The Cage of Mercy
The shackle around my ankle was heavy, and my legs gave out.
I managed to keep from falling by gripping the table, but I realized I wasn’t even allowed to leave the kitchen with these legs. Just as I collapsed, the man returned with a black box in his hand.
He knelt in front of me and said,
“The loser has to follow the winner’s punishment. You knocked over the dominoes, so you lost this game.”
“I lost……? You never said that.”
“Didn’t I?”
The man tilted his head. I didn’t know what was in that black box, but he had brought it. I didn’t want to look inside. After a pause, the man flicked his finger and tapped the lid of the black box, then added,
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