The Fatal Crush

You can't help but notice a man like that. Even the most indifferent woman would look at him. Ok, I admit it. I staked my eyes on him. He's handsome, I won't lie.

He's staring at the brown-haired lady. "Elva, in ten minutes in my office," he says. He's discreetly turning towards me. "Good evening," he tells me, wearing a smile.

I think he thought it strange that a woman like me was found here in the private room. To be in here, I passed the money test, Mr. High nose, I answered in my mind. I nodded my head discreetly without talking to him, and I went smugly to the position of the table that Elva pointed out to me.

The croupier looked at me with a welcoming smile. I sat in the chair among the four men who looked at me frowning. Obviously, it wasn't my fault at all, but they had lost a lot of money, and the smile had disappeared from their faces.

I'm giving my credit card to the croupier. He checked the card on the black device next to him and found that the amount is inside.

"You have $ 4.500,00 available. The amount you can dispose of is $ 3.000,00 for a single bet. Do you want to continue?" he asks me politely.

I take a quiet breath and I open my mouth to talk, but I regret it by biting my lower lip.

"Will you continue?" he asks me again. "You may try at roulette once, without money," the croupier continued.

"Yes, I'll try," I say courageously.

I'm betting on 16, and I'm waiting patiently for the ball to stop. The distinctive sound was ringing in my ears as he was bringing laps into the roulette wheel. It stops at number 3.

The four men shook their heads angrily, confirming again mostly to themselves, that even I wouldn't have been lucky to win.

"I bet normally, $ 3.000,00 on Zero 1, Zero 2, Zero 3," I popped up abruptly.

The four men are awkwardly tightening their lower lips, confident I'll lose as they did.

I stayed quiet without the classic anxiety that most people have right now. I was determined to play even if I'd lose. The ball stopped at Zero. The croupier swallowed dryly; the four men were surprised.

In bets such as these, the doubling of the initial amount does not apply. Each winning bet is multiplied by five times. Elva told me that before by raising her eyebrow with arrogance.

I just won by the Zero 1, 2, 3 the amount times 15. So... I just won $ 45.000,00? It's not true, is it?

The croupier looks at me with a worried look about whether to continue. I'll play again. I'm betting again on Zero. The ball is spinning, and the croupier seems confident that another number will come.

The ball stops on 2. The croupier rolls his eyes like he doesn't believe it. The 4 men around me watch with interest and having fun that the croupier frowns. They feel like they settle the score with him.