Take Your Pick
Chris turned on the kitchen light and placed a hand on his heart. ‘You nearly scared me to death!’
His guest chuckled while shuffling a deck of cards. Chris looked at the cards that his buddy had placed in his own hand.
‘Well,’ his pal said, ‘wanna play a quick game?’
Chris: (sighs) Fine. I thought you’d be out celebrating.
‘Nah.’
Chris: Happy New Year to you Skelly. (smiles)
Skelly: (looks at Chris) Happy New Year to you, too. Now quit stalling and pick a card~ any card.
Chris: Ah, is this a regular card game- or is it a trick?
Skelly: (grins) You’ll have to pick a card to find out.
Chris carefully picks a card & watches the images begin to shift on the card. The image on the card changes from an evergreen tree to a deathly looking kind. The leaves fall to the ground and the tree branches droop.
Skelly: What do you think of the card you picked?
Chris: (stares at the card) I don’t know. Is this a spell card game?
Skelly: Sort of. I’m still working on it. I just wanted to see what would happen when a mortal held the card.
Chris: Oh~ come on! What if I ended up dying like the tree? Or if my soul got transported to another dimension?
Skelly: Okey. Calm down. Thanks for trying out my brand new deck of cards.
Chris: (glares at the ruler of the netherworld) Next time call before you get in, or try knocking on the door, please.
Skelly: Got it. (waves goodbye & winks) See you later alligator!
Chris watches the skeleton being vanish in a burst of lightning and thunder. He shook his head; Skelly always had to either arrive with flair, or leave in a grandiose way.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wFhs7WVvuXk
(Imagine Dragons - Thunder)