Deep Undercover by Jack Barsky

Author:Jack Barsky [Barsky, Jack & Coloma, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Religion / Christian Life / Inspirational
ISBN: 9781496416827
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2017-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

When I awoke the next morning, feeling rested and refreshed after a peaceful night’s sleep, I contemplated my next move. After breakfast at a diner just around the corner from my hotel, I decided that my first priority was to get some American clothes. Heading out into a beautiful autumn day, I strolled up and down the Magnificent Mile, gawking at all the window displays. Clearly, these stores were not for me. They were only for the rich capitalists, and I was not one of them—at least not yet.

Veering off Michigan Avenue, I stepped into what appeared to be a much more affordable men’s clothing store and immediately fell prey to a team of two aggressive salesmen.

“Good afternoon, young man,” the older one said in an ingratiating tone. “You strike me as a rather imposing figure that seems in desperate need of a new outfit or two.”

I was surprised by his forceful approach, but I managed to respond, “Maybe. What do you have? I think I need a new suit.”

If there had been a little man in my head advising me on the right moves to make, he would have screamed, “What? Are you really that stupid? What are you going to do with a suit? You’re an unemployed and undocumented individual—get some more jeans!”

Unfortunately, there was no little man and no voice of reason. Instead, there was a greenhorn undercover agent walking out of that store with a gray flannel suit that came with a reversible vest and two sets of pants. One side of the vest, and the corresponding pair of pants, had a light-blue and gray checkerboard pattern. They were the ugliest pair of pants I had ever seen, but to me they looked so . . . American.

That suit would get very little wear, along with a sky-blue corduroy suit with very wide lapels that I also added to my wardrobe.

I did better at the next store, purchasing a short navy-blue leather coat with a removable flannel liner that would serve me well in colder weather. The salesperson assured me that the coat would keep me warm during the winter. “You know, this coat is made in Poland,” he said, “and it gets really cold over there.”

“Interesting,” I said.

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