Sure. Me and my big mouth. Since I made that last comment, about hoping the Braves don't collapse, they gone into a tailspin. They lost so many games since then that they must consider me a jinx.
Thanks, Joann, and I'm glad you tried it with the dice. I had Jem set up the choices so the odds were definitely in his favor, so he'd save as many as he could.
I enjoyed the role reversal. where the one usually taking care of the other suddenly finds himself the dependent one. I enjoyed their relationship and give and take. I pictured a really cute couple.
Great Job, Cassie. Loved how you tied the relationship to D & D, but enjoyed the twist at the end when Carter said he liked to stake the odds. I don't know about you, but there are 7 dice in my set, with the lowest possible roll a 4, so the odds were definitely stacked in his favor. lol Fun story.
Thanks for the feedback RJ and I'm glad you enjoyed the details, because some readers think I include too much. By the way, in the Author's Note before the different endings I suggested that the readers might want to roll their own dice to see how things would have turned out. I'm just curious if anyone actually did it.
Andy, a very good read. Scott, the angel whose halo is held up by a pair of horns is rescued by the school's bad boy and his even worse family. Nice twist. I'm glad things worked out for both of them and they were rewarded for sticking by each other.
Thanks for the feedback, but not necessarily eight were lost. I'm curious as to whether anyone actually rolled a pair of dice to see how the story would have turned out. I did, and my rolls worked to his advantage, although the results weren't perfect.
Wayne, what a shocking turn of events. Shades of Matthew Shepard, but without as disasterous an ending. It was a very moving story, as well as shocking, and if the true story was part of your life, I'm glad you survived.
Thanks, KC, and I'm glad you enjoyed the story. As far as the ending, thank WL for making the suggestion to give those choices, rather than having no ending or one particular ending.
Thanks, Dolores. As I told Wayne, Jem was just trying to make the best of a bad situation and put himself in a position where he had the greatest chance of success.
Thanks, Wayne. Yes, it was a tough position to be put into, but I think you'd find many examples in life where people have to make similar choices. I just tried to show a creative way Jem tried to stack the odds in his favor.
Who'd have thunk it? Electric license plates.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/11/sc-investigating-changeable-electronic-license-plates-w-poll/?icid=maing-grid7%257Caim%257Cdl15%257Csec1_lnk3%2526pLid%253D328057
Wonder how long it will take for someone to hack or learn to bypass the system to their advantage?
I think it's time for the Braves to start a new dynasty, like the one resposible for the 14 straight Division titles from 1191 tp 2005. I know we no longer have Bobby Cox, but Go Braves!