14- Insert Coin


"I told you, mom!" A little boy said. "The claw machine is rigged."

Robbie looked up from his pizza. The claw machine sat against the back wall right by the door. He finished his pizza and walked over to the machine.


Claudia tried not to laugh. "Kid didn't have the strength needed to get anything."

She felt a coin being inserted into her slot. She shook.

"Game mode." She thought.


Robbie pressed the buttons located on the machine's console. The claw jerked towards a blue teddy bear.

The claw descended, taking one of the bear's legs and dragging it to the drop off point. The bear fell through the slot. Robbie picked up the bear and walked to the little boy's table. "Is this what you wanted?"

The little boy nodded. "Thanks, Mister!" he said.

His mother looked at him. "See? The machine wasn't rigged."


Claudia watched the man return to his table. "Well, I'm short one bear, but they always give me new treasures when I'm running low."