Stop

You decide to stop here. 18 isn't the best score you could get but it's also not the worst so you just have to believe in your luck now.

The Dealer returns her first cards, a pair of 7 for 14.

She has to draw another to beat you. She slowly takes the card and turns it over, revealing a 3. 17 points.

She looks up at you as she draw her next card, the card that will probably decide the winner of the game.

She slowly put it down on the table and grabs the corner, turning it over so slowly, knowing that you're so very close to the final result.

A 8, 25 points, she busted.

You let out a yell of triumph as you managed to win.

"Congratulations Miss. That was a good game. You are free to process to the next room. I hope your luck will carry you through the end." The dealer smiles at you, visibly not upset that you won.

"Thanks, but isn't your goal to stop me? Why do you look so happy I won?" You can't help but ask her.

"I strongly believe Lord Jinx's teaching. Luck and Fortune guide us all through life. If you won, it means you were destined to win all along. Raging about it won't change the fact that you did. So no I am not upset about losing as it was the way it was supposed to be." She smiles serenely, completely at ease.

You ponder on what she told you as you go towards the door. Is your fate already written? Is this entire battle meaningless if you'll lose in the end?

No, you won't think like this. Even if it's already written, you'll fight with everything you have and you'll make your own fate. You open the door to the next game, with renewed determination.