Boys In Heat by Richard Labonte

Author:Richard Labonte
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cleis Press
Published: 2010-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

The lads numbered eight in total. Each was dressed in a neat white T-shirt and tight black trousers that showed off powerful thighs. Overhead, clouds were gathering and the wind had picked up. As Sergeant Drogovich—Petr—spoke to me, some of his words seemed to be carried away across the field.

“Eight weeks on step machines, then we moved on to the bikes themselves. We got them from the Dutch. Since we’ve joined the EU we’ve seen all sorts of benefits. Of course, the communist press often made digs about the wastefulness of Western policies, the butter mountain and all that, but it seems the last laugh is on us.”

“Sorry?” I said.

“The Dutch donated the bikes. Seems they are from the bike mountain. As opposed to mountain bikes.”

I wondered if this was a joke, then I said, “But you said you’ve invested a lot of money.”

Petr moved his hand up to his moustache. “In the training. And recruiting these guys, they are the cream of the crop. A bicycle task force. We will be the envy of the rest of Europe.”

It seemed that that was the end of the speech, for Petr reached into his pocket and took out a large blue whistle. He blew into it three times and the lads turned and jogged off to a wooden shed I hadn’t noticed before on the edge of the field.

“That’s where we keep the bikes,” said Petr. “It’s quite secure. It’s guarded by a dog. She’s a bitch and very ferocious. There’s a lot riding on this project. No stone has been left unturned.”

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