A Game of Pool | A 100 Word Story

#265 The Twilight Zone S3 E5 10/13/1961

The 24/7 pool hall was nearly empty on this night, except for Hank. Down on his luck with only a dollar to his name, he stared at the table. Unmoving. Unblinking.

The game ended hours earlier. A game that cost him more than the sum of his wallet. He was broke when it started and he should never have bet it all. But he had nothing else worth betting.

Everyone waited for him outside. The victor and the witnesses. There to make sure that Hank made good on his bet.

He laid down his cue for the last time.