Double Or Nothing

I was trying very hard not to think about just how much money the pile of chips in front of me was worth. It was just numbers. And this number was smaller than the pile opposite, but not by much. If I went in and won, I'd double up. Or I could lose everything.

I checked my cards once more, then looked at the table, and I tried to think, to count, to determine.

But in the end, I just had to, and I called.

The cards flipped over, and my pile doubled.

Now I could think of the cash.