Cards

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SLAM

Your hand stings and turns red as it slaps across the table but it was all worth it. For you got the card. The precious ace of spades. The last one you need.

“One up!” you shout with excitement before anyone else can. Now onto your next challenge. In your hands you hold two sevens and two threes. You glance up quickly and see both sitting there on the table. You know you need to act fast but what card do you go for. You have to make your move so you slap the table once more and grab the three. Only one more. You see the card slowly fall from your opponent's hand and with cat like reflexes you slap again.

“Two up!” only one more. In your last group, a six, a four, and two eights. You wait patiently until one gets placed down but your opponent is going for the same card. You have to beat them to it. Your hand moves so fast that you can barely see it and once it slaps the table it instantly turns red and stings again but now only one left. Out of the corner of your eye you see it. The eight of hearts, the final card you need. As you snatch it up quickly, you jump up and shout at the top of your lungs,

“STRESS!!!”