Short Fiction #15 The Game

Alex was right. He was no good at this game.
“Blast!” he yelled again. “That’s the fifth time that’s happened!”
He wondered why he persisted.
Stubbornness was a family trait, so he shouldn’t have been surprised.
“Let’s try again,” he said.
The hours passed. Game after game.
“I’ll never master this computer game,” he grumbled.

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Copyright 2006 Trevor W. Hampel

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