Up since eleven

Gamble Cat

I could stand up right now and go home ahead. I am not going to do that.

Gamble Cat at the table Four in the morning
Dealt across the night

Nobody at this table has anywhere to be.

The whole table, in the lenses
He has not looked at these yet
What was left of the stack
He does not remember most of these
Half past four

The room emptied out around him and he did not notice.

The whole table late in the night
Last hand of the nightTwo players remaining
What the night actually cost

Not the money. The money came back twice.

He was ahead at eleven, ahead at one and ahead at three. He is still telling people he was ahead. The part he leaves out is that being ahead is the exact reason he could not stand up.

Gamble Cat across the tableStill seated
The table after everyone has gone

He will be back on Thursday. He has already said so.

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