Poker Play

Some days are full of emotions.

Iā€™m raising the bet on that poker table.
No way could I think this morning that this day could be like this one.
Sheik Ali follows my bet as if nothing.
Iā€™m thinking of strategyā€¦ I did not suspect that earlier but now I know this one is not a casual playerā€¦ Short saying: Iā€™m in deep shitā€¦ Noā€¦ correctionā€¦ You are in deep shitā€¦

Iā€™m tired. I have to behave not to show any emotion or stressā€¦ I just realised it is 3 am, Long day indeed.

It was 9 am. We did not even know each others. The sun was already hot. I came in DubaĆÆ for a strange reasonā€¦ I wanted to see the desertā€¦ I donā€™t know why you are hereā€¦ Work I thinkā€¦ Itā€™s been so quick.
A boy on a mad horse that was running wild. It stopped on a bridge having the boy about to fall over. We were both there. You had reflexes to catch the boyā€™s shirt. It is ripping apart slowly, and soon the boy will fall three or five metersā€¦ too much anyway for his seven yearsā€¦ I flied to get under the bridge in order to catch him. Amazing timing Iā€™m there just in time. I made the catch, he slammed me on the floor but he is unharmed.
Amazingly less than a minute after some big guys in suit popped from nowhere. They great us as they couldā€¦ I donā€™t get any Arabā€¦ bodyguard I think.

Then we are presented to the boyā€™s fatherā€¦ sheik Ali has a perfect English. He thanks us so glad we saved his son.
ā€œYou are my gestsā€

We draw another card on the poker table. Iā€™d like to smile and relax because this card is good news. But I must notā€¦

He asked me what I wanted to do, and why we where here. I told him about the desertā€¦

I think that pleased him a lotā€¦ ā€œA part of what is in the desert is what you bring with you in itā€
It took us time to realise he thought we were together.
He drove us out of the town in his big acclimatized 4x4.
ā€œWhere are we going?ā€ I asked
ā€œIā€™m taking you to my tribeā€™s very heart; we will have a meal in the desertā€¦ My desertā€
Few hours later we were under a tent in the desert, pillows and carpets on the floor. No less than 6 persons are servicing us. No doubt this is a three stars meal.

Sheik Ali asked me if I wanted some more whisky.
Iā€™ve had far enough, and since we started that last game I totally stopped drinking at all just to keep concentration. I got to get you out of this. I mustā€¦
The bet is now more than the money Iā€˜d need to buy the house Iā€™m dreaming ofā€¦
After the mint tea we had a little walk in the dunes.
Some wind came to take off your hat; I could see your blond hairs flowing in the hot air as you run after your hat. I also realised Sheik talks mostly to me. But he is also looking at you most of the time.
He told me his full name: sheik Ali Saqr el Hanif.
I told him all I know is that ā€œSaqrā€ means falcon
ā€œHow do you know such thing?ā€
I had to confess I was told about falconer when I was young.
He took us to his village. After a little talk some women came to great usā€¦ We guessed that was because we saved the progeny of a very important man in here.
Those women were slaves of his family.
I asked ā€œwow! You do have slaves?ā€
He replied: ā€œYes, my family has many slavesā€¦ I use them for many usesā€¦ Cook, workers, and some for untold fantasiesā€.
We visited his family house, and after a while, he took us back to DubaĆÆ.
Iā€™m sweating. Stressed and hot night is doing such.
I must not do the mistake you didā€¦ overconfidenceā€¦ You bet more than you hadā€¦ To be precise you bet more than you are.
First game was ā€œeasyā€ā€¦ You loosed little by little. And then you had that ā€œbig gameā€ You were certain to winā€¦ ā€œWhat could I bet? I got nothing moreā€
Was it because we saw the slaves earlier that you proposed to be his? I could not believe it... I felt I was dreaming.
Few cards later, you could not close your mouth in surprise.
This is the very first time I see on the same game a four of a kind loosing facing a straight flushā€¦
What to sayā€¦ You loosedā€¦ and the price is yourselfā€¦
Since I won little, Iā€™m still in the gameā€¦ I challenged myself to regain youā€¦ Sheik Ali agreed.
ā€œIf you loose she is mineā€¦ If you win, you take her. But promise me you get her as your slave at least for 24 hours that will be her lesson.ā€
I got no choice and accepted. I canā€™t let you be his slaveā€¦ I canā€™t allow this
Since you loosed he asked some people to ā€œprepareā€ you. I wondered what it was like. And I worried a bit.
He owns the hotel and casino, I guessed he might get you in a Hammam, and get you massaged and perfumed.
He commanded a room for each of us when we first came in here. He cancelled yours as soon as you disappeared.
I feel better after that long game when you come back. Itā€™s like Iā€™m breathing better seeing you back from your ā€œpreparationā€

I can now smell the perfumeā€¦ orange flowerā€¦ cinnamonā€¦

Last card to drawā€¦ I know the chances are thinā€¦ Sheik Ali seems very confident. I know he is a good actor. Iā€™m not taking note of this signā€¦

Last card is a perfect mach to my game. I got that full house I was dreaming forā€¦ He throws his cards on the table in despair.
ā€œWell! My friend so far you won this gameā€¦ And if you still agree I now sell you officially my most beautiful slave. Here a contract she is yours for the next 24 hoursā€

Unless you want to be mine some moreā€¦
Published by Nitulit
5 months ago
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