"It shouldn't take you that long."
"Be quiet."
"Really, just move."
"Shut up."
"It's been two minutes. This shouldn't take more than thirty seconds."
"I'll glue your mouth if you keep talking."
"..."
"I moved. Happy?"
"For f***s sake, my knight is out in the open, and my king is unprotected! You're supposed to be smart, Ego!" The man throws the board off his bed for the second time since we began chess. He said he was the best and that he won all the rounds he played. I won fifteen out of the eighteen we played throughout the day around the house.
I learned that he only played with his dogs and a random kid at school when he was younger. I also learned that he doesn't like losing either, nor does he enjoy losing control of the game. It's been a very entertaining evening for me.
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