“Always.”
Obadiah and Harry placed their dice in their respective cups and shook them vivaciously.
Then they flipped the cup’s openings downward on the table and looked at their new number
combinations.
“Your turn to reveal your dice first, Obadiah.”
“I have three fives.”
“I have four fours.”
“Very well. You won this round.”
Both Harry and Obadiah slung their dice back into their cups and shook them with
ferocity. Then they inverted the cups on table and looked at their final number combinations.
“What do you have, Harry?”
“Three sixes.”
“I’ll be needing that necklace. I have five one’s.”
“You liar!”
“Check my dice if you think I’m lying.”
Old Harry revealed Obadiah’s dice and saw that he was telling the truth. He then burst
into a flaming rage, and ripped the golden chain-linked necklace from his bony neck. He slung
the necklace at Obadiah and immediately transformed into a yellow-eyed serpent. The doors of
Harry’s home swung open and Obadiah seemed to shoot through a wormhole after passing
through the threshold.
Obadiah opened his eyes and felt the serenity of his home.
“Thank you, Obadiah. You have done well to realize that the Lord, your God will always
protect the sheep of His flock.”
76