An Uncanny Place

There was a large building on the corner of 8th and Freemont that seemed to stick out like a sore thumb. It was clearly some kind of venue, but there was no sign, no obvious purpose. Nothing. It just sat there, with almost no one coming in and out. If you'd asked Sarah a month ago, she would have told you that it was probably abandoned or something.

But, last weekend Sarah had been going past it when she saw a woman walk out of the building. She had a strange, happy expression on her face. Now, that happened to make Sarah curious. She wasn't sure why, but she wanted to know more about the strange building. It seemed that she was only so happy to talk about it.

She said first that it was a place that people came to gamble. That fact alone made Sarah's heart race. Inside, people came to make bets on a wide variety of contests. The woman struggled to put some elements of the club into words. Or perhaps she was leaving information out on purpose. How much money they were gambling for, what the clientele was like, even how she discovered the place. But, she was able to explain how to get in.

Members were allowed to drop by whenever they wanted. But, new prospective members had to come between 8 PM and 10 PM on Friday Nights, and they had to undergo an interview first.

The moment Sarah told Emma about it, the decision was settled. The last gambling place they'd been going to had become boring. They'd made too much there at this point. They'd figured out all of the regulars. But, this was fascinating. Tonight they were going to go and pay this place a visit.

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