Chapter 2

"I asked you where you've been," Laura repeated with anger in her eyes.

"I... um..." Luke said not looking at her.

"You lost all our money didn't you?"

"Yes," he said looking at the floor.

Laura stood up and started pacing.

"I don't understand Luke. I don't understand how you could do this. You promised me that you wouldn't gamble with our money."

"We didn't have enough money to settle in another country with."

"Well now we don't have any," she said.

"I'm sorry Laura."

"Sorry doesn't get the money back, does it."

Luke headed for the door. "Laura, I promise you that I'm not coming back without the money," he said as he left.

Out in the streets, Luke was not sure where to go. They didn't have anything that was worth enough to sell. He didn't know where he was going to get the money they needed.

Luke wondered around for hours trying to think of something. Just before dawn he saw a man standing about a block away from him.

This was a man Luke had encountered before. He tried to avoid this guy, because of his interest in Laura. The man had even made him an offer for her once. Luke didn't know what the man's real name was, but Luke had named him Harry.

Luke turned the corner to keep from having to talk to this man again. He leaned against the building and stopped to think. It looked like he would not be able to go home at all since he had promised Laura he wouldn't come back without the money.

He looked around the corner to see if the guy was still there. Unfortunately he was. Suddenly a plan started to form in Luke's mind.

Taking a deep breath he turned the corner and walked up to the man.