A Bridge Too Far

[alleyalligator]

Look, you knew what I was like when you married me.  I did my best - you wanted me to stop playing and I tried the nine to five thing for a bit and we both know how well that worked out.  Poker’s always been my life and we’ve had a really good life on what I won.  It’s not my fault that they were rigging the game.  How was I to know they were

Comments

[basric]

Another creepy horror tale. Well done. I enjoy creepy.

[alleyalligator]

Thank you! You need to check out my partner's when he has it up - it's going to be great! His interpretation of this tale... with puppetry!

[tigrkittn]

I am very much digging the creepyfic you've given us this year so far, and looking forward to upcoming weeks!

[alleyalligator]

Thank you! Here's hoping we survive the polls so that I can write more :D

[myrna_bird]

Wow. Pure evil. Genius. Enjoyed. :)

[alleyalligator]

Thanks!

[halfshellvenus]

He gave me as much time as I needed to read it, but to be honest, I trusted him. He’d bought me drinks!
Uh-oh.

At least this way, you get to die with love. I promise I’ll be gentle.
o_O When you said, "I shouldn’t have bid hearts, not when I knew what it might mean," I thought he'd lost her love. I didn't realize what 'winning' that hand would require.

Yowza. When you say "murderous bridge," you mean it!

Well done. *applause*

[alleyalligator]

Thanks! I must admit that the-day-setup really helped to push this into something even more twisted than I'd initially envisaged - it was most definitely a collaborative effort this week.

[halfshellvenus]

I must admit that the_day_setup really helped to push this into something even more twisted than I'd initially envisaged
Wow! He amplified you beyond your natural tendencies? That is even more awesome!

Still waiting to see what he's working on. Maybe it's up by now. :D

[alleyalligator]

He actually knew something about how to play the game, which automatically changed how I was envisaging the story! Turns out that was a good thing - just basic googling made my eyes cross!

[m_malcontent]

This is a twisted take. I knew some people would use the playing cards form of bridge..but this is awesome.

[alleyalligator]

Thank you. the-day-setup really helped me take it to another level, not least because he actually knew a bit about the game so was able to steer me away from writing anything specific about it!