She snatched the ball back and pointed a finger at him in a mock scolding.
"Kat will work just fine, Red."
The girl turned and placed the ball on the table and covered it with a shell and added, almost at a murmur but loud enough so she was sure he heard, "...for now, anyway."
Humming a tune she went to work. Slowly at first she shuffled the shells, lifting one every so often to show him that the little red ball still existed. The shells glid almost silently, making a rhythmic 'shhhhhhh' sound as they drifted...back and forth...in a circle...figure eight....
"Where's the ball now, there it is..." Kat murmured in between humming, trying to make the act as hypnotic and distracting as possible.
Back and forth....the laugh of a passing shopper...figure eight...the glint of the sun from a far away object...where's the ball now.....
And then it stopped.
Three shells. All in a row.
"Annnnd here we are! Where is that red bastard? <winks> I'm sure you followed just perfectly, and such a poor little girl like me can have noooooo chance of fooling such a astute and large male such as yourself!"
Kat chuckled a deep and low chuckle, her eyes gazing at him intently.
"So Red....which will you pick? Choose and lift...."
((I leave it to you to decide if you followed the ball... or missed the ball and subsequently decide there might be deception afoot.
 ))
"Kat will work just fine, Red."
The girl turned and placed the ball on the table and covered it with a shell and added, almost at a murmur but loud enough so she was sure he heard, "...for now, anyway."
Humming a tune she went to work. Slowly at first she shuffled the shells, lifting one every so often to show him that the little red ball still existed. The shells glid almost silently, making a rhythmic 'shhhhhhh' sound as they drifted...back and forth...in a circle...figure eight....
"Where's the ball now, there it is..." Kat murmured in between humming, trying to make the act as hypnotic and distracting as possible.
Back and forth....the laugh of a passing shopper...figure eight...the glint of the sun from a far away object...where's the ball now.....
And then it stopped.
Three shells. All in a row.
"Annnnd here we are! Where is that red bastard? <winks> I'm sure you followed just perfectly, and such a poor little girl like me can have noooooo chance of fooling such a astute and large male such as yourself!"
Kat chuckled a deep and low chuckle, her eyes gazing at him intently.
"So Red....which will you pick? Choose and lift...."
((I leave it to you to decide if you followed the ball... or missed the ball and subsequently decide there might be deception afoot.
 ))
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