Jackpot,
water color on paper, 5x7 inch
Tonight
she’s hit the jackpot. Next month’s
rent, school fees for her son and daughter, money to send to
her mother, a chance to pay off the Indian loan shark. Her guy’s from Australia, in Bangkok for the first time,
fresh, excited by what he sees. He’s
come to the bar every night for
four nights, paid the bar fine and taken her to his room. He may be an
awkward lover but she loves him just the same.
