a game of chance (standard:other, 876 words)
Author: kathyg	Added: Nov 16 2006	Views/Reads: 3388/2116	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
life is a game of chance and the winners are the luck of the draw...

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"Can you show me how?" 

"No. Like I told you. You have to feel it. Inside.", the Artist says. 

"I see." 

"By the way, my name is Patience, what is yours?" 

"I am Destiny.", he replies. 

"Patience, do you see all the people on this bus. They are all going
somewhere. Rushing, up and down streets to get to work. Being rude and 
not saying hello to the person next to them. Being afraid of tomorrow 
and not enjoying today. Then one day, they play the Ace of Spades and 
their number is up." 

"Destiny, how do you know all these things?" 

"I have seen it all before. Its human nature. People can be vain,
selfish, mean and petty. It flows through their veins like a cheap 
wine. I feel no pity for them." 

"But, Destiny, they can change." 

"Perhaps, Patience. But highly unlikely." 

The bus stops at an unknown destination. 

We are here. 

"Where are we?", Patience asks. 

"This is where we play our game of chance, Patience." 

"I will win this game, Destiny!" 

"It's the luck of the draw. You cannot control destiny. It is already
written for you." 

"We'll see about that!", Patience says. 

"Well, you'll find out soon enough.", Destiny whispers. 

"I always win!" 

"Don't be so sure, Patience." 

"Just play the game and take your chance." 

Patience and Destiny exit the bus at an unknown destination. 

Patience walks into a waiting area and the card game is just starting. A
ticket counter is in the corner of the room and each take a number and 
sit down to wait for it to pick up their chips. 

She places her last grain of talent on the table waiting for her number
to come up. 

Number twenty-two! Come pick up your chips. 

Patience turned to Destiny. 

"Instead of playing the same game of chance, why not use my deck of card
instead, Patience?" 

"Why is that, Destiny" 

"I have the Wheel of Fortune Card and that is the luckiest card in the
deck!" 

"Great! I'll spin the wheel of fortune and whatever comes up, is my
destiny." 

"That's what gambler do, my friend, put their talent on a game of
chance." 

"Who wins at luck?" 

"It depends which side of luck you are looking at.", Destiny smiles and
walks away... 

She put her talent on the wrong number, spinning the wheel of fortune...



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