Outside, rain hammered the Santiago shantytown roof. Inside, it was the 90th minute of the Copa Libertadores final.
Marco punched the air, then froze. The screen stuttered. The sound glitched into a robotic drone. A black rectangle appeared: “Error: Data Corrupted.” Fifa 17 Pkg Ps3
Marco’s thumbs hovered over the worn-out PS3 controller. On the cracked 32-inch TV, the menu screen of FIFA 17 glowed—Alex Hunter staring back with the same determined expression he’d worn for three years. Outside, rain hammered the Santiago shantytown roof