It was a dreamless night for Sylvia. It was ten in the morning by the time she woke up the next day. John and Sherry had taken all three kids out to play. Only Odell was waiting for her by the bedside. She quickly took a shower, dressed casually before stepping out. Odell was standing by the doorway leading to the bedroom, his towering figure gracefully leaning against the wall. He smiled when he saw her. Sylvia made a look as she looked at him. Then, she quickly turned her face away and tried to walk past him. However, the moment she approached him, he reached an arm out and grabbed her. His palms were warm and his grip was firm. Sylvia struggled a while before finally giving up. … Shortly after they left their suite, they ran into John and Sherry. Flint was resting snugly in Sherry's arms. However, the moment he saw Sylvia and Odell walking toward them, he waved his arms around frantically in their direction. Sylvia hurriedly stepped forward and
Before long, Sylvia managed to get so many plushies that Flint could not hold onto all of them. They had to ask one of the staff members to bring them a bag to carry them all. Eventually, Flint lost interest. He wrapped his arms around Sylvia's neck and mumbled, "Mommy, Daddy, Daddy..." It seemed like he wanted to see his father. Sylvia looked at the time, it had only been an hour since they had split up. She spoke to Flint tenderly, “Flint, let's play for a little longer, then we’ll go get Daddy, shall we?" Flint burrowed his head into the crook of her neck, "Daddy, Daddy..." He was adamant about going to see his father right now. Sylvia sighed softly, “Alright.” She left the section. As soon as she stepped out of the claw machine section, she heard Sherry screaming out brazenly, “Die, you b*stards!” She was carrying a large gun in her hands and was unloading a barrage of bullets at a large group of zombies on the display. It looked like she was usi
“Just a simple numbers game. One of us rolls the dice and the other person will have to guess what number it is. Let’s say you roll the dice and I guessed correctly, then I’ll be the winner. If my guess is off, then that makes you the winner and vice versa.” After explaining the rules, he asked, “Does this work for you?” "Okay." Odell said with a sharp look, "What are we betting?” John smiled at Sylvia, then at Sherry who was seated a short distance from him. Sherry turned her head away immediately. Sylvia had a bad feeling. Why was he looking at them like that? Then, John turned back to Odell, "How about the loser has to kiss the person next to him?” Odell seemed intrigued. After a moment, he agreed to the rules, “Sure.” Sylvia frowned. Sure? Had he even asked whether she or Sherry were willing to participate in this strange game? Perhaps Odell sensed what was on Sylvia’s mind, so he suddenly handed Flint to her and caressed her head. Then he softly as
John chuckled. “Master Carter, are you sure about that?” Odell replied, “Of course.” "Okay.” John put the dice inside the cup again and scrambled it inside the cup. “Take a guess.” Odell took a guess. “Three.” John lifted the cup. It was four. Sylvia was speechless. Odell grinned and turned to her again. It had happened so many times that she was numb to it at this point. Without a word, she turned to him and offered her lips to him. Odell smiled and kissed her on the lips, then turned to John again. “Hit me.” John smiled calmly and repeated the same motion, ending with pressing the cup against the table. “Go ahead.” Odell, “Six.” John lifted the cup. Three. Sylvia was at a loss for words. Had he not told her something about being good at this? What was this? How many times had he got it wrong by now? You would think that at one point he would at least chance into a correct guess, right? Odell quickly turned to her again with a f
It was a fantastic work of embroidery that depicted the hilly landscape of Glanchester. It was a work of art which sheer beauty seemed to exceed even that of reality where it weaved the mountainous landscape into an abstract form of art. It was comparably more valuable than the other two prizes. Sylvia was immediately enchanted by the wonderful work of art and could not pluck her eyes off of it. "Do you like it?” Odell’s voice heavy with bass sounded in her ear. She promptly answered with a soft nod, “Yeah.” Who would not fall in love with such exquisite craftsmanship? That was when the manager of the venue asked again, “Master Carter, Master Stockton, would the two of you be interested in joining?” "I'm fine with anything,” John replied before turning to Odell with a quick smile. "Master Carter, are you interested?" Odell replied, “Sure.” Sylvia looked at him in surprise. Odell noticed the ways she looked at him and met her gaze. He brought a smile upo
The dealer approached the table where he picked up the cup containing the dice and proceeded to shake it, all done in a swift, professional presentation. Bang. The cup clapped against the table. The host announced with a vibrant smile, "Everyone, please take your guess.” Everyone exchanged blank looks for a few seconds before picking up the signs laid in front of them on the table. There was a varying number of guesses. Sylvia glanced around the room before turning to Odell. Odell was staring back at her. He suddenly asked her, “What do you think?” Sylvia answered blankly, “I don't know." She had very little experience. Odell said, “Just make a guess.” To this, Sylvia answered, "I don't want to.” She never signed up for this so she did not want to guess. What if she got blamed for getting it wrong? Odell peered into her eyes and flashed a faint smile before holding up a certain sign on the table. The sign he held up had the number four writ
Odell raised a hand and patted Sylvia’s head. She glared at him. She would have slapped his hand away right then and there if it did not mean that it would cause him to lose face in front of a group of strangers! Oblivious to the heightening tension, the dealer rolled the dice inside the cup again. Just like previously, he set the cup back on the table. The host urged, "Everyone, please make your guess.” Many of them turned to Odell. It seemed like they were going to follow whatever his guess was. Odell paused for a moment before raising a sign that read one. The dealer lifted the cup and revealed the dice underneath. It was one. Three more rounds passed by in the same fashion. Odell guessed right on all three subsequent rounds. Everyone else who chose to copy whatever his choice was was equally rewarded for it. The host announced with a bright smile, “This is the last round. Everyone, please get ready.” Someone suddenly raised a very valid po
The other people occupying the table were dumbfounded by this turn of events. Why did they raise different signs this time? After some brief hesitation, they finally raised their signs. Some of them followed Odell while others followed John. The host announced, “Let’s reveal the answer.” The dealer lifted the cup. The dice hidden underneath were immediately brought into view. Six bright red dots on top of the dice’s gleaming white surface. Everyone was astounded by the grand reveal. They turned to Odell in unison. The host declared with pleasure, "Congratulations, Master Carter! You completely aced the game with a dazzling ten-out-of-ten accuracy and with that, you’re the undisputed winner!” John congratulated Odell with a bright smile, “Congratulations, Master Carter, congratulations." Odell said, “Only because you let me win.” With that, the game was concluded, and the runner-ups were decided consecutively as well. Odell placed first with John follo