On Saturday night we joined our friends Steve and Joyce and went to try our luck throwing dice.
After we all decided to stop for some drinks, my girl friend Christine wanted to carry on hoping to get back her losses. She was new to this game and as is the case with novices, she thought that if she'd had enough money she'd eventually tip the scales in her favour. She asked me so sweetly that I could hardly refuse.
“Let’s play on a little longer. Steve's doing pretty well - I'm sure he doesn’t want to stop."
Right from the start, I could see Christine’s eagerness to win, putting on too much and too soon. She loved throwing the dice. She’d jump up and down after her throw, squealing with excitement, and then frown when her number didn't come up. It didn’t take long before she’d run out of cash and was looking at me with envy, so I'd passed over half of mine to keep her going.
“ I can always rely on you darling.” The cheeky smile was enough for me. She was certainly an optimist; always happy and innocent, just wanting to enjoy everything. It was this child- like attitude that made her more attractive. Not just pretty; she had a magnetism that pulled you close to her. You couldn't resist her when she looked at you.
“My God! she really loves playing,” I thought as I watched her gradually become less and less cautious. She was into gambling in a serious way and I don't think that she was conscious of the rest of us, the way she was concentrating. We'd only been together for a few months, and there was still a lot I had to learn about her. She was a gorgeous creature, but now I felt I had to save her from herself.
“Sorry darling there’s no more money left; we’ll just have to call it a day for now." But don’t worry we can always try our luck and play again next week; let’s have a drink."
Luckily, this time we were with friends, and the whole evening was just a social thing and couldn’t be taken seriously. I had also lost my money, so the only winner was Steve. His wife had stopped playing earlier on. It was then time to pull the plug and declare defeat. Never mind, we could all have a drink and enjoy the pleasant company.
I stood up. "Think that's enough for one night Steve, you can put the monopoly away now, you have all the money, you
cleaned us out."
“Let’s play on a little longer. Steve's doing pretty well - I'm sure he doesn’t want to stop."
Right from the start, I could see Christine’s eagerness to win, putting on too much and too soon. She loved throwing the dice. She’d jump up and down after her throw, squealing with excitement, and then frown when her number didn't come up. It didn’t take long before she’d run out of cash and was looking at me with envy, so I'd passed over half of mine to keep her going.
“ I can always rely on you darling.” The cheeky smile was enough for me. She was certainly an optimist; always happy and innocent, just wanting to enjoy everything. It was this child- like attitude that made her more attractive. Not just pretty; she had a magnetism that pulled you close to her. You couldn't resist her when she looked at you.
“My God! she really loves playing,” I thought as I watched her gradually become less and less cautious. She was into gambling in a serious way and I don't think that she was conscious of the rest of us, the way she was concentrating. We'd only been together for a few months, and there was still a lot I had to learn about her. She was a gorgeous creature, but now I felt I had to save her from herself.
“Sorry darling there’s no more money left; we’ll just have to call it a day for now." But don’t worry we can always try our luck and play again next week; let’s have a drink."
Luckily, this time we were with friends, and the whole evening was just a social thing and couldn’t be taken seriously. I had also lost my money, so the only winner was Steve. His wife had stopped playing earlier on. It was then time to pull the plug and declare defeat. Never mind, we could all have a drink and enjoy the pleasant company.
I stood up. "Think that's enough for one night Steve, you can put the monopoly away now, you have all the money, you
cleaned us out."
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