High Stakes

High Stakes
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-August 2009
-Tyson B. Troxel


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She warned him, if he walked out the door, they were through. His
friend assured him, this was a sure thing. An easy bet. A winning
hand. How many times had he played this game? How many times had he
won? The money in the off shore accounts alone, was more than 50
million. His private bank accounts were worth a million or more.
Even his stocks looked pretty healthy. Of course, his loving wife
didn't know about any of this. Not, until this afternoon anyway.
He worked in an office, across town, and worked late, most nights.
She was a cashier at the Wiggly Wiggly. It just happened, that she
was off at noon today. He wasn't due home until 6pm, at the
earliest. They'd been fighting lately, and he never answered her
questions regarding money. When they were 1st married, they had lots
of it. Now, after 15 years of marriage, they had alot less.