Let's Play A Game
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[SHORT STORY #TheAmbys2021]
Ana Valente is an upcoming Poker legend, looking to solidify herself as Queen of the Game.
Yet, one night while in her apartment in Paris, she receives three packages, each one adorned by a playing card. Before she gets the chance to open them though, she receives a call from a mysterious man who has left her a message. A message written on the windows of the apartments across from her... in blood.
Roped into a game that she must play in the confines of her apartment, Ana has to put the pieces together of the clues she received, for if she does not, the safety of her neighbors will be at risk, and quite possibly, herself.
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