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Casino
Where have you been? Do you realize it’s five o’clock in the morning?
Silence.
Where have you been? Who were you with?
You know I haven’t been with anyone. Come on. We don’t need to go down that road.
You were there, weren’t you? At the casino.
Yes.
Did you win?
No.
Did you lose? How much did you lose? You didn’t! Your entire paycheque? Have you gone completely insane? You have, haven’t you? Do you realize we’ve had not one, not two, but three final notice letters, telephone, hydro and water. Not to mention our credit cards.
Why do you think I went to the casino?
The casino can’t help us. Your entire paycheque is what we need.
What about your paycheque?
You ate dinner tonight before you left, didn’t you? Your mother got a digital camera for her birthday, didn’t she? Not to mention the car payment, the rent and all the other household necessities.
Just shut up and let me go to bed, will ya.
Are you kidding me? The kids will be up any minute. You’re going to sleep all day again? You’re not going to answer. Ok. You’re going to play it like that. Ok. But next time you go to the casino, don’t bother coming home.
Is that a promise?
It’s a promise.
