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Shooters and Snoogers

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Lawrence’s stomach felt awful.  He had everything bet on this shot.  If he missed, Marvin would take everything he had.  Heck, Marvin already had everything he had.  But Marvin sure wouldn’t give it back unless Lawrence made this shot.
 “C’mon Lawrence!  You chickenin’ out?”
Lawrence scowled.  He knuckled down and launched his shooter.
It hit!  The last marble spun towards the edge of the circle.
 “It’s a snooger!” Marvin yelled.
 “No, see!” Lawrence shouted.  The marble stopped just outside the chalk circle.
 “I win! I win!  Gimme all your marbles!”
 “No!  I won them before!”
 “Nu-uh!”
 “Yuh-huh!”
 “Ow!”  
 “Ow!”
 “Mooooooom!!”
Flash Fiction Day 8. Challenge: 100 word story.
Ye old-timey game of marbles.
A "snooger" is when a marble stops just inside the edge of the circle you're supposed to shoot it out of. A "shooter" is the heavier marble you use to hit other marbles, and "knuckling down" is the position you get your hand into, with one knuckle on the ground, to shoot your marble.
Just so we're clear.
C&C appreciated.
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NamelessShe's avatar
Excellent! The last few lines had me grinning---totally reminded me of the fights I had with my little sister.