born to fall

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BORN TO FALL

 

 

As I stepped out of my car into the chilly autumn air, outside of the pool house, I thought about how much money I was going to make today. As I walked towards the dark entrance to the pool house I locked my cherry red aero. I knocked on the big wooden door and a slot opened up. 

“Password?” a man said with a heavy Russian accent.

“ I loved you, so I drew these tides of men into my hands and drew my will across the sky in stars. T.E Lawrence.”

The man shut the door and I heard the sliding and click of several locks. The door swung open to reveal a man no older than thirty, with a large scar across his face, running from his ear down to the edge of his jaw. 

“Hey, whats going on Jake?” I said.

“Not too much, but there was a fight going on earlier because some guy lost a thousand dollars to a new guy.”

“Who's the new guy?” I asked curious to if I could beat him.

“I don't know his name, but he's wearing the leather jacket, and a big gold chain around his neck.” ok I thought, maybe a little challenge but nothing I couldn’t handle! After I was amazing at pool, godly some would say, even though I'm nothing to the almighty creator.

I started my way down the long dark passage that led to the pool room. I could hear the shouts of victory, and the yells of loss as I came nearer the blood red door that would led me into the pool room. When I got there I knocked on the door, yet again another panel slid open and someone asked for another password.

“Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.-job 5:7” I answered 

“You may enter, but be warned. When you enter you may not leave until you win a game of pool, or lose all of your money.”

The big red door slowly opened to reveal a room full of pool tables, men, woman and bars. I fought my way towards an empty pool table through the crowd, the loud hum of people talking buzzing in my ear. I got to the pool table and found a weak looking target for a game of pool. 

“Want to play a game of pool?” I yelled over the crowd.

“Ya, but I don't get out of bed for less than $50.” He said with clear blue eyes.

“Fine by me, but lets go to $100, just to make things interesting, shall we?” 

“Alright, lets play, standard rules?”

“Yes.”

As we played we talked, his name was Chad, he had 2 beautiful baby girls, Megan and Sidney, and he made an honest living as a lawyer. We played, until I sunk the eight ball to win the match.

“Damn it!” he yelled over the crowd.

“ Dude, I know how it is, I lose most of the time,” I lied,” guess I got lucky today.” I finished as he was pulling out his wallet. He handed me $100, and I shook his hand and took the money, now it was time for a harder opponent.

I looked around the room for the man with the leather jacket and gold chain. Instead I saw a woman with a look of fear on her face as she was dragged into a private room. Time to rise to the occasion, I thought as I headed for the door she had been dragged through.