Upon returning home from the Dead Lands, Adam would never have thought he would end up in a casino, but that was the beauty of life — sometimes unexpected things happened that one never even thought of.
Click. Click. Click.
Adam had been holding his breath for several minutes as the slot machine showed them different combinations over and over again. Several times they won, several times they got nothing, and a couple more times they broke even.
Silvana was clearly enjoying the process. She stood behind Adam, and every time they got a winning combination, she rejoiced, practically jumping up and down on the spot. When they got nothing, she started nervously biting her nails and swearing.
Perhaps she was acting too emotionally, but the excitement was all the more pronounced because of how calm she usually was, both in life and at work.
