Straws of Destiny
Amanda asked with a frown.
Carla thought for a moment before answering, "Pick the short one. The odds are never perfectly even anyway. Harry never questioned it all these years, did he? Whether we cheat or not, the result is the same. We'll pick the short one this time and the long one next time."
Mick and Amanda nodded.
When they drew the short straw, its power would wake Simon and put me back to sleep.
After making the draw, they left.
None of them noticed that this time, the straw had already cracked.