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Summery: Luke goes to desperate measure to get money for his family to escape Frank Smith in Saudi Arabia.

Note: This story is based on a brief comment made by Lucky to Ruby back in 1994. Lucky said it took place in Afghanistan, but due to the current events there I changed the setting.


Chapter 1

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1989

Luke slowly walked home, afraid to face Laura. He knew how mad she was going to be. She had told him not to gamble with their money, but he didn't listen. Now he had to go back and face her. He had to tell her that he had lost all of their money and their plane tickets.

He stopped at looked at their house as he approached it It was one of the few in this section of town that had indoor plumbing. They had sold it yesterday to get money to leave the country, but Luke felt that they hadn't gotten enough to escape from Smith's men. He thought he could win enough to
make up the difference.

He breathed a sigh of relief, when he saw that the house was dark. That meant Laura was already in bed and he could wait until morning to tell her.

He silently opened the door and tiptoed in. He moved slowly towards the bedroom trying not to make any noise.

"Where have you been?" Laura's voice said coming from the darkness.

Luke turned on the single dim bulb that hung from the ceiling. He saw Laura sitting in a chair with her arms crossed. She did not look happy.