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Wednesday Works: The Seeker Of Words

The Seeker of Words spends her days trying to find the right word for the right situation. There are millions of words at her disposal, but sometimes the words hide and make her chase. Sometimes the words play hard to get and don’t come at the right time.

Most days, the Seeker of words prays to the muses and brings forth words that are close enough. She hopes the muses will bless her with the right words and bring them forth. The Seeker knows when she does find the words they will be great and powerful.

She searches and seeks them day and night.

Sometimes she might even get them right.

#24: The Gambler

He rolls the dice in his hands like they mean something to him, blows on them like they really are hot between his palms, says prayers in as many languages as he knows, as if he believes in all those higher powers.

It still isn’t enough and he loses his gamble with Death. Not with his own life, of course, but with hers.

“There’s nothing else we can do,” The doctors tell him, but he sees the dark cloaked figure staring at him from the corner of the hospital room.

“Double or nothing,” he whispers as soon as the doctors are out of earshot.

Eyes with more life than he has ever seen behind that dark cloak stare back at him, alive with a curiosity.

He follows his usual protocol and rolls.