Chapter 545
With mere hours until the final battle many tried to find ways to fill the time. Colonel Mcnamara held a poker game with Riley, Samantha, Forrest, and Graham. The white chips were worth $2,500, blue chips worth $5,000, red chips were worth $10,000. Unless they survived in which case white chips were worth a quarter, blue chips worth 50 cents, and the red chips worth one dollar each. Forrest learned how to read people from Adam, won over eight thousand dollars. They gave him ten bucks and calle it even. Colonel Mcnamara called his wife, one last time. Their marriage worked largely because he stayed deployed and she didn't believe in divorce except for abuse and adultery. Joyce cooked food for everyone. Spagetti, burgers, meatloaf, tried to give them a choice. Xander, Willow, Jessie, and Colin played "The Gorgostone." In a sense they were living "The Gorgostone, and it sucked. Denver held a special service for those who wanted it. This helped provide spiritual comfort to these reluctant warriors. Noone could sleep, they just tried to keep their minds occupied. The joy they found on this night was constantly tempered with fear. Very soon many, if not all of them, would die. Their philosophy tried to be "Eat, drink, and be merry. For tomorrow we die."