“Netspor TV Canli,” he whispered, reading the channel logo that stubbornly appeared through the static. “Come on. Just tonight.”
But the signal hated the rain. Metin slammed his palm on the side of the TV. The picture snapped into focus — a green pitch, players in red and white, the roar of a full stadium. His heart leaped.
The flickering blue light of the old television set was the only glow in Metin’s cramped living room. Outside, the Istanbul rain hammered against the tin roofs of the backstreet houses. Inside, Metin adjusted the antenna for the hundredth time.