*Jackson*
Later that evening, after reluctantly leaving Ines to play with her kitten I am in the casino. Standing off to the side, well-hidden behind a heavy velvet drapery, I scour the gaming floor. An assortment of card games, hazard, dice, roulette … any game of chance that favors the house, and they all favor the house … is available to the guests.
Liquor being served, glasses filled as soon as they are empty by pretty girls and smiling Young men. A small expense for impaired judgment that resulted in greater profits for the club's owner… me.
I have experienced being poor, to be cold and hungry. My family had nothing when I grew up, and I swore to never end there again.
Sometimes the anger still seeps through into the man, but I have learned to hold it in check.
Especially here w
