The Family Game Novels & Stories

she said defeatedly while Jules quited down. "Falling game is a couple game. You need to actt like a real couple. Where a man chooses his partner among the participants, only days are given in the game. There are activities and attendance. There is a punishment for those who are not active or caynt follow the rules. The price is high but that game is very dangerous. They give letters to the people they choose to participate in ", she explains almost whispering to me. "I think they started giving the letters yesterday in the lockers", Jules inserts.

The Colton living room was alive with laughter as Hazel, her brother Eason, and the rest of the family gathered for a game night. The air was filled with the sweet scent of popcorn, and the glow of the television cast a warm ambiance in the room. Hazel and Eason were engrossed in a lively round of Monopoly, each determined to outwit the other. “I am going to win this round,” Hazel winked. As they rolled the dice and exchanged playful banter, a sudden knock echoed bringing everyone’s attention in the house.

I asked Isabella. “Sorry Mom, I wanted to tell you over dinner.” She apologized. “Okay, so what is this family game all about, and when is it taking place?” I asked. “on Friday Mom, and I am sure it’s going to be a lot of fun Mom.” She said, excited. “It's alright then, I will see your principal and get to have more details about the event so that I fix it in my schedule,” I said and continued eating my meal. “Will Daddy be coming too?” Isabella asked, putting me in the spot.

I sat at the table with my family on an ordinary October evening, in a house that was ours, in a life that was ours, with the quiet knowledge that somewhere in a set of international financial institutions a thread was being pulled that would take nearly two billion dollars from the people who had stolen it and return it to the people it had been stolen from. The board game lasted another forty minutes. I lost decisively. It was one of the better evenings I could remember in a long time.

They may be royalty but they can wash up their own plates too. We decided on playing a modern version of the game who’s in the bag. Basically names of famous people folded up and placed in a bag. There was an argument at first of whether it should be men versus women, or couples versus singles, and even family versus friends but in the end I took charge and just gave everyone a number. Calling the person’s number made it fair and stopped the game rivalry between Lance, Axel, Mav and Tucker. They were a nightmare. I think if Rory’s family wasn’t just as bonkers, or Rafe at least, then he would have been out of his depth. But he joined in and made us all laugh at his impression of an actor in

’ the lady asked and she had everyone’s attention. ‘I know you are all eager to play these fun games with your family, so we are going to start with a trust game. We need two members of each family for this game’ she explained and Unise was excited as she loved having fun. ‘You all have five minutes to choose the two people for the game, and they will be guided to the game room…this big screen here is for you to watch how the game is being played in the game room’ when she was done explaining.

‘Aleksis Agustus, Chief Executive of Octagon Solutions’ How shameless of her husband to say he was fired from a company he owns? A flicker of excitement rushed into her eyes. All these years, Sierra has tried to dismiss the world she grew up in. The rush and hunger for danger were pulsing through her heartbeat. The same way it would always do whenever she was given a task. There was no need to ask who would play this game better. She knew damn well who would be a better player. All she had to do now was plan her way to make Alek feel like winning, and just when he got a hold of the trophy, she’d sneak in and snatch victory away from him. Maybe kill him. Well, that would be optional.

I closed my eyes, letting the last shred of my attachment to family die. "Think whatever you want. But Mom, even if you kill yourself right now, I'm still telling everyone the truth about that matcha."

Because I was not doing anything else so I followed my daughter. "I saw this game on YouTube, Mom, Dad. Is it okay if we play this game as a whole family?" Lessandra asked while holding an empty bottle. Rod and I both frowned at Lessandra's question, because we didn't know what game she was referring to. "What game, baby?" Rod asked. I was about to ask her about it too, Rod had just preceded me. "Is it Truth or Dare, Lessandra?" Lessanna asked her twin sister excitedly. "Yes, it is! Do you know this game too, Lessanna?" She asked her twin sister.

Everyone’s phone went off at once. "What?" Liam’s fiancée, Chloe, frowned, moving closer to his side. I looked down at my phone. A blood-red scale appeared on the screen. [Welcome to The Last Zombie: Final Reckoning.] [Detected: 15 members of the Sterling family.] [Objective: Eliminate all zombies. The last player standing inherits the entire family fortune.] [Current Asset Valuation: $12.7 Billion.] The living room went dead silent. "What kind of sick joke is this?" Liam tried to close the app, but the screen wouldn't budge. "Who made this?"