am saying?”
“Yeah” The sound of his voice was wet with sadness.
“The most important thing is to be right inside –I said as I put my right hand on my chest- if we can do this, we’ll make it”