It was
Saturday night and we were out trying our luck in the company of our friends
Steve and Joyce.
Christine, my girl friend was having a really nice time and didn't want to stop. “Oh, let’s play on a little longer, maybe I can borrow some money from Steve; am sure he doesn’t mind. He’s doing pretty well tonight; she pleaded.
Right from the start , I could see Christine’s eagerness to win, putting on too much on her bets and too soon. She loved throwing the dice. She’d jump up and down after her throw, squealing with excitement, and then frown when she saw that her number hadn’t come up. It didn’t take long before she’d run out of cash and was looking at me with envy so I passed over half of mine to keep her going.
“Oh” she said “thanks Allan, 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.
We'd only been going out together over the last few months and I had fallen for her hook line and sinker. She was such a gorgeous creature and it made me feel good to see her enjoying 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 go and have a drink now.”
“My God she really loves playing” I thought as I watched her gradually become less and less cautious. She was into the game in a big way and I don't think that she was even conscious of the rest of us the way she was concentrating.
Luckily though, this time we were with friends, and the whole evening was just a social thing and couldn’t be taken seriously. Finally 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 I thought, we could now all have a drink together and enjoy the pleasant company.
I then stood up and looking at Steve, as I said: "Steve, please clear up the pieces and put the monopoly away."
Christine, my girl friend was having a really nice time and didn't want to stop. “Oh, let’s play on a little longer, maybe I can borrow some money from Steve; am sure he doesn’t mind. He’s doing pretty well tonight; she pleaded.
Right from the start , I could see Christine’s eagerness to win, putting on too much on her bets and too soon. She loved throwing the dice. She’d jump up and down after her throw, squealing with excitement, and then frown when she saw that her number hadn’t come up. It didn’t take long before she’d run out of cash and was looking at me with envy so I passed over half of mine to keep her going.
“Oh” she said “thanks Allan, 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.
We'd only been going out together over the last few months and I had fallen for her hook line and sinker. She was such a gorgeous creature and it made me feel good to see her enjoying 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 go and have a drink now.”
“My God she really loves playing” I thought as I watched her gradually become less and less cautious. She was into the game in a big way and I don't think that she was even conscious of the rest of us the way she was concentrating.
Luckily though, this time we were with friends, and the whole evening was just a social thing and couldn’t be taken seriously. Finally 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 I thought, we could now all have a drink together and enjoy the pleasant company.
I then stood up and looking at Steve, as I said: "Steve, please clear up the pieces and put the monopoly away."
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