{"id":14868,"date":"2019-02-24T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riwaslibrary.com\/story\/?p=14868"},"modified":"2019-04-16T11:53:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T17:53:40","slug":"gambling-your-life-away-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riwaslibrary.com\/story\/?p=14868","title":{"rendered":"Gambling your life away (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part II<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Rick stopped shuffling, only to sweep the cards out in a long line on the table in front of the four sitting sisters. On the far end Emily looked at the row of cards as though one of them might bite her. On the other end Zilpha looked at the cards on the table, glanced over at the items of death, and then looked back at the cards as though uncertain. Dorothy and Winifred simply looked at each other as though conflicted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you ladies think?\u201d he asked with a smile. \u201c$100 a card for a 52 card deck plus the joker. Any takers?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA couple hundred would pay for a couple of our meals, love,\u201d Zilpha quietly told Dorothy. \u201cCan\u2019t we at least draw a card or two?\u201d<\/p>\n

Her oldest sister wasn\u2019t so sure. \u201cZilpha, are you crazy? Do you know what happens if one of us draws the joker??\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEmily, it\u2019s only one card!\u201d And with that she hesitantly reached forward.<\/p>\n

Her sisters gasped in alarm as she picked the one on the very end on her side. Emily gasped, \u201cZilpha; NO!\u201d as she slid it toward herself. Then she carefully turned it over. It was the eight of spades.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rick smiled as he reached into his drawer. He took out a hundred dollar bill and calmly placed it right in front of her. Then he told her, \u201cCongratulations. Well done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zilpha beamed with pride over the way she\u2019d taken the risk and had been rewarded. Hell, that hadn\u2019t been so hard, had it? She\u2019d earned herself a hundred dollars simply by drawing a single card!<\/p>\n

The other sisters looked at her in astonishment. They didn\u2019t know whether to be shocked she\u2019d drawn one or the fact she\u2019d just earned a hundred dollars on one card. Zilpha grinned at them as she happily snatched up the hundred before he could take it back.<\/p>\n

She inspected it before gleefully putting it back down on the table. She looked incredibly happy. \u201cThat\u2019s one hundred dollars,\u201d Mr. Rick told her with a smile. Then he addressed the others.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone else wish to try their luck? Or is Zilpha here the only one leaving our fair Club one hundred dollars richer?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI th-think I\u2019ll try,\u201d the sister sitting next to her replied, seeing how well their youngest sibling had been rewarded simply by taking a chance and drawing a card.<\/p>\n

Emboldened, she hesitantly reached out for a card. Emily couldn\u2019t believe it. \u201cWinnie?? Don\u2019t you dare!\u201d<\/p>\n

She was horrified her sister was taking such a chance. But she couldn\u2019t stop her from running a hand over the top of the cards as though feeling for a lucky one. She finally settled on the one at the very end, the next one in line from where Zilpha had taken hers.<\/p>\n

Winifred slid it along the surface of the felt table right in front of her. Then she slowly turned it over. Two of diamonds.<\/p>\n

Without saying a word Mr. Rick calmly took out another bill from his drawer. He smiled as he placed it right in front of her. Then he looked at the other two sisters as though seeing whether or not they were going to draw a card.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo hundred dollars??\u201d Zilpha gasped excitedly while looking at Winifred\u2019s hundred dollar bill. \u201cBloody hell! A couple more like that and it\u2019ll reimburse us for the tourist attractions we saw today!\u201d<\/p>\n

Dorothy inhaled sharply before reaching out with a trembling hand for the last card on Emily\u2019s end. Her horrified older sister cried out, \u201cDottie, are you nuts??\u201d But she slid the card away from the line and then carefully turned it over right in front of her. It was the ten of hearts.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations,\u201d Mr. Rick told her with a smile as he placed a bill right in front of her.<\/p>\n

\u201cBloody hell!\u201d Winifred gasped in growing excitement. \u201cThat\u2019s three hundred dollars! C\u2019mon, Emily! Draw one!\u201d<\/p>\n

The oldest saw her siblings watching her expectantly. She couldn\u2019t very well back out now, could she\u2026 not when they\u2019d easily drawn three cards with no damage. And Zilpa was right. Another hundred would pretty much reimburse them for today, along with some of the previous day\u2019s attractions.<\/p>\n

She scanned the row of cards, wondering which one she should draw. She nervously asked, \u201cAny card on the table, Mr. Rick?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAny card you want, Miss.\u201d His warm smile seemed somewhat reassuring.<\/p>\n

Thinking her odds were best if she drew from the end like her sisters had done, Emily reached out and slid the last card in the row toward her. She slowly turned it over, trembling like crazy. At first she started to panic at what she thought it looked like. Then she realized it was only a face card, the queen of clubs.<\/p>\n

The other sisters gasped happily as Mr. Rick pulled out another bill and placed it on the table right in front of her. Emily picked it up and looked at it in amazement. It was really a hundred dollar bill!<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s four hundred dollars, ladies,\u201d he told them with a smile. \u201cFour hundred dollars\u2026 just like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCan we draw again?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cZilpha?? Are you sure that\u2019s wise?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEmily, there\u2019s only one joker in the whole deck, right? Can you imagine what we could do with five hundred dollars\u2026 or a thousand?\u201d Then she scanned the row in front of her before picking one out near her side about twelve cards in.<\/p>\n

She slid it right in front of her, hesitated for a moment\u2026 and then turned it over next to her eight of spades. It was the same suit, the six of spades. Mr. Rick calmly reached into his drawer, pulled out another hundred dollar bill, and set it on top of the one she already had.<\/p>\n

The sisters gasped in relief at their youngest sibling\u2019s good fortune. But it was relief mixed with a little jealousy. Zilpha was now one hundred dollars ahead of them all.<\/p>\n

Winfred looked at her with eyes of envy before starting to reach forward. Emily gasped in alarm\u2026 \u201cWinnie??\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Zilpha\u2019s got two, then I want two as well.\u201d Then she reached out toward the center of the row of cards.<\/p>\n

She picked one out of the middle and slid it toward her. The others held their breath as she turned it over next to the card she already had. It was the jack of spades.<\/p>\n

Out came another bill to join the one sitting right in front of her. Mr. Rick nodded encouragingly at her as she let out a squeal of joy. The oldest couldn\u2019t believe another one of her crazy sisters had brazenly drawn another card and had gotten away with it.<\/p>\n

Winfred happily gasped, \u201cBloody hell! That\u2019s\u2026 that\u2019s six hundred dollars\u2026 just like that!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like that,\u201d their generous dealer nodded with a smile and a snap of his fingers.<\/p>\n

Dorothy hesitantly reached out and picked one out from the section in front of her two sisters on the right. This time Emily didn\u2019t raise her voice in protest. But she still stiffened as her sister slid it along the table right in front of her.<\/p>\n

She turned it over and they all saw the three of clubs. Mr. Rick promptly put another bill on top of the one she already had. Dorothy smiled happily as she turned and told their oldest sibling, \u201cThere. Now we have seven hundred dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s only seven cards out of 53, ladies,\u201d Mr. Rick told them with a smile. \u201cSeven hundred dollars is a tidy sum. Do you want to try for more? Or shall I put the deck away?\u201d<\/p>\n

He looked expectantly at Emily as though waiting for her decision. \u201cDraw another one, love!\u201d Winifred urged. \u201cLook how many cards are left!\u201d<\/p>\n

Emily scanned the faces of her sisters, only to see them watching as though trying to egg her on to draw another card. She took a deep breath to steady her nerves. Then she reached out toward a section of cards in the row right in front of her.<\/p>\n

Emily picked the card ninth from the end. She slid it right in front of her beside the other one she\u2019d drawn before she hesitantly turned it over. It was the ace of diamonds.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations,\u201d Mr. Rick told her as he placed another bill right in front of her.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s eight hundred dollars!\u201d Zilpha blurted out excitedly. \u201cNow we can take that boat ride out in the harbor tomorrow!\u201d And with that she eagerly reached forward again.<\/p>\n

\u201cZilpha; no!\u201d<\/p>\n

Emily inhaled sharply in alarm. But the youngest eagerly slid the card she\u2019d chosen right in front of her next to the other two. Then she turned it over.<\/p>\n

Ten of diamonds. Mr. Rick responded by promptly putting another bill on top of the two he\u2019d already given her.<\/p>\n

\u201cBloody hell!\u201d Winifred gasped eagerly. \u201cI want another one too!\u201d And with that she reached out toward the row of cards before their oldest could protest.<\/p>\n

She picked out a card from somewhere near the middle of the row. She slid it right in front of her next to the others she\u2019d drawn. Then she turned it over with a minimal amount of hesitation.<\/p>\n

Queen of spades. Winifred squealed with glee. Out came another bill to add to the two she already had.<\/p>\n

They now had a thousand dollars sitting right there in front of them. And there were still 43 cards left in the row. It almost felt like shooting fish in a barrel!<\/p>\n

Dorothy wanted a third one too. Before anyone could stop her she reached out, slid another out of the middle toward her and then turned it over. It was the king of spades.<\/p>\n

Emily was relieved as the other sisters clapped jubilantly. Mr. Rick put another bill right in front of Dorothy who felt giddy with excitement. This was turning out far better than she could have possibly anticipated.<\/p>\n

Emily dubiously looked at the row of cards in front of her. \u201cCmon, love!\u201d Zilpha eagerly urged. She couldn\u2019t very well stop now, could she\u2026 not when the others had three hundred dollars while she only had two?<\/p>\n

She hesitantly reached out and slid another one toward her before turning it over. Nine of hearts. The other sisters cheered excitedly as another bill was proudly added to her growing stack.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rick smiled at them. \u201cWell done, ladies. That\u2019s $1,200 so far. That\u2019s quite a reward just for wanting to come inside and have a look around. You didn\u2019t even have to insert those nasty pregnancy sensors into your bellybuttons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should get more!\u201d Zilpha excitedly told her sisters. \u201cWe can pay for most of our holiday in the States with what we get right here!\u201d And with that she boldly reached into the middle of the row of cards.<\/p>\n

She picked one out and slid it toward her. Then she turned it over next to her other three cards. There was a loud gasp from everyone as the face of the jester stared up at them.<\/p>\n

Zilpha let out a yelp of dismay. She whimpered dejectedly as Mr. Rick reached out and took the bills away from her. Then he reached under the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe I drew the joker!\u201d she wailed. The other sisters were stunned. Winifred was the first one to wonder what this actually meant as her eyes opened wide in horror.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rick smiled sadly at them. \u201cI honestly thought you were going to take another grand from me before you quit. What rotten luck. If it would have been me, I probably would have tried again just like you did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zilpha gasped as she stared at him, shock beginning to set in. Emily couldn\u2019t believe it. \u201cBloody hell, love! What were you thinking?? Did you have to draw another card??\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I thought we could get up to $1,500 easy! Look at all the cards that are left! I only lost my $300!\u201d<\/p>\n

For the moment she seemed to have forgotten \u2013 or didn\u2019t want to consider – what had actually been at risk. Mr. Rick calmly reminded her with a smile. \u201cThat\u2019s not all you\u2019ve lost, Miss.\u201d Then he motioned with his head toward the ominous objects waiting along the wall.<\/p>\n

Zilpha turned to look at what he was referring to. Then she blanched as she remembered the rules. \u201cAre you k-kidding?? Surely you don\u2019t mean I\u2026 I\u2026 I just l-lost my life; d-do you, Mr. Rick??\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m afraid that\u2019s exactly what it means.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you can\u2019t DO that!\u201d Emily blurted out in horror. \u201cShe\u2019s our youngest sister!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m afraid I can, Miss,\u201d he told her kindly. \u201cYou knew the rules when we started.\u201d<\/p>\n

At that moment the door opened to allow an attendant in sexy black domination attire to step into the room. Mr. Rick acknowledged her with a smile. \u201cLadies, this is Monique. She\u2019s in charge of our Entertainment Stage. I summoned her here the moment the joker was drawn.\u201d Then he addressed her by saying, \u201cMonique? Would you be so kind as to assist the sister on the end there named Zilpha to kindly strip out of her clothes so she can be put into our guillotine?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGuillotine??\u201d Emily gasped in horror. \u201cYou mean you\u2019re going to\u2026 to BEHEAD HER??\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCertainly, Mr. Rick,\u201d Monique replied with a smile. Then she came over, grabbed Zilpha by the arm and pulled her to her feet. \u201cCome along, Miss. Let\u2019s get you out of your clothes and get you locked into the lunette.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWait a minute!\u201d Dorothy blurted out in alarm, her face ashen. \u201cYou\u2019re going to put her into the guillotine and behead her just like that??\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe did draw the joker, Miss. Those were the rules you agreed to when you started playing the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cD-Dorothy, DO SOMETHING!\u201d Zilpha was on the verge of hyperventilating as Monique started working her out of her clothes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can I do??\u201d Then she anxiously turned toward their dealer. \u201cSir, can\u2019t you\u2026 can\u2019t you DO something about this??\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI gave you every opportunity, Miss. You ladies knew the rules. It was certainly fun acquiring my money while you were winning, was it not? After all, you still have $900 among the three of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t we like\u2026 buy her back or something??\u201d That was a frantic Emily clutching at straws.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe drew the joker. That means her life must be forfeited. That was the risk you agreed to when you started drawing cards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zilpha whimpered as she half struggled against the woman undressing her. When she was completely naked she blushed with shame as she was led over to the guillotine and made to kneel. Her head was locked into the lunette before her arms were securely fastened behind her back with some rope.<\/p>\n

Emily blurted out, \u201cSir, you\u2026 you can\u2019t just behead our sister like that!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t I? You all willingly played the game and started drawing cards. You could have stopped anytime you wanted. But you wanted a little more. Did you really expect me to change the rules in the middle of the game once one of you drew the joker?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what will our folks say when we go back to England without our sister??\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTake some of her meat back and have a nice celebration dinner in honor of her life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t do that!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll ready,\u201d the executrix declared as she stood next to the machine, her hand on the lever.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, wait!\u201d Emily blurted out as she started to hyperventilate while staring at her sister locked helplessly in the guillotine. Dorothy was gasping anxiously for breath. Winifred looked like she was liable to faint.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery good, Monique.\u201d Then Mr. Rick smiled kindly at Zilpha before asking, \u201cDo you have any last words to say to your sisters before we commence with the beheading?\u201d<\/p>\n

Her throat was dry; it was hard to speak. \u201cI\u2026 I don\u2019t\u2026 I\u2026 bloody hell!\u201d She was trembling like a leaf as she whimpered, kneeling there naked with her neck exposed to the blade.<\/p>\n

Emily cried out, \u201cSir, you can\u2019t just execute our sister like that! Surely there\u2019s got to be a way for us to do something!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLike what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t we like\u2026 win her back or something?\u201d Winifred and Dorothy nodded hopefully, wondering if there was any possible way of sparing their youngest sibling from the blade and from ending up roasting over an open fire down in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

He looked over at his attendant who looked back at him before shrugging her shoulders. \u201cThat would be highly irregular; wouldn\u2019t it, Monique?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTrue, Mr. Rick. But Mistress Chastity did give you a great deal of leeway in exchange for serving as part owner of the Club.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHmmm.\u201d<\/p>\n

He looked down at the table and the remaining cards still lying in a row. He appeared to be deep in thought. The sisters all looked at him hopefully.<\/p>\n

He carefully examined the cards having been turned over. Then he looked at the sisters. \u201cWell\u2026 perhaps we could extend the game for one more draw.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOne more draw?\u201d Winifred repeated anxiously.<\/p>\n

\u201cCould we??\u201d Emily asked, wondering if there was actually a ray of hope.<\/p>\n

Dorothy looked at him with anxiety in her features as she asked, \u201cWhat are you proposing? Can we\u2026 can we somehow win our sister back?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI suppose one of you could draw one more card for her life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could draw to win her life back?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I could allow that. Of course that means one of you will be risking your life in order to save hers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRisking our life??\u201d Dorothy gasped anxiously as her sisters stared at him in alarm. \u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means if you lose, your sister over there will not be the only one to be executed in this room. It\u2019s a very risky gamble, to be sure. But I suppose in this case I could allow it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over in the guillotine Zilpha whimpered before blurting out, \u201cD-Dottie, do something! I don\u2019t want to lose my head!\u201d She was trembling and was wet as hell between her legs, her nipples erect from the predicament she now found herself in. Monique simply smiled at them all while standing there with her hand on the lever.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of us has to risk our life to win her back??\u201d Emily repeated in dismay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a place of gambling and risks, ladies. I probably shouldn\u2019t even allow this. But Monique is right. I suppose I can use my influence to grant an extension of the game just this once.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winifred blurted out, \u201cBut the joker\u2019s already been drawn!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so it has. According to what I see on the table it appears that five spades, two clubs, three diamonds and two hearts have been drawn. That is seven cards of the black color and five cards of the red color out of a deck of fifty-two. That leaves nineteen clubs and spades, and twenty-one hearts and diamonds.\u201d<\/p>\n

He paused for effect as they looked at the cards on the table. Then he continued. \u201cHow about I make this simple. One of you chooses which color to draw. If you choose right, your sister gets to live. If you choose wrong, you must die with her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDie with her??\u201d Dorothy repeated in alarm. It was bad enough Zilpha\u2019s life hung by that blade above her neck. Did they actually have to risk the life of a second sister just to try winning her back??<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t someone like\u2026 die in her place if we lose?\u201d Emily nervously suggested. She was willing to at least consider the option, not that she wanted to be beheaded.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny draw of the cards is a risk to the life of the one who draws. I am simply sweetening the pot by returning the life of your sister to you should you win. I will even include her $300 earnings. What do you think, ladies? Does one of you want to take the ultimate risk to save your sister? Or shall I have her beheaded right now?\u201d<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t the optimum of choices. The only positive was in having more hearts and diamonds left to choose from. But a loss meant a second sister would immediately be condemned to certain death.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think we have a choice,\u201d Winifred murmured unhappily. \u201cI\u2019ll be the one to\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, no you won\u2019t!\u201d Emily interrupted her. \u201cI\u2019m the oldest; it\u2019s my responsibility! I should take the risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you sure?\u201d Dorothy asked anxiously.<\/p>\n

\u201cBloody hell, love! Just get me out of here, ok? Let her draw the bloody card that will save me!\u201d Zilpha had wet herself while kneeling with her head in the lunette. Seeing the wicker basket waiting below was unnerving as hell.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rick asked, \u201cI assume you\u2019ll be trying to draw a heart or diamond since there are more of them left?\u201d Emily gulped and nodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you sure you want to do this?\u201d Dorothy anxiously queried her sister.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust draw the bloody card and get me out of here!\u201d Zilpha was on the verge of hysterics.<\/p>\n

Emily gulped and nodded as she hesitantly reached out toward the row of cards. Her hand was trembling; she was shaking like a leaf as beads of sweat broke out on her forehead. Dorothy and Winifred watched her move toward a card as Zilpha whimpered plaintively.<\/p>\n

Emily reached out and touched one, only to pull her hand back as though the card was hot to the touch. Then she looked up at the dealer.\u00a0 \u201cMr. Rick, do I have to take that one?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one you choose is the one you pull out and turn over.\u201d<\/p>\n

The oldest exhaled and nodded. Once more she tentatively reached out toward the row. She touched another card, appeared to hesitate\u2026 and then slid the one she\u2019d just touched out of the line.<\/p>\n

She slid it right in front of her as she panted like crazy. Then she closed her eyes and turned it over. Dorothy and Winifred cried out when they saw it.<\/p>\n

Four of clubs.<\/p>\n

Emily\u2019s eyes flew open in horror. Then she turned toward Zilpha in shock as Mr. Rick nodded at Monique. Zilpha was just starting to ask, \u201cWhat card did sh-?\u201d Then the blade fell, severing her neck and causing her head to drop into the waiting wicker basket below.<\/p>\n

Winifred fell off her chair and collapsed in a heap, fainting dead away. Dorothy let out a mournful wail as she wet herself. Emily went white as a sheet, realizing she\u2019d lost not just her sister, but her own life as well.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rick reached over and pulled out the card Emily had first touched. Then he turned it over. Seven of hearts. Emily should have gone with her first choice. To rub it in, he reached out and withdrew her winnings as well.<\/p>\n

Monique politely reached down and pulled out Zilpha\u2019s head for all to see. Blood dripped from her severed neck. Her eyes were wide in shock, her mouth gaping open from her last words.<\/p>\n

Her eyelids fluttered, her lips twitching as though trying to speak. Then her naked body tumbled over onto its side as it went into spasms and convulsions. Blood pumped out of her severed neck until she settled down, only to jerk and twitch from the occasional muscle spasm.<\/p>\n

Emily saw her sister\u2019s head and her naked, spasming body. Then she looked at the card she should have stuck with. She closed her eyes as she collapsed forward onto the table, sobbing into her arms at her failure to protect her sister. Dorothy just kept staring as though it couldn\u2019t be real.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rick nodded at his executrix. \u201cWell done, Monique. You handled that very well. Now would you be so kind as to help this sister on the end out of her clothes and into the chair. Perhaps we\u2019ll allow her to feel some current before we send her down to the kitchen along with her sibling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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