[Write the Story] Five People from Completely Different Backgrounds Seated Together

Prompt: Five People from Completely Different Backgrounds Seated Together

Words: Vietnam, stakes, sequel, club, lens, draft, perpetual, otherwise, groom, hidden

Story

I had no idea what to expect as I approached the hidden door to the club I’d only heard rumors about. But I had been invited twice – one person provided an address, another a password. Above me a camera lens tracked my movements. I looked up and said, “Perpetual sequel.”

After a long moment I heard a click and a whir and a heavy door swung open. A large hulk of a person gestured me inside and the door clanged shut behind me, fluttering my neck hair with the draft.

I was gestured toward a hostess who led me to a table with two other people. Two more were added a moment later. I never felt more out of place.

“Where are the high stakes tables?” the man to my left asked. His clothes, accent and features said he was from Vietnam.

“There’s gambling here?” I asked.

“There’s everything here, otherwise, what would be the point?” The man to my right drawled in a Texas accent before turning to the woman next to him straight out of Cosmo. “So I said to my groom, that horse has one more race in him, let’s win.”

“I was out of my depth, and I knew it. But then the lights dimmed and everyone focused on the stage.

“Welcome to Eternity, the last club you’ll ever need.”

Word Count: 224

Written: 10/15/19

Tags: fiction, Horror, passwords, Piccadilly, short fiction, Write the Story