Lily looked at the cards placed in front of her, a three of hearts and a seven of spades. She was still a bit away from the twenty-one she needed to win. It wouldn't do her any good if she didn't "hit," as the man had said earlier, which would get her another card. This card, though, would be given face down. Lily honestly didn't really understand much of the rules other than "get twenty-one and win." Taking a deep breath, she lifted the card just a bit so that only she could see what was underneath. It was a five of hearts. Now, she was at fifteen, which was still too low.
She heard two of the other three people curse as the word "bust" was yelled in the air, indicating that the cards they had been given put them over twenty-one. Lily paused for a moment before deciding that three people in a row couldn't possibly lose and called for another "hit." Taking a sneak peek at the card, she felt her heart race. It was a seven of clubs, putting her at a loss herself. She felt her eyes well up as she showed her cards to the dealer, who reassured her that everyone loses sometimes and suggested she try another game. The dealer, with his white beard, pointed to another set of games called coin slot machines, where she would only need to put in some coins, pull the lever, and let luck do its thing.
Lily was discouraged, but not enough to stop. Taking her bag of coins, she wandered off towards the machines with all their lights flashing. She almost made it until she bumped into someone, which sent her towards a man with white hair and a drink in his hand. Caught off guard, she couldn't stop herself, and all she could do was wait for the crash that was sure to happen.