Miss*Fortune

Miss*Fortune 1

*Clack*

The ball of the roulette lands itself on the digit 29

“Well, looks like I win again huh?” A masked lady with a cheeky smile flashed it on someone who looked like a capable businessman.

“Hmm, as expected, nothing less from the Queen of Roulettes. What sort of tricks do you have on your sleeves I wonder” The man said as he puts his hand on his beard “Nevertheless, I prepared for this, I only wanted to see Fortuna’s, your skill” he said as he added “Thank you for not disappointing me”

The old man placed a check on the desk and proceeded to leave as the lady named Fortuna chuckled and whispered “Nothing at all”

“Miss Fortuna, what would you like to do this evening?” A casino attendant asked her

“I’d like to head back, please check out my earnings for today” Fortuna said as she stood up and walked to the direction of the exit gate

It was past midnight when a single girl wearing clothes too big for her size opened the door to her dormitory. The girl sat, opened her bag and then sighed.

“Nevertheless, I prepared for this, I only wanted to see Fortuna’s, your skill” she mutters out as she tried to imitate an old man’s voice

“I shouldn’t have expected much from that geezer, he only wanted free taste after all. As I thought, businessmen are as thrifty as ever!” she said as she begins undressing her baggy clothes and went straight to bed.

*Kriiiiiiiiiiing*

The sound of an alarm clock brought Althea Louise’s peaceful trip from dreamland to an end. She got off bed and went to bathe. After this, she wore her usual baggy clothes and, rather than heading to school which most high school students like her do, went to a bank instead. Althea marched her way inside the bank and placed a big bag full of cash in front of the teller’s stall.

“Here’s a deposit under the Louise’s, how much debt do we have left?” She said casually as if it was a part of her daily routine.

“Good Morning ma’am, you still have 95% of your parents’ debt left to pay, plus, if we add the interest, I’m afraid you’ll have to pay this soon. Unfortunately, this amount of cash is insufficient for this month’s minimal requirement” The teller said leaving the girl thoughts about nothing but methods on how to pay the debts her parents left her. Even so, there was nothing else she could do but to gamble, not as Althea Louise, but as Fortuna, Queen of Luck and Roulettes.

Althea put on Fortuna’s usual red dress which carved her body and showed off too much of her skin. She then wore her mask as to conceal her identity, and then, headed to the usual casino with a taxi cab.

“A Pleasant Evening Lady Fortuna” a staff said as he added “The usual roulettes?”

Fortuna nodded “Who’s our guest of honor today?” She said as a cheeky grin escapes her now red lips

“An anonymous guest madam, he seemed to not like giving away his identity”

“Oh? How rare…not!” Fortuna said as she let out a laugh

Fortuna settled herself beside the roulette and opposite to a man which is her current playmate in gambling for tonight. She waited for him to talk but later on decided to initiate the conversation herself.

“Hello, are you new?” She said with a seemingly mocking tone “Would you like to start with smaller bets first sweetheart?” Fortuna crossed her legs

“No thanks.” The man answered

Astonished by his reply, Fortuna said “Oh really? How about half a million dollars?”

“Is that all?” The man replied

“5 million dollars then?” Fortuna said rather intimidated by his cockiness

“Anything’s fine by me” The guy lastly said as it marked the start of the game

Feeling rather confident of herself, Fortuna betted on her usual favorite numbers. This numbers are the ones which had led her to earning her current title as the Queen of Luck and Roulette. These series of numbers ended with the number 29. The end of the game came near and Fortuna raised one of her eyebrows accompanied by a smile as the ball can already be predicted to land on the number 29. She then opened her mouth and started to talk

“I guess it’. . .”

Just before she could finish her statement, an unexpected earthquake shook the ground and made the roulette ball roll on the number next to 29, the number 7. Normally, Fortuna would’ve won, if and only if, it wasn’t the number the guy had bet on. Unfortunately, for this time, it was the exact number itself and nothing could change the fact that Fortuna, the Queen of Luck and Roulettes, has lost this game.

Fortuna’s face turned pale, not because it was long since she’s lost, but because she betted on this game based on impulse. Originally, she did not have the 5 million dollars she’d pay if she’d lose; she just assumed that she’d win. This was because of her desperation to pay their debt, and now, she’s caught up in a horrible situation.