Sunday, December 4, 2011

Overcoat Short Story Part III

What a wonderful life John has. He went to the bar with his friends every day, and the dinners are usually on him. All his friends respect him so much. He is not the poor John any more, he is a rich and generous man. 

"Fantastic night again, right?" John was drunk, said to his friends loudly.

"Of course. Thank you John, you are the best friends we have, you bring the happiness to us. No matter what happens, we will be always on your side." He so-called friends responded flatteringly.

"Oh, nice." He laughed," Hey how much totally? Here is the card." John showed his golden card as usual, looked at and asked the waiter scornfully. Yes, he is a rich man, being arrogant is the way he should act.

"Your card is invalid, sorry, sir, do you have other method to pay?" the waiter asked politely, he knew John is a rich man. Being polite and respectful to these guests is the way he should act.

"What? Say it again?" He could not believe it, "Try it again."

"It is invalid, I am pretty sure, sir." The waiter continued to act as politely as before. "Sir, do you have cash?"

Maybe the true owner of the card froze the card, maybe he spent all the money. No one knew. But what we knew was that all his so-called inseparable friends left him and  he used his nice clothes, expensive watch and the sliver ring replaced the cost on that night. Less and less people visited him, John become the poor John again.

(The End, Part 3)

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