Date Ariane – Strip Crazy Eights Patched -

You had one card left: a nine of spades. If you played it, you’d win. But she had three cards hidden behind her thigh, and the look on her face said I know something you don’t .

“I’m just lucky.”

The pile between you was a graveyard of mismatched suits. You drew a two of clubs. Played it. She played a five of clubs. You played a jack. She played an eight—spades. date ariane – strip crazy eights

You sat cross-legged on her living room rug, a half-empty bottle of cheap merlot between you. The city lights blinked through the floor-to-ceiling windows of her apartment—the kind of place an art history major shouldn’t be able to afford, which meant her parents were either rich or guilty. You didn’t ask. You had one card left: a nine of spades

You pulled off your left sock. She raised an eyebrow. “I’m just lucky