Friday, November 19, 2021

Jaime and Jaime (Part 5:UNO)



Red 4, Blue 1, yellow 5, yellow 4, green 8, blue 6, and one change color. These are pretty decent cards.

By the moment we held on the cards, the atmosphere of the room changed. It became heavier and the LED lights of the room did nothing much for us. The room was bright but it felt dark and a spotlight is focused on me, it felt like that. Everyone have their own spotlight but would hiss at the moment someone peeks in into their respective cards.

Jaime was also in a different light. Her face was serious. Her sharp nose and eyes were scarier and the lack of earrings shows business. Movements of her fingers are precise to a scary extent. I fell asleep awake as I didn’t notice that I was staring. Interpreting it as hostility, I think, she held her cards closer to her chest.

We dropped our cards and picked up. Every movement are carefully calculated. Side glances are common as we have our temporary distrust. It was silent and normal for the entire time.

Red 7

Red 8

Green 8

Yellow 8

Change color: blue

Blue reverse

Red Reverse

Red 5

Red stop

Tensions rising up as by this moment as no plus 4 were still being dropped. We were waiting for someone to flinch, celebrate, or smile. But the faces are cold and still they might as well be carved from stone.

“Heh”

That faint sound flustered us all but we could not determine who said it since it echoed in the entire room.

It got tenser.

Everyone was sweating buckets as the one who said it perfectly blended themselves among the crowd. I hate this feeling. I don’t really do well in tense situations and my stomach hurts in these times.

Finally it happened. Plus 4.

Jaime dropped the +4 and Mark almost swears as he was the next one next to Jaime.

It all went downhill from there as Marisol is the one beside him holding a +4 as well and after I drop my reverse UNO card he was a victim as well. I thought I have the upper hand when it was me and Mark were the ones left since he is holding 11 cards and I have three and boy I was wrong.

The game ended in my demise as I lost the UNO game with Mark picking up several power cards and was careful in his attacks.

“Now let’s see that wallet.” Marisol teased

Hesitantly, I gave them my wallet.

It contained a hundred peso bill, two letters, old IDs and an old dollar coin. They all took a photo of it and agreed to analyze it and make a report by the morning. Meanwhile, I am helpless as I cannot do anything.

“Interesting” Jaime said as she opens the two envelopes.

“Wait!” I protested

“Dead people don’t complain” Marisol said

“I’ll haunt you”

But in the end I couldn’t do anything and they read the two envelopes. Once they opened it they all look on me then they closed it again. Those envelopes were in my wallet for a long time that I forgot what was written in them. After smirking Mark said “It’s late, you should all head home”

We were surprised to see that Marisol lives just beside Mark, even Mark.

“Jaime take care of her, okay?” Marisol said

We went out and asked Jaime where she lives so I can drop her by but she said she’s fine by the laundromat near a white apartment.

While walking we were looking at the stars and for some reason I feel nervous. She broke the silence by asking who wrote in those envelopes.

“I don’t know, maybe some people long ago”

“Oh okay” she said as she plays with her bangs.

After I dropped her off the laundromat, I said thank you and had fun for the night

“Me too”

I was about to leave when she stopped me.

“Hey would you like to do that again sometime?”

“That would be great”

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