Fifty two cards and two jokers.
They sat opposite each other and shuffled nervously
A lot was riding on this
Miriam leant forward and opened the first card. 'Happy Mother's Day, love you so much'
Kathy decided to raise the stakes and took five cards to open
Three birthdays, one Mother's Day and a condolence
Miriam was on the back foot
She drew seven cards and paused momentarily before slitting open the first
Tension descended
Two 'wish you were here', two 'sad loss', one new birth, one new job and .......
She could hardly believe it ....... It was there in her hands ...... A birthday centenary from HRH
Cheers broke out
The game was over after just twelve cards
Kathy stood and enveloped Miriam in her arms
"Well done, well done," she said with genuine pleasure
Some days it was fun to work in the 'undelivered post' department of the Royal Mail
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