Night Passage (2012)
“The alimony check had been cashed at the Paradise Bank and the address was printed on it. Jesse drove out to Springfield and talked with him at 10:30 a.m. in a coffee shop on Sumner Avenue at an intersection called the X. The restaurant was out of the 1930s. Glass brick, and a jukebox near the kitchen.
“I’m a loser,” Bobby Portugal said to Jesse. “Tammy thought she was marrying a winner, but that was just my bullshit. I been a loser since I graduated high school.”
Portugal was medium height and husky. His dark hair was longish and he had a neatly trimmed beard. He wore a Patriots warm-up jacket over a gray tee shirt and jeans.
“We went together in high school. I was a big jock in high school. Running back, point guard. She thought I was a big deal.”
The waitress brought an order of English muffins for Jesse and a fried-egg sandwich for Portugal.
“Made All–North Shore League, junior and senior year, football and basketball.
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