The person that opened drew three cards and the other player drew one card.
Helena, of course, drew no cards. The opener looked up and checked her own hand of cards she grasped. It was now Helena’s turn and she didn’t waste any time. She opened
for 100 grand. The person that drew the one card dropped out. The opener looked at Helena, her lips quivering and she called Helena’s 100 grand.

The opener laid her hand down and it showed a good hand, three Aces. Not bad
Helena thought, but not good enough. Helena laid her hand down and right
away the other player saw her jack high straight.

Helena reached out to rake her winnings from the table; she had won over
300 grand just on one Poker hand. A piece of cake, Helena thought.

Having been watching from the sidelines, Alice jumped up in excitement and ran over to her friend, the winner.

“Helena, you did it! You did it!” The two friends embraced, excited over their victory.

            Then, emerging from the shadows of the small casino, Catherine appeared. For this whole time, she had been keeping a watchful eye on her girl to make sure she played her game fair. Helena spotted her and looked on in fear, not sure of what she was going to do, as she watched Catherine walk up to her and Alice. 

            “Winning suits you,” She, Catherine, slyly said before giving Helena a breathless kiss. Carefully, before that kiss broke, she slipped a piece of paper into Helena’s hand. Without another word, she left, knowing she had lost this bet.

            Looking down in her hand, Helena saw it; a check for one million dollars, as promised. She was shocked and excited all at the same time. Again, the two friends started to rejoice wildly in hugs and laughter.

“Helena, let’s celebrate and makes some plans for you,” Alice said.

“First thing I am going to do is invest in our chart,” Helena said with a smile.

“Don’t for get the other thing.”

“What was that?”

“You were going to make things right by putting Dylan’s story forward”

“I will do that tomorrow,” Helena grinned. Then, the two walked out together as winners and Helena knowing everything was finally setting into place.