The Gambler - Chapter 17 - The last day begins. by Gamtrulia, literature
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The Gambler - Chapter 17 - The last day begins.
Back in the room, Jacqueline was gently placed in her bed by the help. “Dinner will be served soon according to your order. If there is nothing else, I will go check your dinner.” Jacqueline waved him away. This day was a mental torture and she did not escape it unscathed. Jacqueline gently massages her ankle which is now swelling up quite a bit. Though she did not think that it was broken, she found it painful to put pressure on her legs. A knock on the door caught Jacqueline’s attention and as the door opened, the man who took her back to her room now came back with a tray of food. “Dinner is served. Tonight, we have quite a feast,” said the man. Dinner is brought to her bed and set up in front of her. The three course dinner looked very appetizing but Jacqueline is in no mood to eat. “I will be back for the dishes later. You could just leave them by the bed,” said the man. “You will find the dessert is quite well made tonight.” With that, the man turned and left
The Gambler - Chapter 16 - The Back room by Gamtrulia, literature
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The Gambler - Chapter 16 - The Back room
“Mr J, right this way.” said the butler looking man. While the butler was leading the way down the dimly lit hallway, the two arrived at a set of double doors. The butler headed in first and with a clap of his hands, the lights turned on. The grand hall is brightly lit with chandeliers. The warm yellow lights shone in a statue filled hall. Each statue was in a different pose. Some were posed like gymnasts in action while other ones were in more classical poses. Some of the statues were built with fiberglass tape while some were the more classical plaster. A few of the statues were casted with an open face but only left holes for the eyes, a small hole for IV and one more for bowel movements. “This is the collection we have up to now,” said the butler. Mr. J walked around the hall examining each statue in detail while quietly muttering something to himself. “There are four more coming in. They are still ‘competing’.” Hung beside each statue was a set of IV bottles. “They
The Gambler - Chapter 15 - The fit survives by Gamtrulia, literature
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The Gambler - Chapter 15 - The fit survives
Chapter 15 Back in the loser circle. “Players! Are you ready?” Spot lights hit a clear plank that is at the edge of the cliff. The clear plank walkway was about 30 centimeters wide and it continued to extend into the darkness. “Set, GO!” Nicole led the way while Gigi and Rose walked right behind her. Libby was next and Jewel followed. They slowly moved along the clear plank. A gentle breeze blows across the walkway. The glass-like plank is stronger than it seems, there is only darkness below them. “Can you see anything up front?” asked Gigi “No, all I see are lights.” answered Nicole. The lights in front were blinding Nicole. “But at least we know there is an end.!” “That is good to hear.” As the group of girls got closer and closer to the lights, the sideways wind started to pick up. It quickly got up to a point where Nicole was not able to walk. “What is the hold up?” asked Jewel from the back. Rose leaned on her good leg and said, “The cross wind is too
The Gambler - Chapter 14 - The Turn by Gamtrulia, literature
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The Gambler - Chapter 14 - The Turn
The confidence in Eva’s eyes was unmistaken. It is as if Eva didn’t feel the pain involved in the fracture. Jacqueline had the same question in her mind too. It was Eva’s turn to play but she didn’t play a tile, she just continued. “I played this game for so many years, I no longer feel any pain.” and played a tile on the table. The game continued as Jacqueline thought back on who this Eva might be. She knew she saw Eva before but she could not remember when. “Still couldn’t remember where you saw me?” Eva looked up and played another tile. “We met years ago when you and I were still young.” Then Jacqueline remembered. Eva Kwan. A girl that she lost to in Mahjong years ago. It was the only defeat that Jacqueline tasted but then again she was quite new to the game at the time. Over the years, Jacqueline spent a lot of time playing cards and improving her skills in the game. Today might be a good chance for her to try it out. “Eva Kwan, it really has been a while.”
The Gambler - Chapter 13 - The Mahjong Game by Gamtrulia, literature
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The Gambler - Chapter 13 - The Mahjong Game
The wake-up call came at the usual time. Jacqueline is ready for the coming game. By her count, today was the third day, this meant she only had to stay at the top of the leaderboard for two more days. By helping Heather with Lisa yesterday, Jacqueline formed a secure alliance with them. There were 12 girls left in the room yesterday. In securing the alliance, Jacqueline is in control of a quarter of the contestants. Which means if a proper card game comes along, the three of them will be at an advantage because they will hold more information as a team. The man came to collect Jacqueline. Similar to last night, the man was pushing a wheelchair. Jacqueline refused the offer. She was brought to a small room. A room with only a square table in the middle with 4 chairs. Jacqueline knew what this was. They are going to play a game of Mahjong. A game with numerous varieties, and played all over Asia, it can best be explained to westerners as a game of Rummikub. Only the rules
The Gambler - Chapter 12 - The Beam by Gamtrulia, literature
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The Gambler - Chapter 12 - The Beam
Nicole climbed over to Rose who was gasping with pain. She looked over Rose’s arm and leg. “It doesn’t look good. It looks like you have torn your rotator cuffs and this shoulder is dislocated.” She continued to examine her forearm. “This will hurt a little” and Nicole pressed on the fracture site. Rose lets out a slight whimper. “How is she doing?” Gigi Asked. “Good, the bones didn’t move.” Nicole replied. “Here this may help.” Jewel handed a few pieces of cloth along with a few dinner knives from the table of food. “This should help splint it.” As Nicole was tending to Rose’s injuries, the other girls picked through the food that was left for them. The food was actually quite good except they were half eaten. They could make out the steak and the different pasta dishes. Some of the bottles even have some wine left. Zoe only took half a bottle of water and a few rolls of bread. She then sat down at the corner looking at the other girls. Gigi took some food over to
The Gambler - Chapter 11 - The Climb by Gamtrulia, literature
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The Gambler - Chapter 11 - The Climb
“Water…” Tracy moaned. Splash! “Shut up!” Jewel replied with a bucket of cold dirty water splashed across Tracy’s face, “Others are trying to rest!” Their rest was not long lived as the lights got turned on again in the carpark. The chubby MC appeared from one of the exits and announced, “Good morning ladies! I hope you had a good night's sleep.” A group of men followed and untied all the other girls on the rack. The men were not very gentle to the wounded girls and the girls all let out cries of pain as they were dropped on the floor. Tracy was especially loud as she was dropped right next to Jewel. “Shut up!” Jewel said as she “Tonight we are going to have a good race. However, we need to weed out the weak before the race.” The MC pointed up the wall. Two thick pieces of rope were dropped from the top of the wall. “You have until noon today to get up to the platform in preparation for the race in the afternoon.” The clock lit up and showed that it is now 11:30am.
The Gambler - Chapter 10 - The Come Back by Gamtrulia, literature
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The Gambler - Chapter 10 - The Come Back
Heather surveyed the room. It looks like more girls are now in casts. It seems like her cast is one of the bigger ones. But some of the girls are now spotting multiple casts. Heather looked down at her hand of 12 cards. Most of the other girls are finished with their cards or with only a few remaining. She made her way to one of the tables hoping to make a game, but the girl on the opposite end looked at the cards in Heather’s hand and said “I will only play you if you give me 2 million dollars a game win. And I only bet 2 million per game” Heather is puzzled. “Why do I have to pay you to play?” “Look at the clock, you only have around 15 minutes to finish playing, or you have to pay 2 million dollars for every card you hold. By the look of it, you are holding 12 cards? That is 24 million dollars.” the girl chuckled. “Judging by the chips you have, you just went to the bank room to get, what? 12 million dollars in chips? If you play me, you might not have any money left,
The Gambler - Chapter 9 - The Rest by Gamtrulia, literature
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The Gambler - Chapter 9 - The Rest
The loser bracket seems to be the most sadistic torture. Even though the whole game is sadistic according to Nicole. Nicole could remember the time when she was still in nursing school. The whole reason for which she went to be a nurse is because she does not want to see people suffer. Nicole was lucky to have only 2 broken feet from the debt and she crossed the finish line in time so that she did not need to go on the rack. Her broken foot was not displaced and that even though they are quite swollen, it would be better if they were splinted. The way for which the men in suits are trying to torture the girls seems to be helping Nicole at this time. They have not turned off the lights in the basement carpark just so that they couldn't get a good night's sleep. However, it is helping Nicole in trying to search for ways to splint her injuries. The carpark is actually filled with all sorts of different building materials. She could see large pieces of cloth lying on the side which she