Survival Of The Game

Intro To The Game

Loud cheers could be heard in the rumpus room, it was a small aperture, the game room was filled with guys of different categories. Wagering on a player to win an enormous amount of money. Jack contributed a sum of fifty thousand to win a million naira. As contributed by the remaining rump of candidates.

The cheers were coming from the players, when one is winning or leading in the tournament.

" Go on Jack!" The guys behind him were leaping as he gain more confidence, he was sitting close to his opponent , on the blackjack table. Jack was very vast in the rules of the blackjack game, he knows so many tactics on it.

Jack was exceptionally excited after winning a million naira. As he was lured again to play with the one million naira and win ten.

With so much confidence he accepted the bet and played again, and he won the ten million naira as predicted. He was cheered and uplifted up as the champion of the game.

Jack was feeling like a champion. Until a muscular man with well built muscles, came into he rumpus room to make a bet again of about twenty million nairas.

Huh? You wanna bet with me? I would advise you to keep your money, if not you would go back crying home. He grin and mocked the new player.

" hahaha…. I bet you would be the one crying home" he smirked at Jack.

" We will see about that" he grins twisting his lips.

The huge figured man kept mute as they commenced the challenge.

Amidst the game Jack began to sweat profusely and looked confused, his nostrils flared as he stared at the man, his face contorted with rage.

Observing where the game was heading, he immediately shattered the game, saying he wasn't playing anymore.

Immediately there was a scream in the room at the commotion. When jack found himself landing on the other end, blood oozed out of his nose.

The huge man grabbed his shirt using a hand to lift him, as he threw him against the wall.

" Don't be a Coward, continue what you've started?" he said gently giving him a second chance to play, if not he would have gone away with the money along with Jack's fund added to the game.

Jack stood up from where he was thrown to, wiping the blood off his nose as he took heavy steps to continue the game.

" Your turn" the huge man winked as he played first, proceeding with the game.

Then jack continue, the sweat on his forehead increased, as he monitor the game. His lips were curled inwardly.

" Why the look man?" He smirked as he gather all the money and attempted to leave.

" And yeah wait a minute" he turned back to jack.

" Don't be too confident of yourself" he spat as he made his way out.

Jack immediately fell flat to the ground as he passed out for some minutes, his tension got heightened. Thinking of Michael's threats would he die now or what? Jack was numb and lost in anxiety.

After being revived by some of the players, he walked wobbly out of the room thinking thick of his life.

" I'm f****d up, damn!" He yelled in the middle of the road as he walk on heavy feet.

He made his way to a bar, where he usually run to reckon of his life and drink off his sorrow, with the last penny in his pocket he used it to get a bottle of alcohol, to bring back his insanity. If not he was truly going to lose it. His whole world was turning upside down.

His head bowed on the table in the bar. The bar has a large horizon with a hundred conversations, music being rocked in the atmosphere.

While he crouched alone at his table sobbing and thinking of what to do, what could he do to get out of debt forever? Why is his life swaying every moment? Can't he just be lucky for once in his life? Who did he offend anyone or did someone place a curse on him?

Sobbing….

Then he felt a touch of a hand on his back. As he stopped crying to take a look, turning backwards.

"Hi" she waved with a glowing face, with a cheerful smile on her facial expression, enough to take devastation off one face. She was dressed in some odd clothes a bit torn and tattered. Destitute was a symbol on her wear.

" I'm sorry to intrude, are you okay?" she asked with a cheerful smile on her face.

"I'm Lilian and you?" She asked making an effort to relieve him of the stress.

Jack kept mute, staring at her.

"You don't seem fine though, have something to tell you?" She said putting her hands into her pocket.

" I don't know if this is the problem you are facing too, but I got this card invited to play a game, and win a huge sum of the money" she tossed the card explaining to him.

" Get into the game and become the winner, i can tell you truly need this money" she spoke inviting words, in order to convince him.

" What?" he finally spoke looking confused, trying to digest what she just said.

" Where did you get the card from? And how much is the man?" Thoughts swirled in his head as he thought true of it.

" I got the card from an agent too from the company, win the game and win a 5 billion dollars," she said.

"5 million dollars??" His eyes bulged out as he heard the amount.

"Hmm... I have to go now, here is the card, if you are interested place a call across, the number is inscribed on the card.

Lilian dropped the card in front of him on the table, before she left.

" Play a game and win 5 billion dollars? He thought through this as he picked up the card on the table, observing thoroughly as embed it into his pocket.

The game......