Daughter of a Monarch
“I ask, reaching for part of the deck.“Sure. Watch me do it first, though.”He slides half of the deck to me. I watch him separate his cards into even piles. I do the same. I follow his movements but stop when it’s time to snap the cards singly on top one another. Once he’s done and shuffles his cards back together, he motions for me to try.I try to let each card slip ever-so-carefully from my thumbs, but they all plop out into one big mess on the table. Uncle Harim bursts into laughter.“Come on; it’s not that funny.”I pick up a card and send it flying at his forehead. I smile a little as I clean them up. I scoot the cards to him.“Let’s just play.”“Someone is in a bad mood.” He starts dealing out the cards, and I get the poker chips ready.“What do you mean? I’m fine. I guess I’m a little nervous. Aunt Stella is meeting with the Regime on my behalf. She shouldn’t have to do that alone.”“It’s better this way, Aislin. If they saw you, they’d overreact.”I bite the inside of my cheek and shr...ug.“I guess.MoreLess
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