Chapter Twenty-Three: Chemical Need
"To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence." -Mark Twain The cards flutter as I timidly shuffle them. It's a point less task, shuffling the cards, the person who plays will certainly shuffle them again, but it keeps my mind occupied. The constant flicker of the edges under my thumb and the sound of each card slapping against the one below it, occupies my brain for a few moments as I focus on cutting and folding the deck. "You about done?" Adrian asks, slumping against the couch. Simoran and Grey have long since gone to bed, but Adrian and I stayed up playing a few more rounds of "Take Four." "Hmm?" I look up; though, the cards continue to run past my fingers. She gives me half smile at my daze. "Are you done? With the cards?" My gaze returns to the worn cards
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