No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

"Today, it's all about clearing the table in one go. Clear it and you win. Miss a single shot and you lose. You've got fifteen minutes," Brown announced, laying down the challenge like the lord of the manor he was.

I didn't really have a choice, so I accepted with gusto. "Alright!"

"Start whenever you're ready," he said, settling into the couch like a VIP spectator.

Standing at the edge of the pool table, I took a deep breath, nodded to the guy keeping time, and with his shout of "Go!" I started my game.

Thud, thud, thud...

I pocketed each ball with precision, and ten minutes in, two balls remained on the table.

So, I was pretty much winning.

Holding my breath, I geared up for the final push. With another precise hit, one ball left.

Clap, clap...

Brown started clapping, clearly trying to throw me off. I ignored him and lined up my next shot, but just then, I felt something cold and slimy brush against my foot, as if something had crawled over it.

I screamed instinctively, jumping up and inadvertently leaning onto the pool table, sending the cue stick flying.

The ball clattered...

doesn't count, you cheated," Yolande's

understand what Yolande meant by cheating and could only look towards

floor, and following his hand, I saw a

creatures since I was a kid; even caterpillars

wrapping it around his arm, petting its head. "Naughty thing, why did you sneak out? Look how

really gentle. Come, give

I'd

still couldn't bring myself to step down, glaring at him instead. "Brown, if you can play fair, then

handle losing?" he retorted

if you hadn't let

IMS

to ignore any distractions," Brown had the audacity

never intended to let Ernest off the hook, even

spoke up, "Stop with these

stood, still petting

over

just hurt me bad,