I was in the Casino near my house, as usual, winning a boatload of money. Nobody knew it, but my dice were loaded. It's funny, because nobody noticed. I was winning game after game of Craps, winning thousands of bucks. However, this wouldn't last forever, as a bouncer came over with a stern expression and an outstretched hand.
"Hey, bub. Mind if I take a look at those dice?" the Bouncer sternly asked, causing me to sweat. I tried to stutter out a denial, but he simply swiped them from me, looking at them with a growl.
"I- I can explain, I swear-!" I tried to talk, but I was cut off by angry yells from the people I'd beaten. I backed up, anxiety all over my face as I was beat down, the force of several fists and alcohol bottles smashing against my body overwhelming. I was cut, bruised and broken all over, my teeth breaking from the force of the blows.
The Bouncer intervened and separated everyone, before kicking me out on the rainy streets, leaving me without my hard-earned cash, or even the money I had on me in the first place. Thieving Karens...
As I got up and brushed myself off, I put my messy cap on, and gripped a wound on my shoulder as I limped back home, the energy leaving my body the more I walked.
Halfway home, I got a call from my mother. I was about to answer it, when I felt a sharp pain in my neck, causing me to fall to the floor, my vision fading, as the phone answered itself, a young and girly voice, maybe 14-ish, laughing and taunting me.
"Cheaters never prosper, dear Larry~!"
...
I blacked out.
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One in the Chamber
Mystery / ThrillerA story about a ruthless tournament of Russian Roulette, where 20 competitors are put into a small building, where every day, 2 players will partake in the game, spinning the chamber once per turn until one of them dies. The winner gets a cash prize...
